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Editor says, what if Danny Cannon made a serious sequel to Judge Dredd? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s).
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In 2005, on this day Danny Cannon's action movie "Judge Dredd II: The Doomsday Scenario" premiered in movie theatres across North America.
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Doomsday Scenario by Ed. and Eric OppenLoosely derived from the AD 2000 Comic, progs 1141-1164 and 1167, and Megazine 3.52-3.59 Christian Bale played a more faithful adaptation of the character than Sylvester Stallone, keeping his face covered throughout the movie (as the real Judge Dredd does in the comic). His deadly archenemy Orlok is a former judge of East-Meg One, the city which was destroyed in the Apocalypse War two decades before. In the sequel, a vengeful Orlok attempts to overcome Justice Department by spreading the Block Mania virus across Mega-City One.
The truer depicton of Dredd was heralded as a masterpiece by fans of the comic, although American's lack of familiarity with the milieu limited the movie's commercial success.
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~ This would have required the first Judge Dredd movie to do better at the box office, which it couldn't because most Americans are unfamiliar with the character and the milieu. 'Tis a pity---if they could have been a little truer to the character of Dredd himself (IOW, have an unknown play him, instead of Stallone, and keep his face covered like the real Dredd does) it would have been a fairly faithful adaptation.
Thanks, its changed now. Ed.
Comment from Kieren Colfer on Facebook:
This sort of implies that the first film was serious as well tho, rather than laughable to anyone who'd ever read the comics.....
Thanks, its changed now. Ed.
~ Was there ever a plan for a seqel in OTL?
Comment from Richard John Brown on Facebook:
Ron Perlman aka Hellboy should have gotten the gig in the original. He'd have no problem with keeping his helmet on.
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