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Is Karl Urban 'The Law'?? Maybe This Pic Of Him As JUDGE DREDD Will Help You Decide!!
Merrick here...
...with a glimpse of Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in, well, the new JUDGE DREDD movie (which may end up being called, simply, DREDD. We'll see...) Pete Travis (VANTAGE POINT) is directing from a script by Alex Garland (28 DAYS LATER, SUNSHINE).
Know that this is MIGHTY EMBIGGENABLE!!!
Jock, a concept artist working on the film (we've previously linked to his site for concept art of other projects...find it HERE) apparently brought this online. The pic is said to be from test shots/rehearsals, or whatever.
From what I can tell, the image originated HERE at 2000ADOnline.
This looks pretty great and all, but where's Rob Schneider?
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Not sure about the chin, though
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his Daddy's helmet...
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I AM THE LAW!!!
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mh helmet looks unpractical.
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Please throw in lots of McCoy references, please.
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Yes, serious reboot and all that, but please somebody use that line again. Or just inter-cut that shot.
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I can possibly understand the down-sizing of the shoulder pad and eagle but to change the main colour and bring in the pseudo-kevlar chest pads is all a bit strange...
it can't be any worse than the last version -
In a comic book movie type way
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...another attempt at a Judge Dredd film, Urban's got the chin for it. Good for him.
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And @ Zutroy: Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Are you colour blind, dude? He's in black.
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I hope the Law Giver (is that the pistols name?) gets the pointy arrow on it, and they have some of the black comedy of the strip. I hope Max Normal makes an appearance too.
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Urban redeemed himself with Star Trek. Pathfinder was the biggest pile of shit i have ever seen. So bad I walked out and that never happens.
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and it nails it; you can quibble over the choice of Lawgiver, but I'm loving the look and feel (of what is only one pic from a film not due on the screen until 2012)
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I haven't watched the old version for a while (I liked it in a trashy way) - but my gut feeling is the design was pretty good on that movie even if the story wasn't up to scratch. So for the new design although it harks back to early Dredd designs from the comics it doesn't *feel* right. The shoulders need to be chunkier and body armour less so. Something about the helmet doesn't feel right either.
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who did concept stuff for the movie. He's doing a run on Detective Comics starting shortly.
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Sorry guys but it looks like shit.
weak chin,huge helmet,he looks like he is Dredd's kid playing with his daddy's uniform,he looks like Dredd Jr.
the rest of the uniform is great,practical and made of leather,exactly the route i would have followed.heh.
I am reading now in another forum,that the shooting has started this week and this is the first pic released,maybe to get feedback from the fans,so fingers crossed that they will fix the HUGE helmet asap. -
It looks like they gave him Sly's old costume.
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But that doesn't mean it looks great as a live-action movie.
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Rob Schneider
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I approve.
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Helmet needs a tighter fit. Why the fuck are people moaning about the chin ? ..... Nobody has Dredd's chin!
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I like Urban as an actor, so this reboot might actually turn out good! I hope that they really ensure that it has the satirical edge of the comics
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Maybe it's Stallone's old prop.
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I'd hate to bitch since I really don't care (not all that into Dredd)...but the helmet looks way to big and the rest of it doesnt look..futuristic in anyway. But thats an untrained person's eye.
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Stevenson? they got the chin,the build and the badass-ness to pull out the Dredd character.instead we got Dredd Jr.sigh..
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just a make the new trek sequel already DAMN IT
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Saw that on Variety. Awesome news!
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Helmet was different, but looked way cooler than the bucket Dredd wears in the comic.
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I always felt that that costume is one of the most faithful adaptations of a comic book costume ever. So yes, I think the new helmet looks a little too big -not that it'll effect on the quality of the movie in any way.
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gives me a lot of hope for this.
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Fifteen years in the academy,
He was like no cadet they'd ever seen.
A man so hard, his veins bleed ice,
And when he speaks he never says if twice.
They call him Judge, his last name is Dredd,
So break the law, and you wind up dead.
Truth and justice are what he's fighting for,
Judge Dredd the man, he is the law.
DROKK IT!
With gun and bike he rules the streets,
And every perp he meets will taste defeat.
Not even Death can overcome his might,
Cause Dredd and Anderson, they won the fight.
When the Sov's started the Apocalypse war,
Mega-City was bombed to the floor.
Dredd resisted, and the judges fought back,
Crushed the Sov's with their counter-attack.
DROKK IT!
Respect the badge - he earned it with his blood.
Fear the gun - your sentence may be death because...
I AM THE LAW!
And you won't fuck around no more - I AM THE LAW!
I judge the rich, I judge the poor - I AM THE LAW!
Commit a crime I'll lock the door - I AM THE LAW!
Because in Mega-City... I AM THE LAW!
In the cursed earth where mutants dwell,
There is no law, just a living hell.
Anarchy and chaos as the blood runs red,
But this would change if it was up to Dredd.
The book of law is the bible to him,
And any crime committed is a sin.
He keeps the peace with his law-giver,
Judge, jury, and executioner.
DROKK IT!
Respect the badge - he earned it with his blood.
Fear the gun - your sentence may be death because...
I AM THE LAW!
And you won't fuck around no more - I AM THE LAW!
I judge the rich, I judge the poor - I AM THE LAW!
Commit a crime I'll lock the door - I AM THE LAW!
Because in Mega-City... I AM THE LAW!
CRIME - The ultimate sin,
Your iso-Cube is waiting when he brings you in.
LAW - It's what he stands for,
Crime's his only enemy and he's going to war!
CRIME - The ultimate sin,
Your iso-Cube is waiting when he brings you in.
LAW - It's what he stands for,
Crime's his only enemy and he's going to war!
Respect the badge - he earned it with his blood.
Fear the gun - your sentence may be death because...
I AM THE LAW!
And you won't fuck around no more - I AM THE LAW!
I judge the rich, I judge the poor - I AM THE LAW!
Commit a crime I'll lock the door - I AM THE LAW!
Because in Mega-City... I AM THE LAW!
I AM THE LAW!
And you won't fuck around no more - I AM THE LAW!
I judge the rich, I judge the poor - I AM THE LAW!
Commit a crime I'll lock the door - I AM THE LAW!
Because in Mega-City... I AM THE LAW! -
Doesn't look too bad. I don't know the comics well at all, but Stallone's costume always looked pretty faithful (aside from the missing X on the helmet). This looks a bit less faithful, but maybe it's based on a different comic era?
