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In an interview with The Playlist’s Discourse, Karl Urban said he would love to return for a sequel to Dredd. The movie is based on the 2000 AD comic book series Judge Dredd, and Urban played the titular character. “I would love to reprise that role in a heartbeat. I really would. I had so much fun making that movie,” Urban said. “If I’m not part of it, then I’m all good with it. I just want to see more Dredd stories.”
Karl Urban Not Likely to Return to Dredd Franchise
Karl Urban starred in Dredd in 2012, the second film for the long-running comic book property. Sylvester Stallone took the lead in a movie called Judge Dredd in the 90s, but critics and fans heavily criticized that release. However, Urban’s Dredd received high praise, especially from comic book fans. The only thing holding it down was that the story was too similar to the South Korean action masterpiece The Raid, and the comparisons were strong.
In Urban’s movie, he played Judge Dredd, the main law enforcement officer in Mega-City One, which is overrun with criminals. He has to take down the mafia head (Laura Headey), who remains protected in a high-rise building that Dredd and his fellow judges have to work their way through to reach her. The R-rated action movie has an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score.
