There's basically one location, one simple task for Dredd to complete and the action is bloody, interesting and very graphic. Dredd on the other hand is simple and perfect. And absolutely nothing interesting happens in that film.
To give some context to that, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon hobbles over the finish line only after two and a half hours. For one thing, it comes in at just 90 minutes. Even if you don't like comic book adaptations, I'd argue that Dredd is the perfect action movie. Of course just seeing another movie that followed the basis of the first would be absolutely excellent in its own right. And that's an interesting story to tell, especially when judges are the ones dishing out justice in the form of instant death penalties. Dredd has plenty of depth available, but he's also a representation of faceless and unaccountable lawmakers.
While I love and value the more thoughtful Marvel shows that Netflix has produced, there's some value in some slightly more action-packed drama too. The comic has been running since 1977 and there is incredible potential here to create a comic book TV series that takes the vast and overcrowded world of Mega-City One which houses 800 million people and where criminals are punished by the Judges of Justice Department. The Dredd universe is absolutely stuffed with amazing stories to tell. In fact, I think that Dredd could be the next huge hit for Netflix to make as an original series.
For one, those who love Dredd would flock to the service bumping subscriptions as well has helping Netflix reach more users than just those interested in the Marvel universe. So that makes companies like Amazon and Netflix ideal for funding a sequel. These days most films eventually make their initial investment back for the studio, but that's not what those businesses are looking for, they want a profit and ideally a large one. The original movie brought in just $35m theatrically across the world on a budget of $50m - according to Box Office Mojo - while the previous Stallone movie "Judge Dredd" managed £113m. Just look how sexy it would be! #BringBackDredd /S0DO0mkHZY
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