Released in 2012, Dredd, the second feature film adaptation of the violent comic book, starred Karl Urban and was penned by Alex Garland, becoming a cult favorite. Despite the film making no money at the box office, fans have fought for years to get a sequel of some kind. Well, that never materialized, but more than a decade later Judge Dredd is back with a reboot by…Taika Waititi?
THR reports Waititi will direct a new Judge Dredd movie penned by New writer Drew Pearce. Apparently, Hollywood is buzzing over this project and it’s easy to see why. Waititi’s irreverent sense of humor and background directing two Thor movies for Marvel make it seem like a perfect fit.
That said, the timing for this is all off. Waititi is just finishing his adaptation of Klara and the Sun. It also follows the shelving of his planned Akira movie that that had been developing for years. The main problem is that a Judge Dredd movie should’ve been done years ago when it was still hot.
Working in its favor is that Waititi and Pearce are both big Judge Dredd fans. Pearce, who also wrote Iron Man 3, Hobbs & Shaw, and directed Hotel Artemis, has the right background. Waititi’s comedic skills should be just right for Judge Dredd, tells the hyper-violent and satirical story of the ultimate law enforcer in the future city of Mega-City One, a place riddled with crime. The comic was first adapted into a disastrous `1995 movie starring Sylvester Stallone.
