Who is the director of the movie Dredd?
Jump to navigation Jump to search. 2012 film directed by Pete Travis. Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland. It is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and its eponymous character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.
What makes Judge Dredd such a good movie?
The grungy neon lights of a dystopian future, the scarlet blood and glimmering glass, the hauntingly beautiful slow motion, what makes this movie great is definitely the visual aspects. Dredd himself is very one dimensional, forcedly so. Stern, analytical, gruff, his toughness masking a side of him the audience never actually gets to see.
Is Judge Dredd in the Death Race 2000 commercial?
Wagner gave Ezquerra an advertisement for the film Death Race 2000, showing the character Frankenstein (played by David Carradine) clad in black leather on a motorbike, as a suggestion of Dredd’s appearance.
What happened to Judge Dredd in the 76th floor?
Ma-Ma orders Dredd and Anderson killed, forcing the Judges to fight their way through dozens of armed thugs. Arriving at the 76th floor, the Judges are assaulted by Ma-Ma and her men with rotary cannons that rip through the walls, killing numerous residents.
How much did the movie Dredd make at the box office?
Despite the positive critical response, the film earned just over $41 million at the box office on an estimated budget of $30–45 million. Dredd saw greater success following its home release, and has since been recognised as a cult film.
Is the new Judge Dredd movie a remake?
Judge Dredd creator John Wagner acted as a consultant on the film. In 2012, he confirmed that it was a new adaptation of the comic material and was not a remake of the 1995 adaptation Judge Dredd, which starred Sylvester Stallone.
What is the setting of Judge Dredd movie?
Dredd is the movie version of 2000AD icon Judge Dredd that everyone always wanted. A brutal action film that merges its source material with the corridor fights and filming style of The Raid, Dredd is more or less entirely set in a single 200-floor tower block called Peach Tree.