Personally I rather liked the Stallone film, even though it broke the cardinal rule of showing Dredd's face. The production design, model work and the ABC robot were all outstanding I thought, and it was one of Silvestri's last good scores. I think the only real problem with the film was too much Rob Schneider...
I will be looking forward to seeing how this turns out. As for Urban's chin, maybe they could stick a prosthetic one on! :) -
man did that suck balls. and hobo dickcheese
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I CANT TAKE ANYMORE OF JUDGE DREDD CRAP!
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Look promising.
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Luvin it,bit different but Dredd.
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Comic Dredd wears no gold apart from the badge and eagle, has green boots and gloves with yellow elbow and knee-pads. Stallone had all black with gold bits of metal on his boots, gloves and cod-piece? This new costume looks a lot more faithul but Karl Urban is not an ounce of Dredd, he has no brutish chin let alone the physique! Ray Stevenson would have been the perfect choice, height, chin, voice and pyhsique all spot on! But these idiots pulling the strings went for a skinny pretty boy instead, what a waste!
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...is too large? I'm sure they can find the right fit if they work at it a little more.
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I like it. I like Urban too, but leave the helmet on this time.
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That a guy can do the job from a picture that DOESN'T SHOW HIS FACE?! And yes, I know it's not supposed to, but exactly what objective opinion can be drawn from a so-so quality pic? Bug me again when the real promos come out.
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"I... Drink... Your... Mi-" BANG!!!
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but as Ceejay said above,they went for the skinny pretty boy route instead.sigh.
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The costume was the only thing the old movie got right.
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As someone who's been reading Dredd since his very first appearance, I've gotta say - the more I look at this pic, the more I like it. Definitely inspired by the look of the early strips and the added body armour actually looks cool. Not impressed by the gun - wish they'd gone with the classic lawgiver design, but that's a minor gripe. Really wish Stevenson had landed the role but if they're indeed going for the retro Dredd look, Urban's a good match. Now what I want to know - who's playing Whitey...?
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Just when I think you can't get any dumber you go and do something like this...And totally redeem yourself!!!
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There's no question that this one is far less cheesy. And the design of the helmet itself is far better. It's just that he actor's head seems so far set back into it.
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Just sayin'
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Some sort of judge space suit and hes taken the space helmet off.Reminds me of those clunky cops from the 5th Element.Has it even got an eagle on the other shoulder?He still looks better than Stallones gay outfit though.Perhaps chin prosthetics would have helped though to get him a bit closer.It's like Ron perlman deciding to be Hellboy by just painting himslf red
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helmet looks okay to me, maybe a little too big, but whatever.
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plate like original costume or death. Judge death and the dark judges. Escaped themepark dinosaurs,belly wheels,Otto sump,boing the miracle plastic,runaway lawmaster killing thousands, true hard boiled chaos of mega city streets,digital abc warriors cameo, robo-hunter cameo(with robot cigar),Dredd telling a T-Rex he's about to be judged even while he's tied up
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And its a bit bigger because its a motorbike helmet,Stallone;s version looked cool but missed the point
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The chin is too weak...
The helmet's too big....
The suits too big....
Fag body armor....
For fuck's sake, it's just the concept drawing. This will go through 10,000 changes before filming. Screaming F A I L, when the fucking thing isn't even started is just showing that you are a bunch of bitter, basement dwelling, neck beard jerk-offs that are just pissed that someone hasn't made a Thundercats movie yet.
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The pic displayed here looks pretty decent and...wellll..let's face it the new/newest/re-booted version of Judge Dredd with Karl Urban as the titular character can't be as horrifically bad as the immensely shitty and incredibly disappointing the peice of crap film version that Stallone was in..could it?
I am hoping this a true to graphic novel/comic series bleak, dark futuritistic post apocalyptic earth version that made the AD2000 series so great to read.
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I mean really!?!?!.... I can get over a chin as long as this flick delivers the goods....A fucking chin? What gripes are next?
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Could this be an origins story and the suit will elvove as the story and Mega City 4 grow. I would be cool to watch it start realistically and start to get more of a grim black comedy, allowing for more of the crazier things like the dinosaurs and death judges.
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otherwise you would know the importance of his MIGHTY CHIN.
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superficially I'd say the complaints are somewhat valid. But the costume overall looks pretty dope. I'd say this is maybe a bad angle for the helmet/face. No his chin isnt as good as STallone's. so what. fuck it. hope this is good.
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but this looks good. I quite like Karl Urban too. Some good pedigree there for a good movie.
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helmet is way too big, dislike the treatment of the shoulder thing and badge. Quite like the leather, armor treatment though. Also liked the Dredd script - alot better than the sly version. actually, am more looking forward to getting a decent dredd movie figure/statue than anything else though!
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They're calling it "The Star Trek".
Wait, their remaking that now. They're calling it "Trek".
Holy crap that is getting remade too as "ST: The Star Trek".
Wait a minute... You guessed it. That's being remade as: "Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Film".
Fuck, fuck, fuck remakes. Even ones to crap movie's like the original Judge Dread. We should boycott them all. -
I was totally down for a new Dredd flick, but why is he in a puffy sumo outfit and wearing a helmet 5 sizes too big?
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a piece of shit like Skyline anytime.
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If you're being that nit-picky, he shouldn't have any fucking stubble! Dredd hates facial hair, an almost pathological hatred of it.
But guess what? It's a new movie, and therefore a new INTERPRETATION!!! Give it a chance, for fuck's sake. -
people are really grasping for complaints
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There is no way something like that could be practical, but the rest of the costume is cool.
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...lose the stubble, Karl. And scowl a bit more!
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even if this movie sucks, it'll still be better than Stallones piece of shit. shut the fuck up and be happy
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How would he run in that things?
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WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT!! (cue rise of JUDGE DEATH)....
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Intriguing first look. I quite agree that it looks a bit odd at first, but for some reason the larger version of the pic looks rather better. This look certainly harks back to very early Dredd, where he was slimmer (more Clint Eastwood than Stallone) and the costume was less elaborate. As an old traditionalist I'll miss the full-on comic look but it's a bit impractical for stunt work. I hope that the other shoulder has at least some form of eagle design on it.
Regarding the scale of the helmet, we may well see a Van Helsing situation here, where the size varies depending on the distance of the shot. This one should, at least, be a more faithful Dredd story-wise, with the number of 2000AD alumni working on it. -
Looks like a fan made costume. I'm hoping that this is very much the 'test' footage but the reality seems that it will cost A LOT to realise the Dredd Universe on screen, and maybe these guys just don't have the budget.
Dredd should be an 'immoveable object', the original Terminator for law breakers. They don't need an actor for this role, in fact too much acting / emoting could hurt the character.
