11 Fun Facts From the Movie Dredd To Slay Your Boredom

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Apr 14, 2017 10:00 PM EDT
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    Fictional character - The filmmakers decided that Dredd should appear lean and fast like a boxer rather than like "someone who spends hours sort of steroiding himself up." His Judge uniform was altered from the comic version "If you did a very faithful adaptation of the uniform you'd have someone who if he got stabbed in the stomach he'd be in big trouble. Dredd is out there on the frontline so he needed protection."
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    Movie - VFX supervisorsexperimented with an effect to replicate the visual effects of hallucinogenic drugs to see how Ilong it could be used before it distracted the viewer from the story or action sequence.
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    Batman - It was Karl Urban who approached the producers about joining the film. He underwent weapons and technical training to learn how to operate under fire, how to arrest criminals and breach doors. He insisted on performing his own motorcycle stunts for the film. He also undertook intensive physical training to become a "beast of a man".
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    Pc game - Running time: 95 minutes Body count: 102 The high body count was meant to show that Dredd doesn't hesitate when delivering sentences Unlike Anderson, Dredd never spares a criminal, let them go or bargains with them.
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    Face - The character Ma-Mawas originally written as an elderly woman butLena Headey convinced Alex Garland to make hera middle-ageperson witha male-hater personality.
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    Text - JUD G ME NT S C OMING DREAD In March 2013, executive producer said that a sequel was unlikely. In May 2013, Urban said that a sequel was still possible, noting that the film had found an audience, and the response of fans could resurrect the project. Dredd fans on Facebook launched a petition calling for a sequel. In July 2013,2000 AD endorsed the fan petition, sup- porting the campaign by printing advertisements in their publications, and by September 2013, it had attracted over 80,000 s
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    Fictional character - The Lawmaster motorcycles were actual functional bikes ridden by actors and stunt performers during filming. The original bike was customized by having the chassis extended and custom fairings added, as well as being fitted with the largest tires that would allow the motorcycle to remain operable.
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    Photo caption - HOMELESS JUNKIE VILL DEBASE SELF FOR CREDITS The currency used in Megacity future is known as "credits". A beggar at the entrance to Peach Trees block bears a sign "Homeless junkie will debase self for credits Because of the extremely toughness of stopping Dredd, the price on his head is 1million credits.
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    Action-adventure game - The last judge that Dredd fights in the slo-mo lab is named Lex. "Lex" is the Latin word for "law." Ironic considering he's the leader of the corrupt judges hired to kill Dredd
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    Font - In Ma-Ma's penthouse there is a Judge's helmet hanging on her wall with a length of gold chain attached to it, a nod to the comic design of Judge Dredd where the gold chain would link the badge to the uniform collar
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    Movie - Actress Olivia Thirlby undertook weapons and combat training, learning to perform a roundhouse kick to make her believably physically commanding. The character was partially inspired by singer Debbie Harry.
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