Arriving in cinemas next week is the return of Judge Dredd to the big screen in Dredd 3D. Our review of the film is live from Monday, but in the meantime, writer Alex Garland has been chatting about the project on the 2000AD forum.
Amongst the chatter, he’s addressed the plan for a sequel, were he to get the opportunity to make Dredd 2. “It would be about origins and subversion”, he revealed, “and Chopper would feature. In fact, I think Chopper would start and end the story. Apart from him, my rough plan involves Fargo, Giant, Angel Gang, and a version of Satanus. For a trilogy, add Cal and the Dark Judges. And Anderson would be in all three. But... just to be clear, this is hugely speculative and also unlikely, for any number of reasons”.
Furthermore, Garland would like to use the Dark Judges properly, too: “not play them for laughs… just make them totally malevolent and lethal… use practical effects where possible”.
Finally, Garland was asked if he’d definitely be doing a sequel if Dredd 2 got a green light. The news might not be so good there, though, as he said “There are some variables which would rule me out immediately”. Presumably, he has another project or two close to fruition.
The full webchat can be found here, and thanks to Bleeding Cool for pointing us in the direction of it.
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