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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
23 hours ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not »
- Garth Franklin
"Judge Dredd" Lays Down The Law...
3 December 2009 10:28 AM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
British comics illustrator Mark Simpson, aka 'Jock', noted for his work with writer Andy Diggle on the comic books "2000 Ad" and "The Losers", has posted some new 'Judge Dredd' concept designs for the developing "Judge Dredd' feature from DNA Films and Fox Searchlight.
Producer is Allon "28 Weeks Later" Reich from a screenplay by Alex Garland.
First published in 1977, created by writer John Wagner, artist Carlos Ezquerra and editor Pat Mills, 'Judge Dredd' debuted in Brit sci fi anthology "2000 Ad", leading to numerous comic book spin-offs.
Inspired by Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry", Dredd is a law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. Dredd and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and execute criminals on the spot.
With 'bionic' eyes implanted after a time-traveling mission to the 'City Of The Damned', »
- SneakPeek.Ca
The Crazies to Run Amok in 2010
23 November 2009 5:03 AM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The Crazies is a little seen 1973 horror film by George A. Romero. The plot revolves around a city under siege from infected, murdering psychopaths – and the army – who are sent in to clear up the mess. It has proved hugely influential since. Screenwriter and novelist Alex Garland essentially amalgamated Romero’s landmark flick, Night of the Living Dead with The Crazies. The result being: 28 Days Later. Flash-forward to 2009 and The Crazies has been remade by Hollywood filmmaker Breck Eisner into a mega-budget action-horror.
Whilst the original Romero flick can be seen as a holy relic of exploitation cinema, it is by no means, perfect. Its low budget overcome by the strength of the premise. In 2004, Zack Snyder directed a pretty decent adaptation of Romero’s masterpiece Dawn of the Dead, so it was only a matter of time before studios rummaged further into his back catalogue.
Romero’s socio-political commentaries »
- Martyn Conterio
News on Possible 'Judge Dredd' Film
22 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Word over the past couple of days that some creatives have been meeting over a new 'Judge Dredd' movie, leading to speculation that a director may be announced soon.
Comic book artist Mark Simpson, who draws under the pseudonym Jock, was reported as having Twittered about a meeting regarding the 'Judge Dredd' film this past weekend, according to Superhero Hype!. Andy Diggle, currently one of the higher-profile scribes at Marvel Comics, is also said to have been present.
No word yet as to what Simpson or Diggle’s involvement in the project would be, but Jock had previously drawn Judge Dredd for the sci-fi publication 2000 A.D. He and Diggle have teamed up before on the DC/Vertigo comic book "The Losers", which has been turned into a film directed by Sylvain White, and will be released in theaters in April 2010.
'Judge Dredd' is »
Introducing Carey Mulletigan
29 October 2009 4:50 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
The Playlist has a first look at Never Let Me Go, the upcoming Mark Romanek adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel that's got a host of British talent attached, including including Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, and screenwriter Alex Garland. And then there's white-hot An Education ingenue Carey Mulligan, who definitely appears to be working the "business up front, party in the back" look in the film. We're not sure who she's playing, but based on that hairstyle, we have a hunch: »
‘Lobo’ & ‘Judge Dredd’ Won’t Rely on Comic Book Guys
26 October 2009 1:49 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
What are the chances that this is good news?
/Film relayed to us that comic book writer Alan Grant mentioned at the McM Expo (the little sister of Comic Con that takes place across the pond) that neither he, Keith Giffen nor Simon Bisley have been contacted about consulting for the upcoming Lobo film and the same goes for him and John Wagner regarding a new Judge Dredd. “Jock,” (a.k.a. British Comic book artist Mark Simpson) who’s been working on concept art for Dredd stated plainly that no one’s been tapped to direct the film. How plainly, you ask? This plainly!
“…there’s not a director attached at the moment”.
Crazy. Anyway, wanna little context for all these names and movies? Then read on, people.
Let’s deal with Lobo first. He’s the central character in the eponymous comic published by DC that follows him »
- Scott Miller
No Director Attached to Judge Dredd, Neither Dredd Nor Lobo Producers or Writers Consulting The Comic’s Creators
24 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Update: According to three sources close to the Judge Dredd film (two are employees at Rebellion, the publishers of 2000Ad, the other is Jock, responsible for the concept art at the head of this post) a draft of Alex Garland's Judge Dredd screenplay has been shown to John Wagner, who created Dredd alongside artist Carlos Ezquerra. What isn't clear - yet - is what feedback Wagner offered, or how that feedback has/hasn't had an impact. It is worth noting that many Dredd stories credited to either Alan Grant or John Wagner alone were actually written by the two of them in partnership, like some kind of reverse Lennon and McCartney. The closest UK equivalent to Comic-Con would be the McM Expo and I've been there today, looking for scoop. It’s not one half the size of San Diego’s mammoth geek Mecca (okay, not a quarter of the size, »
- Brendon Connelly
Judge Dredd, The Fly and Barbarella remakes deemed most pointless
12 October 2009 12:55 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Back in December, it was revealed that a new Judge Dredd movie was to be made in a partnership between Danny Boyle's London-based DNA Films and computer games developer Rebellion, which owns the rights to the character.
