We have our first look at Karl Urban as Judge Dredd in the simply titled DREDD, coming from the twitter feed of “Jock” (comic artist and concept designer) who is associated with 2000AD. First, keep in mind that this is from a rehearsal and probably doesn’t reflect the look or locations of the actual shoot. Most likely the costume is being tested and they tossed him in the nearest concrete hallway…
If that’s the primary costume then it seems they’ve drug it back somewhere between reality and comic book, which reconciles well with an attempt to reboot a franchise after Stallone’s cartoon of a movie. The costume seems a little characterless though, and the helmet a little ill-fitting, but those kinds of observations are irrelevant considering how without context this picture is. This could still be in the design or fabrication stage.. who knows? Roughly lightening up the picture shows the details and it’s clear they’re going for a thickly textured military look, with a pretty toned-down helmet design. Urban’s chin looks mean enough.
I really wouldn’t take much more from this than an indication of the general aesthetic they’ll be going for, but let’s see a nicely-lit production still at least before we go any farther than that.
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Toned down helmet?, it's closer to the comic -pretty much a direct translation- than the Stallone one.
Judge Dredd: Fear The Chin
I just don't like the helmet as it seems too big. I don't understand why, especially in the near future, you would have a helmet that big. When you run wouldn't it hit the sides of your head?
His head looks too small for that helmet.
That Helmet is very accurate to the comic design, but it needs to be sized down a bit. Liking the general look/aesthetic of the outfit.They really had to tone down all the fancy padding. The justification in the comic was that because everyone in Megacity One was so crazy looking and into bizarre fads and fashions, the Judges had to be able to stand out in a crowd. But on film it would be too much. And a blast vest is a good idea too. Don't care how tough Dredd is, only an idiot would get into regular shoot-outs without body armor. Maybe some of the poor comics artists will adopt this version and be saved from having to draw endless fucking eagles.
I still just can't believe this movie is happening. Very psyched for it though, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the character.
Not sure…I think it's way too padded.Fake ballistic armor always has a way of looking bad when not done well.And he seems to be swimming in the thing aswell.Loved the look of the suit's in Stallone's Dredd all be it cliche' spandex..Hopefully they get the look tuned up by the time they shoot.
Urban doesn't seem to have a strong enough jaw-line for this. Stallone's chin on the other hand at least looked the part. Thoughts?
Sylvester Stallone's chin calls Carl Urban's chin "Daddy" while Carl Urban's chin fucks it in the ass. Then Carl Urban's chin goes over your house and makes your mom beg to lick Sylvester Stallone's shit off his chin dick. Or something. Anyway, it's nice to know they're still fitting the thing, because Urban looks like a kid wearing oversized cosplay. Uh, a kid who needs a shave. And who can't see a fucking thing.
It looks authentic to the comic and that is half of what makes a good translation to movie. Urban has the ability to pull the character off, now we have to see if the story and the other visuals hold up as well.
looks good, the eagle and the shoulder pad as seen in the comic would never work on film, but the helmet in the pic needs a slight redesign, its cool…looks just like dredds helmet should do but like the eagle and the shoulder pad in the comic, what holds up in one medium does not quite work in another.
i vote for anthrax for the title music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVFi6qkPHE
Nevermind the size of the helmet, the thing is just a silly design with that big X through the middle of it. How's the guy supposed to focus on anything closer than 12 meters away? It's not as flat-out stupid as that Batman costume with the rigid neck but it's still pretty stupid. "But Hannibal, it's true to the comic." THEN THE COMIC'S STUPID!!! DO I HAVE TO DO THE MATH FOR YOU!?!
Did somebody in props order the super-sized version of the Dredd helmet or something. That helmet looks way too damn big on Urban's head. If there's one thing that shouldn't be fucked with from the Stallone version, it's the costume, and especially the helmet.
Keep spinning that top Cobb, you crazy dreamlost bastard.
Gotta echo those that say the costume design was NOT something broken in the Stallone version, nor was most of the production design, nor the score, it was some effects, some casting and the screenplay.
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