Karl Urban Judge Dredd Interview

The unflinchingly brutal and bloodthirsty comic book adaptation Dredd 3D opens in theaters this weekend, and reviews – including our own – have been mostly positive.

We had the opportunity to sit down with Karl Urban, who plays the titular character Judge Dredd, to talk about his history with and attachment to the source material, the possibilities for a sequel, the helmet – and yes, the violence in the film.

Screen Rant: You had been a fan of the comic when you were younger, yes?

Karl Urban: “Yeah, that’s right. I first started reading it when I was about seventeen and I was really attracted to the whole dystopian view of the whole sort of futuristic ‘Blade Runner’-esque city. I mean Mega-City One is a character in itself within the ...

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