DREDD Screened At Cannes; Described As "DIRTY HARRY Meets DISTRICT 9"

Of course it is.

Knew it, looking forward to it

its surprising there still isnt a trailer....but 2bh its probably for the best, some movies release to many trailers or trailers that reveal to much nowadays this could be a smart move. The only thing that could go against it is if anyone outside fans know this is coming out, in which case a trailer is needed.

This could turn out to be an awesome movie. But I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't make a lot of money.

This sounds promising. I really hope this is good. Dredd is a character who is long overdue for a proper showing on the big screen.

"It’s Dirty Harry meets District 9."

That is the PERFECT description of what a JUDGE DREDD movie should be!!!

Officially excited about this!

Silly helmet.

I hope this is at least R-rated, anyone knows?

@DanteSparda

its going to be r-rated

Not sure if this site should do this as a new article but a poster for the film has been leaked!

http://www.lyricis.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dredd-3D-2-Cannes-2012.jpg

Yep, that is the first OFFICIAL poster online! :)

The X lines on the visor is how the helmet looks. The design of the helmet is 100 percent faithful to 2000AD's Judge Dredd although you could argue the shape of the helmet - how it fits on the head in relation to the size of the face - could be different. Here is another photo which showcases the uniform and helmets:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k192/danbo1138/dredd_3d_.jpg

"I actually love the original dredd on MOST of its execution…"-xfan320


but it's not the 'original' Dredd.

Huh, wasn't expecting anything positive. Guess I'll have to wait and see for my self on the movies release day.

@dreddhead-- I get that it's faithful to the design, but the fitting is all off..(like you said)

The crossed lines in the visor are OBVIOUSLY where the bridge of the nose fits, but they instead just put a giant black piece of plastic there.. and the top corners=eyes.. it looks good but fits like utter SH!T! Still wanna see it tho..just disappointed

If Mega-City 1 looks reasonably futuristic then a shanty town version could work. It's not the ideal way to do the city (arguably a very flawed approach) but the film is done on a small budget so visual compromises have to be made.

It's imperative there are enough glimpses of a sci-fi city. If it's too low-tech it will be a spectacular failure. Essential MC-1 is a city of the future. If they've nailed that sci-fi look it can work but we'll need to see a trailer to get some idea of the 'look'.

Sure, he is a PR Man. I wouldn't take anything he says as a sign the film is good or even faithful to the source material but the leaked image of the teaser poster looks cool. :)

I'm sure DNA Films' version of Judge Dredd will be a bit more contemporary because the budget is small and the external filming was done in Capetown South Africa. Not really the location you associate with Mega-City 1!

It's best to downgrade your expectations. This is not a 200 million dollars gritty R rated film. It's a 40 million dollars gritty R rated film so the look of the city, the blocks, the malls, the bikes, the other vehicles etc will reflect that smaller budget.

"It's a 40 million dollars gritty R rated film so the look of the city, the blocks, the malls, the bikes, the other vehicles etc will reflect that smaller budget."-dreddhead123


Eh, it's set in inside one city-block so we won't be seeing much of those things except in a few 'wides', so I think you should 'downgrade' your bullshit as to what this film is representing and has since the start.

The timing of this film could be a stroke of genius.* Judge Dredd is the ideal character to change people's perception of comic book heroes. After the Avengers, Batman Dark Knight Rises, Spider-Man 4, Dredd stands out because he's not a conventional superhero.

DNA should make a point that this isn't another superhero comic book character. This is Judge Dredd - Judge of Mega-City 1. He doesn't do 'super-powers'. :) That sort of approach could be used to market the film.

*September will be a tough month to sell Dredd to the public, though.

"Eh, it's set in inside one city-block so we won't be seeing much of those things except in a few 'wides', so I think you should 'downgrade' your bullshit as to what this film is representing and has since the start."

My bullshit?

Geez!

I wouldn't be surprised if the film is really cheap looking. It's worth pointing out the only person to praise the film is one of the producers!

If someone with no connection to the making of Dredd sees the film and says "Dredd 2012 captures the look of the comic book, the city is similar to the original version" then I'll be fine to admit I was wrong but all the stuff so far has been about a *shanty town Mega-City 1* and this is nothing like 2000AD's Judge Dredd. If the producers were to say: "we couldn't make the city as it looks in the comic because it would cost too much" - fair enough, that is an honest explanation, but if they think they can get away with shanty town MC-1 and Dredd chasing 20th century vehicles, I think they're deluding themselves. I predict a backlash.

Let's see what the trailer brings.

If she says shanty town then it's a shanty town. I don't see any misunderstanding in what she said.

From the sounds of it, the reason there isn't a trailer yet is due to the fact that they were showing / shopping this to potential distributors. That means, once someone picks it up, THEY will market it. And if it's as good as it sounds (no one walking out at Cannes is [frick]ing rare!) they'll market it's arse off.

Sometimes it pisses me off when they market films over a year in advance. You want to see the damned thing there and then but have to wait. I'd rather a big rash of ads a month or two before release. Sometimes you just go past it, otherwise.

I'm going to be pissed if this song doesn't end up in the movie!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_pTRXboRhyI

*spoiler* CatwomanTDKR is blackwidow

Haha be my guest!

Indeed!