Also they need to put Urban in the same room as Weller and to let them talk about ROBOCOP and how to play to audiences with only a chin on show!
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His jaw should be almost outside of the lower part of the mask. The helmet is supposed to seem like it's almost a part of Dredd, rather than just apparel. Tighten things up and maybe we can buy it. (Also, he could use a bit more of a grizzled beard. That five o'clock, Gillette Guy shadow just isn't going to cut it.)
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I like all three principles involved. But that helmet looks terrible.
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...I myself am psyched. I like Urban - at least he can act - and I'm happy to see Garland attached. Yeah, the helmet's a bit too big, the shoulderpads could be larger - I don't give a fuck. It looks more like the earliest versions of Dredd: the Wagner/Ezquerra days. There's a long wait between this 1 photo and the films release. I'd like to see a cool version of Death and the Dark Judges, and perhaps a Cursed Earth Saga sequel. Mean Machine goin' up to 4!
The Stallone version sucked in so many ways I can't count them all. The only thing it had going for it was Diane Lane in skintight leather, and Armand Assante as Rico totally chewing up the scenery. "You want the chaos?! I'M the chaos!!!" Whomever decided to cast Rob Schneider should burn in Hell for Eternity. Actually, anyone who casts Schneider in ANYTHING should burn in Hell. I know - right? -
Also the gun he's holding looks like an Uzi. The 'Lawgiver' in the comic is a really cool iconic gun, with the half moon dial on top. Why the fuck not recreate that, rather than a boring SMG we've all seen before?
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Urban had better start taking some pills to make his head bigger. Yeah, it's the old style Judge's outfit, but I really like the design of the previous Dredd film - the ABC Warrior, the Angel family, etc. That all felt faithful to me - and, for my sins, I quite like Rob Schnieder - he's like a little inoffensive Pauly Shore. But Urban isn't Dredd - it just looks a little wrong in this pic.
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http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/he-is-the-law-but-is-it-art/
Have you ever seen a first pic of a movie that blows you away....go with it dudes...although I was better! -
...this looks OK - the comic book costume is impractical anyway, so it's going to be adapted or reworked in some form or other. This looks fine. I'll reserve judgement for when i see it. It simply cannot be as much of a clusterfuck as the abortion that was the Stallone version. I remember seeing an interview at the time with Andrew Vajna, the original film's exec producer, talking about how "Dredd in the comic is so dark and violent, we needed to make him more likeable"....that shit was an abomination.
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Stubbly small chin. Boo hoo. Suit is kinda more Carlos E. than Bolland but maybe that's a stylistic choice. Those guys with the Fan Film had an excellent helmet & costume & CG Lawmaster mock-up- but they didn't have Urban who was best thing in Trek-o-9, and he was pretty decent in RED. Proof will be in the pudding.
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ANd please keep the helmet on.
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Easily in my top three worst movies i've ever paid to see.
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Kyle McClachlan could play Dredd. After all he has been a detective before...
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Dude, is that you in that photo? In the battle of the cosplay Dredd's you win!
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Over the years comic artists have exaggerated to such an such an extreme that it looks like a Mad Magazine caricature of Dredd. And now people think the actor has to replicate it. But if you look at the earlier Dredd comics, we was drawn more realistically. And in my mind Brian Bolland's Judge Dredd is the definitive Dredd and Urban seems to fit that design perfectly.
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...my costume is too big for me....
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it'll probably be way better than stallone's abortion of a flick. He better not take off the helmet tho (although there's a big risk it'll fall off...)
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who shows up in the end in some mech suit and starts ripping out throats?
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I don't see the appeal.
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That's the thing - I think Urban WILL do a good job and I'm really digging the new uniform design. I will always think that the current best fit would be Stevenson - although my dream choice would have been Clancy Brown. That guy simply IS Dredd like no-one else. But Urban will nail the '70's retro Dredd I've no doubt. Really hoping this movie is just the start of a bigger Dredd universe involving the Dark Judges getting the screen treatment. I want Necropolis onscreen. Then, I can die fulfilled. Very hopeful for this flick and the more I look at that picture, the more hopeful I'm getting. Naysayers can go jump in a lake. That's a great Dredd in the making.
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LAAAAAWWWWWWWWWW!!? (only it works better if you say it in a Stallone/Arman Assante growl)
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Oh, wrong fanboys bitching about a film based on A). a photo B.) a teaser trailer of an unfinished film. C.) what actor would make a better [fill in the blank}
Didn't this just start shooting 2 days ago? And I'm pretty sure the studio isn't going to give Urban a shave or give a shit on how big the helmet is. Still, some of the talkbacks are pretty funny. -
Have any of you knobmunchers fucked your wife with a Judge helmet on?
I asks ya! -
"Commander?" "Rico ..." "Mission?" "Mission? ha, we're going to WAR." "Waaaaaarrrrr ..."
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Not sure I like the color of the concrete walls. And that ductwork in the ceiling ought to be bigger, and there should be more electrical conduits in the ceiling. There, am I a cool TBer now?
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The Sly version, no matter what you thought of it, was a pretty close interpretation of the comic, minus removing the helmet of course. It was a big, sci fantasy flick.This new iteration has a very shaky-cam S.W.A.T. feel about it. I'm not suggesting that might not be a cool way to go, but it's pretty fuckin' far from the gonzo dark humor of 2000AD.
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But reduced the size of his shoulder pads.
and yes, Green Lantern will Suck!
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Say whatever you want about the movie, but Sly´s looked way better and keeeewler http://tinyurl.com/nrfhpm
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Nov 19, 2010 3:08:30 PM CST
FETT wow you deducted all that from just one mobile phone pic?
by killik
you sir are the new Sherlock Holmes.or you prefer Poirot?
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it actually looks pretty decent...worth keeping an eye out for... http://judgeminty.blogspot.com/
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Helmet is poorly sized and Urban's face looks miniscule. You really do need someone with a colossal mandible. The shoulder pads look cheap rubbery and crap - I get that they aren't supposed to be metal, but still...even Stallone's costume with all it's diferences captured it better than this. My expectations have dropped somewhat. Hopefully I'm wrong.
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Where people enjoy a nice, black satire. In America it's more of an underground thing.
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Not disparaging Urban yet. Just the fact that someone other than Stallone is Dredd is a major improvement.