However, in January, Boyle seemed unaware of the remake when asked about it and said he couldn't imagine a new version would be any better than the 1995 effort with Sylvester Stallone.
But last month, a Twitter message revealed that visualisations were being created and that Alex Garland was writing, or had written, a "great script" for the project. Garland has previously worked with Boyle on Sunshine and 28 Days Later.
I included the film in a poll that listed a series of proposed remakes and asked which was the most unnecessary.
To my surprise, Judge Dredd came top with 12 per cent of the 1,400 votes cast in the 12 days since the poll started. Is »
- David Bentley
Cast This: Judge Dredd
15 September 2009 2:23 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Last week we learned that a Judge Dredd remake is more than likely going ahead with producer Danny Boyle and his screenwriting chum Alex Garland, implying that it might actually have the potential to be a pretty decent film. There's no director attached yet, but more importantly than that, we need a star. That.s why in this week's edition of Cast This, we.re looking for the right man to dispense futuristic justice by donning the helmet of Judge Dredd. The original Judge Dredd is one »
- Paul Tassi
Judge Dredd to be Rebooted
10 September 2009 2:38 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Judge Dredd, starring Sylvester Stallone and Diane Lane, was a commercial and critical flop back in 1995. Now, nearly 15 years later, it seems that a reboot for the film is in the works. Screenwriter Alex Garland, known for 28 Days Later and Sunshine, has apparently written a script. The report came in from comic book artist Mark Simpson via Twitter. Simpson also stated that he is working on concept art for the film. DNA films, the production company behind 28 Days Later and Sunshine, is said to be working with 2000 Ad, the original publishing company for the Judge Dredd comic books. With the given information, fans can only hope that Danny Boyle will sign on to direct. Eric Hatch »
- Ricky
Writer of 28 Days Later Tackles Judge Dredd Reboot
10 September 2009 6:11 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Late last year we heard that a new Judge Dredd movie was in development [1], and that it would not be a sequel but rather a fresh start to the comic book-based film franchise. Considering that the first Judge Dredd movie was a failure both critically and commercially, this seemed like a wise choice. At the time there was no word on who might be involved in this reboot, only that UK production company DNA Films was working with original publisher 2000 Ad on it. Now this week it appears that a screenwriter has been set for the project, and it's someone who might be able to spark some interest from genre fans. According to the MTV Movies Blog [2], Alex Garland of 28 Days Later and Sunshine fame has penned the script. The report comes via the Twitter account of comic book artist Mark Simpson aka Jock [3], who is working on concept art for the film. »
- Sean
Alex Garland Writing Judge Dredd Script
10 September 2009 3:24 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
If you think the new Judge Dredd will be anything like the Sylvester Stallone movie from 1995, think again. Danny Boyle's DNA Films is producing the movie. And while Boyle won't be directing, Alex Garland, the screenwriter for Boyle's Sunshine and 28 Days Later, is writing the script.
Comic book artist Andrew "Jock" Simpson, who worked on Dredd comic strips in the UK and has been creating script visuals for the movie, confirmed the news on his Twitter page:
Working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland writes a great script. No production details are currently known, but with DNA putting Garland on scripting duties, it looks like Dredd is a project they are taking seriously.
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- Ryan Gowland
Is Alex Garland Writing The 'Judge Dredd' Script?
9 September 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Name-dropped in a tweet from "The Losers" artist Jock this week, Alex Garland looks to be the writer for the new "Judge Dredd" movie housed at Danny Boyle's DNA Films.
The "28 Days Later" writer would be a logical match at Boyle's production company, given the pair's history together on the zombie classic. Specks of Jock's concept artwork have already circulated, indicating he's been collaborating for some time on the project.
Though he has since taken down the tweet, calling into the question the official nature of Garland's attachment, the writer and artist do seem to be working together.
"[W]orking through script visuals for 'Judge Dredd' movie," Jock posted to his account. "Alex Garland writes a great script." Though he took down the post, we did preserve the words in yesterday's Twitter Report.
