Karl Urban recently discussed his possible involvement in the long-gestating Dredd TV series.

The Kiwi actor gave an open-ended response when asked whether he'll once again don the futuristic lawman's iconic helmet in Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, during an interview with The Guardian. "Regardless of whether or not I’m involved with [the show], I think it’s such a wonderful property," he said. "[Judge Dredd co-creator] John Wagner and his entire staff of writers and illustrators have created so many wonderful stories that I, personally, as a fan of Dredd, would love to see. I can’t wait to see what they do with it."

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Released in 2012, Dredd was directed by Pete Travis working from a screenplay by Alex Garland. The film opened to broadly positive reviews, however, it ultimately underperformed at the box office. This scuttled plans for a further two films headlined by 2000 AD magazine's most well-known character. Garland later revealed that he had already mapped out the rest of the Dredd trilogy, which would have culminated in a showdown between Judge Dredd and his deadliest enemies, The Dark Judges.

The franchise's future started looking brighter in May 2017, after IM Global and 2000 AD publisher Rebellion announced that a Judge Dredd TV show was in the works. Titled "Judge Dredd: Mega-City One," the series' exact connection to the Dredd movie was (and still is) unclear. That said, Urban later confirmed that Judge Dredd: Mega-City One's producers have approached him about reprising the Judge Dredd role. The actor is not yet officially attached to the production, however, he has repeatedly expressed his willingness to be involved.

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Although Judge Dredd: Mega-City One is apparently still in the early stages of development, comic book readers have already been treated to an official Dredd sequel. In 2018, 2000 AD released Dredd: Final Judgement, a two-part miniseries set in the same universe as the movie. Produced by Arthur Wyatt, Alex De Campi, and Henry Flint, Final Judgement functioned as a direct follow-up to Dredd and finally realized Garland's vision of pitting Urban's law enforcer against the Dark Judges.

Urban isn't the first big screen version of Judge Dredd to grace the pages of a comic book, either. The most recent 2000AD Christmas special featured a team-up between both the Urban and Sylvester Stallone incarnations of Dredd and their original, pen-and-ink inspiration. These three versions of Mega-City One's most feared judge are shown joining forces to tackle crime in a short story noted for calling out their surprising similarities as much as their obvious differences.

Judge Dredd: Mega-City One does not yet have a release date.

Source: The Guardian