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I was going to mention the stubble.Dredd has appeared unshaven a few times { the end of the cursed Earth story being the most obvious} but thats when he's had no access to a razor.On normal duty , he'd be very clean shaved and tidy, and would put a rookie Judge in jail for having that Stubble .But I think film wise Urban kind of needs it to look as tough as poss
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Smaller helmet, bigger shoulders only little tweaks and it will be perfect
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that Dredd makes fun of America, which I'm sure you Brits enjoy. That said, CHOPPAH loves dark satire and Dredd.
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Gun and the body armour are pretty cool. Helmet is wrong like others have said and dont like the shoulder pad and that weird pad on the side of his arm. Still think the Judge Minty fan film has nailed the look a lot more successfully than what I see in this image.
Still, I'm excited. Cant believe we're getting a new Dredd movie!
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early versions in the comic appeared to show them as just yellow leather , {the same as the green} knee pads .And the eaglewas made of gold ribbon with a solid body piece.Later versions went silly , with impractical big metal shoulder armor and eagle.The soft small pad in this pic , dates back to the earliest comic version.But the oversized badge holder chest piece looks more like the bra that stallone wore
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Helmet's too big and the guy looks like he'd have a hard time beating up Andrew Garfield let alone a meathead-sized perp
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You want chaos, I'M the chaos.You want a new beginning, HERE! I AM THE NEW BEGINNING!
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LOL.
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Nov 19, 2010 3:23:56 PM CST
Doctor Who Christmas Special Trailer
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
http://tinyurl.com/2cr52ol
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along with Jimmy Hill and Desperate Dan, Judge Dredd was a staple rip for me when I was a lad. Didn't ass me though because I fuckin loved Judge Dredd. This look's good except fot the helmet, hopefully there working on a tighter more comfortable fit for Karl. And a great big eagle on his shoulder.
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...and I started to panic.
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Love that stewart lee sketch...
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unlike a lot of other comic book adaptations we've peeked at lately... :cough: thorandgreenlantern :cough:
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As is, it just looks too much like a Halloween custom. And why do we always know the breaking news before the guys on this site whose jobs it is to know such things? DDL as Lincoln being a prime example.
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I don't think "literally" means what you think it means.
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I think it's the design of the helmet/suit that is. It might have worked well in the comic book, but here it just looks cheesy and out-of-date.
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...hear about the ALIEN prequel going into production?
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What genius decided they need to do a ropey photoshop job and add blur and a shitload of grain to the image. Not cool.
Scratches on the helmet are also badly done, doesn't look like natural wear, more a case of someone applying them without thinking what they're doing.
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...the bar couldn't any lower. Urban could spin the gun on his finger for 90 minutes and it would be a cinematic masterpiece by comparison.
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At least Karl looks like Dredd. I still remember when 2000AD released the first photo of Stallone as Judge Dredd in the weekly comic (this was before the Internet truly became world wide) and there was a collective gasp of disappointment across the land from all the geeky teenage boys in the UK.
Regarding the oversized helmet I'm actually okay with it as my favourite Dredd artists were Bolland and Robertson and they both drew Dredd with a large helmet (ooer missus).
Suddenly I'm interested in this movie.
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Nov 19, 2010 3:54:49 PM CST
I seem to have touched a nerve with you, Hated.
by battle_royale_with_cheese
Figuratively.
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100% sure.
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Anyway, did anyone even ask for a new Judge Dredd?
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Has anyone ever seen 'The Blood of Heroes', with Hauer, Joan Chen and Vincent D'onofrio? From IMDB "A Mad Max-esque post apocalyptic world provides the backdrop for a brutal, futuristic game resembling football. Rutger Hauer plays a disgraced former star leading a rag tag group of "Juggers" to one of the remaining Nine Cities for glory and redemption." Fucking Brilliant Late 80's Trash! Where's my Blu-Ray?
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Is playing Lincoln in Speilbergs Lincoln adaptation
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Lookin' badass! I would've used bigger glorious shoulder pads with the eagle, and the transparent bit at the bottom of the visor, but badass stuff!
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He's too handsome/pretty. And all that scruff can't cover it up. Dredd isn't "ugly," but he looks HARD, especially due to his jaw and scowl. Like Clint Eastwood.Since Dredd's completely covered up, except for his lower face, that lower part is what — visually — is going to make the character, or not. Anyone can wear the suit. That DOESN'T make them Judge Dredd.
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was sublime in The Hitcher. They should never have remade that movie
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just ask'n
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Seriously, how does the costume dept not notice they made the helmet too big for his head? And to HercsShowerRadio, yes, when the only thing you see of the guy is his lower jaw, it needs to be the 'right' kind of lower jaw. To prove my point, I'd like to illustrate that in 1989 the viewing public was able to accept Mr Mom as Batman simply because his lower face looked good in the Batmask.
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Because that Helmet is very fucking Big!!!
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I'm suddenly very interested in this!
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instead of the source material.
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Did anyone even ask for your opinion?
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Got no doubt Urban will be a great Dredd, starting (hopefully) a mighty new franchise BUT...is this photo of Judge Dredd or Darth Helmet? The helmet is WAY too big! Either go the Ron Smith/Brian Bolland tight fitting helmet, or the Carlos Esquerra wider helmet. This is NOT a good compromise...but beyond stoked to see Dredd getting a second crack at it (MUST be a 15 cert at least)
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http://www.idrawdigital.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Dredd-EarlyCases.jpg
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...If only the egotistical prick would've kept the fucking thing on the entire movie. FUCK is that helmet too big, and he needs a shave...Dredd's an uptight fascist prick, he ALWAYS shaves.
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Nov 19, 2010 4:58:51 PM CST
Make the Helmet a little Smaller and you have something decent
by milesdyson
The Stallone movie recreated the look from the comics better, though.
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unless the story is about Dredd as a young Judge Cadet,i am deeply disappointed with what i see in this pic..FUCK..
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Nov 19, 2010 5:06:00 PM CST
Screentext, the working title is actually "STREK: Evolution"
by chet_p_disney
Their positioning it as a testbed for the concept of a movie remake series, where the same movie gets completely reinvented every two years. "STREK: EVOLUTION", "STREK: METAMORPHOSIS", "STREK: TRANSFORMATIONS", "STREK: THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT" etc.
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"...this would change if it were up to Dredd"
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Nov 19, 2010 5:07:07 PM CST
Oh, and since I mentioned Stallone, THE EXPENDABLES sucked...
by burnhollywood
At best, it could've been a black action comedy in the mode of PULP FICTION, LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS or KISS KISS, BANG BANG. At worst, it should've been "so camp it's good" in the mode of Schwarzeneggar's COMMANDO (complete with a steam-pipe impalement of a homosexual heavy).
