Dredd’s version of the character is almost robotic in his adherence to the law.
On the basic level of being a comic book adaptation, Judge Dredd is drastically different from Dredd, beginning with the title character himself. Here's how Dredd overcame the failure of Judge Dredd and its own theatrical underperformance to become a revered underground success story a decade later.ĭredd Understands Its Character (& Mega-City One) Better Than Judge Dredd Did Whatever the reason for Dredd's failure to revitalize the character on the big-screen, time has been extremely kind to the film, with many remaining eager for the prospect of an eventual Dredd 2 (in lieu of Urban taking on Wolverine), and which Karl Urban himself has also endorsed. RELATED: The Boys Theory Explains Why Butcher & Hughie Get Those Temp V Powersĭredd's initial failure in 2012 has been attributed to numerous elements, from ineffective marketing to the negative reputation of Judge Dredd turning away audiences as well as unfortunate comparisons with the similar plot of The Raid: Redemption, which released a few months earlier. With Dredd's uncompromisingly rough, gory style and slow-motion sequences established by Ma-Ma's drug " Slow-Mo", Dredd stands as the best of Karl Urban's comic book movies as the Judge Dredd reboot fans of the character had been waiting for since the disappointment of the Sylvester Stallone-led Judge Dredd (which Stallone himself has expressed his own issues with).
In Dredd, the title character (Karl Urban) supervises Judge apprentice Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) on a drug bust in the mega-block known as Peach Trees under the ruthless rule of crime boss Ma-Ma (Lena Headey). A decade after its release, Dredd's popularity is greater than ever before after years of the movie being discovered on home media.
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