We’ve told you a bit about the new Judge Dredd film in development, which is based on a screenplay written by Alex Garland (28 Days Later) and art by Jock (2000 AD, The Losers). Outside of that, and the absence of Sylvester Stallone, we actually know very little about the project.

The creator of Judge Dredd, John Wagner – recently sat down for an interview and was asked a bit about his involvement and knowledge of the developing adaptation. According to Wagner, the upcoming take should be much closer to the “Dredd” comics than the much reviled first film from 1995.

Wagner said,

“I have read the script (by Alex Garland) and seen Jock’s visuals, While I can’t go into detail about the content I can say that it’s high-octane, edge of the seat stuff, and gives a far truer representation of Dredd than the first movie.”

Wagner’s didn’t hold much back about his feelings of the first DREDD movie.

“I hated that plot, It was Dredd pressed through the Hollywood cliché mill, a dynastic power struggle that had little connection with the character we know from the comic.”

Is Wagner confident that the new “Judge Dredd” will be successful?

“Confident? I will be once I hear they’ve started filming, There’s many a slip.”

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