It was just "meh" to the max. The villains didn't chew any scenery, the heroine looked too tough to be a defiant-but-victimized peasant girl (Alice Braga wasn't available?) and the plot was overly complicated (did I really give a shit AT ALL that the peasant girl and the general were related?).
Just saying. I queued the DVD up for some pals, and we all had that bored, glazed expression by the second reel. -
Don't really get what folks are saying about Dredd's Look... This pic is too lo-fi for me to make any real opinion. Lighting and foreground/background seperation aren't the clearest IMO
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The Ballad of Halo Jones
ABC Warriors (it will have to be all out CG)
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Karl Urban just doesn't have that 'mug'. Judge Dredd is supposed to have that extruded chin out of his helmet - that was part of his character. Not saying Karl Urban's a bad actor, but can he pull off one of the most badass comic-book characters of all time? Who are they gonna cast as Lobo? Jake Gyllenhaal?
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...I did. Twenty seconds after the credits rolled on the first one.
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Most Dredd issues I own are drawn by Brian Bolland.... Bolland's Dredd was pretty scrawny.. The Helmet and Shoulder pads were the biggest thing on him... When DC had the Dredd rights in the 90's they made him more beefcake.... Like many comic book characters there has been more than one interpretation.. be wary which interpretations you call unfaithful!!!
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Can't no one ever tackled this. Maybe they thought no one would belive in big, blue warrior dudes...I know - right?
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Didn't know this project was so far along already. Looks cool.
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I just saw a still from production. His hat was too tall and the Union uniforms looks a little too blue. Oh, I think his horse was white and not a muddy brown. Did Spielberg change the frames on his glasses? Not too happy with that. In other geek news... George Lucas is still fat.
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It could be awesome. Not like that cartoony shit they pulled in the Stallone movie. Ruthless, violent block wars and cold hearted over populated Megacity. Fuck yeah!
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They should shoot this movie in Detroit.
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Nov 19, 2010 6:24:31 PM CST
daniel day lewis is LINCOLN in spielberg film :) :)
by legendaryspartanblood
yep... best pick for that role hands FUCKING down
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How am I supposed to fight?
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Being that this version of Judge Dredd appears that it is going to follow the comic, then Dredd isNEVER going to take off his helmet.
This means that Karl Urban will have to have the gravitas, the presence, to play Dredd without his eyes contributing to his craft.
Personally I have no idea if Urban can handle the role, though the fact that it appears that it's going to be taken more seriously than Sylvester Stallone's "I am the Law!!" version brings comfort. -
Looks sort of good.
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I just wish they could have found a bigger gun.
Anyone ever see the Jetsons when George got a ticket and the cop brought the judge in via video and George had to pay the summons on the spot? That happened years before the first Dredd Comic. -
As per Spielberg: "Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future. I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln,” Spielberg said in a statement. Hyperbole? Maybe. To be fair, this has been one of the Beard's pet projects for a couple of decades. I just finished reading "The Men Who Would Be King" about DreamWorks story, and it's clear this was a passion project for him. Still think his first choice, Liam Neeson, would have been the the best though. Every time I think of Lincoln though, the first thing that springs to mind is Tyler Durden's comment about his being a potentially good fighter - big guy, big reach...
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As per Spielberg: "Daniel Day-Lewis would have always been counted as one of the greatest of actors, were he from the silent era, the golden age of film or even some time in cinema's distant future. I am grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln,” Spielberg said in a statement. Hyperbole? Maybe. To be fair, this has been one of the Beard's pet projects for a couple of decades. I just finished reading "The Men Who Would Be King" about DreamWorks story, and it's clear this was a passion project for him. Still think his first choice, Liam Neeson, would have been the the best though. Every time I think of Lincoln though, the first thing that springs to mind is Tyler Durden's comment about his being a potentially good fighter - big guy, big reach...
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Keep it nasty, brutal, merciless - that's the secret to the character of Dredd. And can someone get off their arse and make films of Action Comic's 'Strontium Dog', 'Hookjaw' or, best of all, 'Kidz Rule O.K.!'.? Tarantino perhaps.?
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Much better lookin than Stallone as Dredd.
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I’m too lazy to Google.
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but they have plenty of time to figure the outfit. Hell, the Judge Minty fan film's costumes look better so i'm fairly certain no-one on this crew wants that on their CV.
Duncan Jones Source code trailer
http://bit.ly/au8WAS
Sorry Apple / Quicktime haters i'd rip it and stick it on my YouTube for you but... that's lame.
Duncan Jones is now officially, a VISIONARY.
Set Hyperbole to eleven.
And Yes... Brits love Dredd more. Dredd is Dirty Harry... with a better license...
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This board should have been carded at the fucking door.
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Robert Z'dar for Dredd's chin! failing that Gareth Gates...
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...I don't know. I'm one of Moon's biggest supporters, but I kind of rolled my eyes when the trailer revealed the "hook" of experiencing the final eight minutes of someone's life. It seems like a forced plot device. Now, I just hope that the movie knows how to use its gimmick well enough to make the movie both stimulating and entertaining (the Inception effect). Last thought: I felt like the trailer needed a moment that gets a "whoa, cool" moment," that gets the audience to say "yeah, I'm seeing that movie," especially a moment that earns that reaction because of a clever idea...not an expensive special effect moment.
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I don't think the Source Code trailer has that "hey, this actually looks smart and entertaining" moment because the second half of the trailer seems to reveal that the character will spend the second half of the movie fighting against the "people" that were in charge of his secret program. I kind of takes away any interest in the first half of the movie when you know he's going to realize he's been set up or the system he's working under is corrupt.
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before the chin got ridiculous
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Nov 19, 2010 8:36:14 PM CST
Karl Urban just doesn't have that 'mug' = you dont know DREDD
by quantize
simple...you are ignorant of the way the character has developed. This looks the closest anyones ever come to the classic Dredd stories from early 2000ad...in fact Dredd was kinda skinny even back then
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go learn something other than the Stallone film before you open your really fuckin stupid mouths.
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Nov 19, 2010 8:43:18 PM CST
Someone pissed in quantize's Judge Dredd cereal bowl
by sierratangofoxtrotuniform
Either that or he wet his favorite pair of Judge Dredd underoos last night.
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Anyone thinking the uniform has to change, think again. Here is the original JUDGE DREDD uniform in a live action clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=227D97ZmnmQ
Looks faithful and credible. It's foolishness to think the uniform needs to change. But what do you expect from clueless people making this film! Something faithful?
Forget it.
