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Karl Urban starred in a cult-classic film back in 2012 calledDredd. The film was hailed and praised by fans for the most part while it failed to perform properly at the box office. The movie is hailed as one of the most violent, brutal, and honest-to-comics movies ever made. Fans of the film have been asking Karl Urban about the status of the sequel toDredd. Here is Karl Urban’s answer.
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Judge Dredd strikes again
The plot ofDreddfollows the city of Mega City One, where crimes run unchecked. The city is kept in check by special police officers who serve as the judge, jury, and executioner. One of the most notorious and feared judges among them is Judge Dredd (Karl Urban). The story, later on, follows Judge Dredd meeting a person with psychic abilities and so forth.
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In a recent interview withGQ, the question of a possible sequel toDreddwas asked and this is what the actor had to say.
“I certainly would be interested to revisit the character. There’s such a great depth of material there that was created by John Wagner and various writers over the years, particularly the stories revolving around Judge Death and lots of great stories. To me, it doesn’t bother me if I get the opportunity to play Dredd again or if it’s someone else. I just want to see those stories.”
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Karl Urban is a fan ofDredd
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Based on the interview, part of the success of the original film was due to the fact that Karl Urban was a huge fan of the comics. The actor had no problem wearing the broken, rusted helmet of Judge Dredd since the opportunity of portraying the character was more than enough for him at that moment.
There are reportedly noDreddmovies planned or in pre-production no matter how much theLord of the Ringsactor wants it to happen.
Karl Urban has been known for playing the role ofEomerinThe Lord of the Ringsfranchise, Executioner inThor: Ragnarok,and is most recently and famously known for portraying William Butcher inThe Boys(2019-).
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
