So, you may recall in 2017 that a Dredd spin-off series, Mega City One, was given the greenlight and that Dredd star Karl Urban was in talks to at least cameo as the iconic lawman (here).
But, since then, very little has happened. We know that the first two seasons has been written (here) and then had to be rewritten and that was really all we heard of it.
But a good fandom lets nothing go and Urban has recently addressed it all once again… but it’s not revealed too much, sadly.
“Listen, I would love to make it [Mega City One],” Urban said.
“I’m on the record saying that a bunch of times. I don’t know if that’s gonna happen.”
On the long-gestating hopes of a Dredd sequel – 2016 seems like such a long time ago now – the star said: “I think that the guys that own the rights to Dredd, Rebellion, I think they’re developing something called ‘Mega-City One’ and it would just be great to see more Dredd, whether it’s with me or not, it doesn’t matter.
“I’m a fan of Dredd and there’s so many great stories there. I’d love to see them. And I have no doubt that, someday, someone will make it. It’s just a matter of time.”
Dredd, while being loved by the fans, was a box office failure – there are several debates as to what went wrong, from the r-rating, to the bad marketing, to the 3D release – and sadly, despite the fans’ crying out for it, a sequel never really seemed likely and the Mega City One series really felt like our only real chance of seeing Dredd coming back in the form of Urban’s superb take on the character.
But as of now, it seems less and less likely it’s happening.
But we’re fans… and hope springs eternal.
Would you like to see Urban return to the Dredd role on TV? Let me know your thoughts, gang…
Source: ComicBookNews
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