The leaked screenplay is just Die Hard set in the future. It's not a proper Dredd screenplay so don't expect the new film to be a proper story with lots of Dredd humour and crazy perps. There is none in Garland's screenplay. This is going to be a gritty but very unimaginative Dredd film with zero imagination and a crappy uniform. -
If you can't open that link, type
Judge Dredd 'live action' clip - with correct uniform
in Youtube's search engine and voila..
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His head looks lost in it.
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1luLRXKoJM8/Sc4rTB5XnMI/AAAAAAAAPiU/6L3n5DN0KaM/s1600-h/Sylvester-Stallone_Judge_l.jpg
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Nov 19, 2010 9:02:57 PM CST
Dredd's helmet is somehow designed to block my telepathy...
by linguo_is_dead
And will protect him from the REAL bad guys!
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Looks / Sounds 90's. Like Frankie goes to Mega City One. Now i'm REALLY curious.
But if you look at the helmet (fnar, fnar) it's wider like the 2010 photo but actually looks right. Maybe it's an awkward angle. Maybe they need some Z'dar...
Also, having not read the script myself. Does it do a good enough of introducing Dredd to kick off a franchise?
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I'm sold.
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Nov 19, 2010 9:47:44 PM CST
Where did that clip come from? by Robber_Button Nov 19th, 2010
by coolfan123
Nobody gets the better of Judge Dredd!
Do you like the clip. Seems to nail the look and feel of the character. :)
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You need someone seriously ugly to play Dredd. Who cares if he can act. All he needs to do is growl occasionally and let Judge Anderson do the exposition.
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Nov 19, 2010 9:50:34 PM CST
Where did that clip come from? by Robber_Button Nov 19th, 2010
by coolfan123
Nobody gets the better of Judge Dredd!
Do you like the clip. Seems to nail the look and feel of the character. :)
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You need someone seriously ugly to play Dredd. Who cares if he can act. All he needs to do is growl occasionally and let Judge Anderson do the exposition.
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I always thought Dredd was quite handsome. He was based on Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry and I don't think anyone would ever think Eastwood looked ugly. Dredd could look handsome but in a tough 'don't mess with me' way. I think he would have thin lips.
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I'd like to see someone tackle that.
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Nov 20, 2010 12:00:35 AM CST
the innocent only exist until they inevitably become perpetrator
by frank cotton
guilt or innocence is simply a matter of timing
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your jokes even fucking suck
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FUCKTARDS. WHILE YOU'RE JIZZING OVER FUCKING DREDD; IM JIZZING OVER DANIEL DAY LEWIS IN LINCOLN, DAMN!
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he's got mad skills
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that isn't the final costume design. The helmet looks way too big.
Karl Urban is a good actor though, so he should make the role come alive. That is if a lame script, bad production, or a fail on Pete Travis's part doesn't interfere.
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Got nothing against the guy, but he doesn't look the part to me. This feels all wrong. Stallone made a perfect Dredd, even if the movie was fucking awful.
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if they don't use "I am the Law" by Anthrax, then fuck this movie.
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Not sure why the producers of the new Dredd movie are choosing to change the costume. Surely, films like Spiderman prove that if an iconic design isn't broke, then don't fix it! The fan-made Judge Dredd related film 'Judge Minty', seen in recent trailers on the web, has the costume, helmet and bike 100% spot on. Yesterday, I even saw pics of Dredd creator Carlos Esquerra and comics fan Jonathan Ross, photographed on-set of this accomplished low budget project. 2000AD artist Greg Staples looks perfect as Judge Dredd. Check out these links:
http://www.denofgeek.com/misc/575398/brilliant_judge_dredd_fan_film_trailer.html
http://www.google.co.uk/m/search?oe=UTF-8&client=safari&q=judge+minty&hl=en&site=images&ei=D47nTNCsIIL0jAfCu7O_Ag&ved=0CBgQ7AkwAg
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...tottering around in high-heeled boots and ill-fitting Vader garb, can he?
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Let's have a Zenith movie. Or how about Nikolai Dante?
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Clicky: http://bit.ly/c2tZNt
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.."I KNOW!!! RIGHT???"
or...
"My bad"
then it's all good.
We don't need our comic-book heroes talking and sounding like some snarky Hipster yuppie Douchebags straight out of a Whedon regurgitated abomination.
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liked the Sly film too, yey yey
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It's hours later and I still haven't gotten over it.
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Holy shit, yeah....those guys fucking NAILED it.
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Please, for the drokks sake, leave it on, but bring back Mean Machine, please...
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DNA Films need to urgently hire the costume designer from the fan-made film Judge Minty. Daniel Carey-George has masterfully recreated the iconic Dredd helmet to perfection. He could help the big budget movie achieve cult status. DNA Films and 2000AD would be foolish and arrogant to change the design of Dredd. It didn't work for the Stallone movie and it doesn't work on the Karl Urban pic above. Maybe Harry or Quint could start a petition to get Judge Minty's designers working as costume consultants on the big budget version. We all know Brian Bolland and Mike McMahon created the definitive look of Dredd, so why not get them involved too? Jock is an amateur in comparison. Check the link below:
http://judgeminty.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-07-27T08%3A24%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7 -
oh how i fucking YEARN for a *genuinely* bad-ass, darkly humorous, PROPER Judge Dredd movie that isn't sanitized, Americanized, and "hip" and in which Dredd is the anti=hero he was always meant to be: a complete uptight fascist with an unreasonably uncompromising, downright pathological hard-on for "The Law".
but i'll never get one. not unless i fund it myself, and i'm skint. -
http://tinyurl.com/6ynrxj
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As other have mentioned Dredd in the early days was quite a thin, slight character with a normal chin.
So from that point of view Urban works just fine. But...
Yes I agree the helmet is too large but this could be a mock-up helmet that wasnt designed for final filming.
Yes I agree that inless they are shooting the end of the Cursed Earth he should be clean shaven.
As for the uniform? It looks a more practical design for a future 'cop' that either the comic or previous film designs. But again could be one of a few test outfits. I know they went through several designs for Stallone's movie.
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batfunk that Judge Minty stuff is VERY impressive for a fan film. And it has to be said the faithfully-recreated costume in the Minty movie dicks all over the one Urban is here pictured wearing.
It's strange to think that they'll be three Dredd movies in existence this time next year - and the best of them might well be the one made for a few grand by some dedicated fans! -
The Judge Minty fan film is the way to do a proper Dredd film. That uniform will work and is 100 percent accurate and respectful to the source material.
