DREDD (Director Not Fired)

• DIRECTOR DIDN’T GETFIRED FROM DREDD

A while back we reported on some potentially troublesomenews that Dredd director Pete Travis was no longer involved in the film andthat writer/producer Alex Garland had stepped in as his post-productionreplacement. Today, an official update has been issued from both Travis andGarland that reads as follows:

Karl Urban as Dredd

"During all stages of the filmmaking, 'Dredd' has beena collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties. From the outsetwe decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation hasbeen misinterpreted. To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remainsa central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-directorcredit. We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfullysuggest that it is judged on viewing when its released next year."

Set in a dystopian future, the adaptation of the Britishcomic book anthology "2000 A.D." (within which Judge Dreddis arecurring story) focuses on a police force given the power to act as judge,jury and executioner to whomsoever they perceive to be part of the criminalelement.

The source material was previously adapted into a film in1995 with Sylvester Stallone in the lead. This version features Karl Urban asDredd with a supporting cast that includes Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey.

Dredd is still planned for release in 2D and 3D on September21, 2012.