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At ease Cadets,
Just like a number 77 hoverbus you wait ages for one an as soon as it turns up so does another. In the same vein we wait ages for news of a Dredd movie and we reported on Dredd movie news yeaterday and today we have more movie news.
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Tuesday October 23 5:10 AM ET
Judge Dredd courts new film deal
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Comic book publisher 2000 AD has signed a deal to produce two movies based on its character Judge Dredd, the heroic lawkeeper of a 22nd century metropolis whose mantra is ``I am the Law.''
The Dredd character was previously adapted for the screen in the 1995 film ``Judge Dredd,'' starring Sylvester Stallone, which flopped at the box office.
The first picture under 2000 AD's pact with independent producer Shoreline Entertainment will be ``Judge Dredd: Dredd Reckoning.''
The project, which will see the hero losing confidence in the corrupt legal system, will be shot back-to-back with the second picture under the deal, ``Judge Dredd: Possession,'' in which Dredd has to face up to the moral dilemma of having to kill his partner when she is possessed by Judge Death.
``We are reinventing the franchise by taking it back to the edge and style of the original comicbook,'' said Shoreline principal Morris Ruskin, who will serve as a producer.
``This is a great time for movies about superheroes,'' said his Shoreline partner, Vicki Pike, ``and there are thousands of Judge Dredd stories, so there is endless material available to work with. It will also be easier to brand the movies by presenting them back-to-back.''
Reuters/Variety REUTERS
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read it for yourself at:
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