Urban's uniform is a confused mishmash. For example, the producers have decided to call the film 'DREDD' rather than 'JUDGE DREDD ' for fear of people thinking this is a remake of the 1995 Stallone film, but then they go and give Urban a near identical Stallone Versace designed badge and chest padding, making him look a fair bit like Stallone's Dredd Totally crazy logic, that.
And as for the shoulder pads, they look feeble and pathetic. This is more Judge 'found my uniform at a jumble sale' Dredd than Judge Dredd. :P -
Nov 20, 2010 8:18:53 AM CST
This is the first film being shot at the new Cape Town Studios.
by knuckleduster
Have a few mates working on it. Will see if they can share some insider info with me.
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Nov 20, 2010 9:11:56 AM CST
Re: Karl Urban just doesn't have that 'mug' = you dont know DRED
by makneil
While I am not crazy about "Karl Urban's mug" as Dredd, when you say that Dredd was skinny you have hit it on the mark. Judge Dredd was never the ultra-muscular hero type, and in fat he was almost rail-thin in most depictions.
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Judge Dredd VS Judge Death from Rebellion Studio.yep that's it.
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That Dredd started to develop the over musclebound look and big chin.
I guess it was to go from the Eastwood/McQueen Hollywood action man look to the then fashionable Stallone/Arnie action hero.
I always prefered the more skinny Dredd to the often silly "Tom of Finland look". -
Original uniform vs Urban uniform
http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3331/dreddvsdredd1.jpg
The original looks a lot better, cleaner, less messy. Urban's looks a right mishmash and cheap looking. It's a huge mistake.
I emailed DNA Films and urged them to use the original uniform version shown in that link. I also suggested they go with
JUDGE DREDD: I AM THE LAW
as the title.
Calling it DREDD is dumb and an insult to John Wagner, the creator of Judge Dredd. The character is always known as JUDGE DREDD. It's never 20000AD featuring DREDD.
If people feel as strongly as me, email DNA at info@dnafilms.com
They need to know not all fans are happy about this. I think they're clueless. And I haven't even mentioned Alex Garland's screenplay!Let's just say the words
DIE HARD
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RIP OFF
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http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3331/dreddvsdredd1.jpg
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Then it will open. :) This site makes spaces in the address text.
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yep, it looks a bit too big. I don't mind the 'early days' uniform, but are we sure this is genuine? I mean, the background just looks like its shot in an underground car park, not a futuristic post apocalyptic city.
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if you run the links through bit.ly you don't get spaces.
http://bit.ly/
It occursto me that the new costume is.. sensible. More, real world practical.
Yep...
You've got it.
It's been Nolanized!
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coolfan123, why not email DNA films with a link to this thread? 250 opinions have more validity than 1.
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ARRRRRRRRRRGH!
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Thats one big ass helmet. I think karl urban could do a good job playing judge dredd and i have faith in this project but...that is one big ass helmet.....
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of a limited budget.the whole story which is a hostage situation will be taken inside a mega-block building ala Die Hard.no mega-city in this movie.
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done it: leather and practical as much as possible.i dont know about the brown color though,the Judges are cops with absolute power,they are not military,they need the blue color.but i dont know how the general color,mood and atmosphere of the rest of the film will be.
back to the suit,as i said you need it as much practical as possible because we must take into account that this is a live action movie not a comic where even yellow spandex work for a bad-ass mutant with claws.the most important thing is that the actor must feel comfortable with his suit.this will help him to act better in his role because his mind wont be distracted and his body wont be limited by a very uncomfortable,impractical suit.
there was a reason that Sly in the first movie was walking with his wife-beater the whole time, with the exception of the intro sequence where he wore the outfit but he only had to stand still and shoot bullets.
another thing is that the practical outfil,will help the actor and the stunt-men and the director,to make a bigger variety of actions scene which will also look more smoothly,because they wont be physically limited by the restrictions of the outfit and they wont also have the the fear that the outfit might torn apart during a difficult action stunt ie the big golden hawk-on-shoulder might get off when the actor jumps from a window and the director has to reshoot it.
that's why i dont have a problem with the suit.but the helmet is too big for this actor's head,that's something that we all agree on. -
...and he'll be perfect!
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Titus Pullo would look great as Dredd but can he do the American accent? I'm a Geordie myself so I'd be tickled to see a Geordie Dredd but the rest of the world would not.
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I didn't know it was going to be that low budget!Is this a skid row production or something.How much are a few cgi exterior shots of mega city going to cost?Whats the point.It seems like Judge Minty is going to wipe the floor with this and thats knocked up by a couple of fans, for fucks sake!
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http://bit.ly/http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3053/mcmahonhomage.jpg
That's a real person in a real uniform. That's 100 percent accurate, the attention to detail is perfect. But what do we get? This:
http://bit.lyhttp://2000ad.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/image001.jpg?w=590&h=359
Bleh.
Yes, apart from one scene at the beginning of the screenplay, the entire story is set in Peach Tree Block. Yes, *every scene* is interior. This screenplay does not showcase Mega-City 1 because it would cost too much to make or maybe Alex Garland, the screenwriter, has never read more than one 2000AD Dredd story and doesn't know the city consists of more than just one block! :P
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...but you cannot say that the designs for everything in that movie did not look like it came straight from the comic.
It was absurd and one of the worst movies ever, but fucking hell did they nail the design of everything.
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I just do
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Stallone actually had a good lower face half to play the character. I find the notion of Urban as Dredd to be kind of unusual, but then I thought casting him as Bones was crazy and he did a quite good job at it, so what do I know?
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I know the suit detail isn't 100% faithful to later Dredd gear, but it looks and feels more like the original gear he wore circa late 70s / early 80s. Looks VERY PROMISING TO ME. Have a gold star.
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Remember looking forward to the original big time when I was a kid used to run to the shop to get my weekely 2000ad and even brought judge dread law man of the future but came out the cinema in shock at how crap it was. Mega city looked great, costume looked good, armand assante was stealing scenes from all over the place but that was it, the rest stunk big time. Shame that film has ruined the budget for this but if this does well i'm sure we will get some judge death.
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All you americans that watched heroes check out Misfits if you can. It pisses all over heroes even with its low budget.
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I'm not saying this suit looks all that great either but the one under the link you posted looks cheesy as hell. I have to agree with Captainxeno tho they really nailed the designs in the first movie and as stupid as that script was the film still looks fantastic.
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Dredd isn't cool enough
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Check out the Dredd fan film, it looks better than this! Google "Judge Minty".
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Not sure yet about the suit, need to see more of it. I was hoping the shoulder pad to be a bit bigger, tough the size it is in the comic wouldn't be very practical.