Given the wording of the post, Garland may even have completed a script for the film, »
- Brian Warmoth
‘28 Days’ Writer to Script ‘Judge Dredd’ Remake
9 September 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Well played, Danny Boyle. According to a twitter post from comic artist Jock that was scooped up by MTV Splash Page with almost zero context, Alex Garland is going to be writing the new Judge Dredd that for some reasons is being made during our lifetime. Garland wrote both 28 Days Later and Sunshine while Boyle directed, so the pairing seems perfectly natural. It also seems awesome. I realize that I was aghast at the idea of a remake when it was first announced, but I did note the silver lining of a production company that understands science fiction working on it. Now, with Garland, it seems like things are falling into place a bit better now that they've added a screenwriter that knows what he's doing. Could we actually be seeing a true-to-form adaptation of a great science fiction comic? Stay tuned for when they announce Sylvester Stallone as the lead. What »
- Dr. Cole Abaius
'Judge Dredd' Remake News: Alex Garland Writing the Screenplay
9 September 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Less than a year ago it was made known that a new adaptation of the ongoing dystopian action comic Judge Dredd was in the works, which I think is fair to say came as a surprise to most everyone. Not that the comic property became a poisoned well to return to after Dredd's first trip to the big screen, the bulky 1995 critical and commercial flop starring Sylvester Stallone and Rob Schneider in arguably his most annoying role ever. But you gotta admit it takes cojones to willingly associate millions upon millions of dollars with a title that is most often remembered in jest. Yet comic owner Rebellion and the production company DNA Films exhibited no signs of embarrassment in making the announcement last December that they were bringing the lawgiver back.
Now, thanks to the planet's newest and most reliable source of unimpeachable news, Twitter, we know just why those »
- Peter Hall
Has Alex Garland Written The Script For Judge Dredd?
9 September 2009 11:29 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Another film version of Judge Dredd has been kicking about the infamous development hell for about half a decade or so. In December of last year we got news that Danny Boyle’s (Slumdog Millionaire) DNA production shingle was going to be bringing a new Judge Dredd to the big screen.
Now we have news from the film’s illustrator and comic book artist “Jock” that screenwriter and novelist Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later and Sunshine) has penned the script.
In Janurary we reported that Jock had delivered some concept art for the film but at that point there was no script. Slash Film has been following Jock’s Tweets and yesterday he apparently tweeted:
“working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland writes a great script.”
This would seem to imply that Garland has either completed scripting duties on the film or at the very least »
- Niall Browne
Sunshine's Alex Garland is Writing the Judge Dredd Remake
9 September 2009 11:26 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
British screenwriter Alex Garland, the man behind 28 Days Later and Sunshine, two of my favorite screenplays of the last ten years, is, according to Empire via British comics artist Mark "Jock" Simpson's Twitter, currently writing a fresh adaptation of Judge Dredd. Now, Judge Dredd, as you may recall, was brought to life by Sylvester Stallone in the 1995 film directed by Danny Cannon. You may also remember, that that movie was terrible awesome by most accounts a failure. But with over 30 years of source comics from 2000Ad, the dystopian police-state satire is set to see the screen again (as we first reported last year). With Judge Dredd under the umbrella of Danny Boyle's DNA Films, it's no surprise that the writer most often associated with Boyle, Alex Garland, is spearheading this project. Mark Simpson, who's worked on the art for Judge Dredd comic strips as well as the concept »
- Brandon Lee Tenney
Judge Dredd Movie Gets A Writer
9 September 2009 9:19 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
It was back in January when this site (formerly known as Original Sharp Says) announced that Danny Boyle’s DNA Films had picked up the rights to the mega Brit sci-fi series – Judge Dredd. At the time Boyle sadly made it abundantly clear that regardless of his companies involvement, he would not be stepping in to direct.
Since then, all has been silent on the Judge Dredd project, until now. Kevin Smith, during his 24 hours tweet-a-thon spoke to comic book artist Mark “Jock” Simpson about the project, and once again is seems like Twitter is surly becoming the #1 source for breaking news:
@jock4twenty working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland writes a great script.
Alex Garland, writer of “The Beach” and “28 Days Later” is now apparently also the writer on DNA Films’ new Judge Dredd project, not only that but word has reached my ears that »
- Craig Sharp
What's Going On with Judge Dredd Remake?
9 September 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Back in January, it was reported that Rebellion and 2000 Ad were in development on a new "Judge Dredd" movie, based on the 2000 Ad comics and not the 1995 Sylvester Stallone film. Now eight months later, Jock, an artist who has worked on the "Dredd" comics, has posted a message on his Twitter account with an update on the feature film. "Working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Sunshine) writes a great script," he said. Judge Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 Ad is the magazine's longest running. Dredd is a law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner. He and his fellow Judges are empowered to arrest, sentence and even execute criminals on the spot. Check out Jock's "Judge Dredd" concept art below. Concept Art: »
Sunshine’s Alex Garland Writing Judge Dredd Remake
9 September 2009 8:50 AM, PDT | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
It’s been almost a year since Rebellion and 2000 Ad announced that they were planning to reboot their “Judge Dredd” property. Haven’t heard much from it since, but now we know who is currently writing the script: one Alex Garland. The news comes from the Twitter account of one Jock (via MTV), who was gushing about Garland’s script. Garland, in case you don’t know, is a pretty familiar name with genre movies, having penned Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” as well as the excellent “Sunshine”. The last Judge Dredd movie starred Sylvester Stallone as the toughest Mega City One judge, jury, and executioner of them all, and was directed by Danny Cannon in 1995. It, well, bombed, despite featuring a very dishy Diane Lane. »
- Nix
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