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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
According to my sources, he didn't really know Dredd at all, and did the opposite?

I mean, a lovey dovey scene with Hershey? Puhlease.

I'd heard that yes, he wasn't aware of the character, but that when he found out that people were upset about seeing Dredd's face he said he'd have been fine with leaving the helmet on. I mean, his voice is as well-known as his face - we'd all have known it was him anyway.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:

 Turnip Jedi wrote:


I think budget concerns is why MC looks a tad dull, no point splashing money for the brief opening prior to getting stuck in Peach Trees (which should have had a british celeb name, but global audience I guess)

still a great movie mind

IIRC, "Peach Trees" is the name of the restaurant where the director first met with the IP holders to discuss the project.

That's not a very good inside joke, then. It isn't amusing even if you're in on it.

Beats Harry Seacombe, Paul Chuckle, or Audie Murphy block? Those are fairly standard in the comics.

It’s also similar to the sort of names hellhole High Rise blocks were given in the U.K.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Beats Harry Seacombe, Paul Chuckle, or Audie Murphy block? Those are fairly standard in the comics.

It’s also similar to the sort of names hellhole High Rise blocks were given in the U.K.

As a fellow Brit I can easily imagine some tower block with more children than teeth called Peach Trees.

In the comics there was a ref to a "David Duke" block.

Well, there was Jimmy Saville block - but to be fair, that was before we knew what he'd done.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
Well, there was Jimmy Saville block - but to be fair, that was before we knew what he'd done.

To be fair, with MC1, I don't think that changes anything, it just underlines the tone even more

Is Teresa May in the comics yet? She should be.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Is Teresa May in the comics yet? She should be.

Thanks for giving a mod an excuse to lock yet another thread of mine for going political...

 Techpriestsupport wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Is Teresa May in the comics yet? She should be.

Thanks for giving a mod an excuse to lock yet another thread of mine for going political...

It's hardly politics. It is how 200AD has always gone, and it is just a cameo-like entry into a well-filled list.

The Judge Dredd comic has been doing political satire forever - it's a core part of the identity and writing.

Dredd lived in Rowdy Yates block (they did toss in non-brit references from time to time).

Dredd is also partially based on Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry".

Clint Eastwood played "Rowdy Yates" in Rawhide.