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The makers of Judge Minty could save DNA Films' neck in an instant by helping supply suits for their big budget feature. The 'Minty' films' Dredd helmet/costume is nigh on perfect. Their designs follow the comic AND look practical. The movies are about creating the fantastic, not necessarily making something that would work in reallife. In this respect, let's keep Dredd's bike with it's massive wheels and Dredd's helmet, pads and badge as perfected by Brian Bolland and Mike McMahon!!! Is that too much to ask? If EVERYTHING had to be 'practical' then superheros would NEVER have cloaks for crying out loud!!!
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Nov 21, 2010 8:20:05 AM CST
The movies are about creating the fantastic, not necessarily mak
by coolfan123
You've nailed it! I think this could be the huge potential flaw with this new film. Going the realistic route. As any Dredd reader will tell you, Judge Dredd isn't meant to be that realistic. Sure, the story covers material like democracy, freedom, fascism etc but there's just as much crazy comedy, weird crimes, extreme satire of modern day life. I don't believe Dredd was meant to be that realistic. Going for a realistic uniform may be missing the point of what Judge Dredd is all about. And anyway, Mega-City 1 is the most violent city on Earth. Judges need larger shoulder pads to protect them from all the crazy perps. They would want large imposing uniforms, not wimpy ones like Urban's! Dredd has to be imposing.
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like, say, Thomas Haden Church? :)
In any event, if I recall, the Stallone version only started to suck because he took off the helmet and because Armand Assante showed up to chew the scenery (as only he can) ... and because of Rob Schneider ... why exactly was Schneider in the film? He has one excellent moment where he does a Stallone impression, but if I remember, as a comedic sidekick, they didn't really give his character much to do. -
I dig it. If Judge Death is the story this could be insanely great.
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seriously? people are nitpicking at the most minor detail: chin to small, helmet too big, shoulder pads too small, uniform color is off, Urban yes, Urban no, Lawgiver isn't right, doesn't too futuristic, too gritty...Its like a bunch of hens clucking.The film will live and die based on its story, acting and directing...not because the helmet is too big or chin is too small...95% of the fans haven't even read 2000AD, so why would they care?!
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Wouldn't that be a prerequisite for being a fan?
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but Schneider and the stupid "I knew you'd say that" line ruined the first flick. As for Urban...looks like a cheap version of the Mike McMahon characterisation :s
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movie goers, not fans...95% in north america will only know Dredd from the Stallone movie and won't be nitpicking like this talkback.
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Orcus was a fan of JD since they first came out in the US in the 80's under the Eagle Comics banner, then copies of 2000AD started coming into the US in trickles back then
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Seriously, take any Judge Dredd comic and it was pretty mich Stallone's face.. Now mind you the movie.. was.. well not that good... Assante was wrong for the part, the plot was wrong period. And Rob Schneider as comic relief.. uh.. not that credible to begin with... OK!! the movie sucked!! but Silvester Stallone was Judge Dredd.. in the same fashion as Hugh Jackman is Wolverine.. Stallone was right for the part, but the movie was wrong, just stupid. Now.. I remember Karl Urban in Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess, he played multiple roles, including Julius Ceasar and I think Cupid. He could do a really good Dredd. He's got chops as an actor. I even will admit liked the "Doom" movie as well as Star Trek. But, if Stallone could reprise the role of Dredd, He would still be number 1 for the role.
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Even worse he thought to create a dramatically satisfying movie or character he NEEDED to take the helmet showed a vanity and complete lack of understanding of the actual character.
Don't get me wrong, I love Stallone's films, but to say 'he was Dredd' is totally and provably false..he mighta looked like a latter drawing of him, but he was not the character in any way. -
the pics show that the original design copied precisely, frankly looks a little gay. Costume design has moved on a little. Geeks that need that kind of literal translation only demonstrate they don't understand design when it moves out of the comic book page.
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Nov 21, 2010 7:45:02 PM CST
And yes it DOES look like EZQUERRA Era..this GOOD NAME for fans
by quantize
gettit dopes?
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into Youtube. I think DNA and Rebellion should use that song in the film. It's totally the vibe of Dredd!!!!
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into Youtube. I think DNA and Rebellion should use that song in the film. It's totally the vibe of Dredd!!!!
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because he'd been in DEMOLITION MAN
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That is so Dredd. I emailed Rebellion and asked them to consider it. :)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpsjEdQUzFA&playnext=1&list=PLD%20012DA43DD204155&index=41
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rubbish idea!
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but from what I see I think I liked Stallones shoulder pads better.
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If Raimi's Spiderman had been given a big head, brown suit and bulging shoulder pads, everyone would have been up in arms. So why then is it okay to muck around with one of Britains few remaining comic book icons?
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as far as i can remember AW's Batman was a lot more accurate rendition of CB's Batman.........Hmmmmmmm, what could that mean?
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cant be easy to spot all the badguys with that red cross blocking 40 % of your vision.. As long as you look cool right..
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Nov 22, 2010 3:25:26 PM CST
I'M IN....AS LONG AS THEY KEEP JAMES EARL JONES AND RECYCLED FOO
by meadowe
Seriously I know the fliq gets crapped on all the time, but it was ok all things considered. I know it's a big deal to have the helmet always on and maybe they'll honor that this time around. After all Karl Urban isn't that big a name or recognizable outside the film community. Anyway, I thought Stallone, Assante and Lane did the best with what was given...even Schneider.
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and the whole point of his design is that he looks like a bondage freak,( quiet when the grown ups are talking..)
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http://liveforfilms.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/greg-judge-dredd.jpg
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It's too damn stylized for live action
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Body Armor looks ok, need to see some more shots of the full garb. But as a die-hard 200AD fan, I'm pretty stoked about this one, Garland is being faithful to Wagner's ideal of Dredd. Need more on this
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the judge uniform was never about practicality, it was about authority. if you go practical, like the muddled costume here, you should drop the grand aspects of the costume almost completely....make the helmet more practical. its a literal translation here, but it really doesnt gel with the design approach on the body. I can see why the stallone movie dropped the cross on the visor...looks silly.
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back to the drawing board hopefully
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..before the rocky balboa debacle i always thought steven seagal's chin would've worked under that helmet. you know sort've fat and rounded. probably would've been only slightly better than that short-arse stallone version but the look is close to 2000AD's chin.
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I'm not so worried about the chin as much as the costume as a whole. Plus the story! If you want a good Dredd chin, look no further than Bob Geldof
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but a thunderous pair of lips too, the lower of which also looks like a chin which could lead to some confusion
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