In the recent months actor Karl Urban has made no secret of the fact that he wants a DREDDsequel. The film didn’t perform as well as hoped at the box-office, with its highcertificaterating cutting into a chunk of the target market, it did however pick up a substantial following after the home entertainment release.
The film was written by Alex Garland, the writer famous for THE BEACH and SUNSHINE who before DREDD’s release stated that he had mapped out a three film story arc. The disappointing ticket sales meant that this got shelved but main actor Karl Urban has been championing a sequel quite heavily.
During a panel at Motor City Comic Con the LORD OF THE RINGS star discussed how much fun he had making DREDD, and how he had been into the comics since he was young. His desire to continue the character was evident as he said if he could afford to finance the film himself he would. He then revealed his latest idea and has pleaded with the fans, asking them to set up a Kickstartercampaign. He has promised that should the project get off the ground he will more than happily accept and play the bad-ass law enforcer for a second time.
We’ve seen how Kickstarter can bring projects back from the brink with axed television show Veronica Mars getting the big-screen treatment and DREDDwas actually a pretty decent film so maybe Urban will get his wish and we’ll see him handing out judgement once more.
Source: Comicbookcom
