Dredd and Anderson learn of a drug den on the 39th floor, which they raid, suspecting the perps from the Ma-Ma clan operated from there. This calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture – Peachtree Block, a 200 story slum housing project controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan. They hear of a heinous crime where someone had executed three rogue drug dealers by having them skinned, infused with the new drug Slo-Mo and thrown down the atrium from the 39th floor. Dredd hears that the Chief Judge wants to see him, so Dredd returns to the Grand Hall of Justice.ĭuring a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson, a rookie Judge with powerful psychic abilities due to a genetic mutation as a result of radiation exposure. Dredd then gives up negotiation and shoots Zwirner in the mouth with a hot-shot flare, burning through his brain and killing him. Zwirner freaks out, telling Dredd that he has no leverage and will kill the girl unless he walks. However, Dredd tells him that if he lets the girl go, he will get a life sentence without possibility of parole in the iso-cubes. Dredd draws his weapon and tells headquarters to send paramedics before walking into the restaurant Zwirner is holding people hostage at.ĭredd tells Zwirner that his crimes include multiple homicide and attempted murder of a judge, which normally warrants a death sentence. Dredd then hears shots fired and notices that Zwirner survived the crash and fled into a nearby Mega Block where he shoots a "fattie" and takes a girl named Rosa hostage. Dredd uses the side-mounted machine guns with brass catchers on the motorcycle to blow the van's tires out, causing it to spin out of control, roll over and crash.ĭredd parks the bike and activates the message telling civilians to stay back before walking over to the overturned car where he finds the dead bodies of the driver, passenger and a vial of the new drug Slo-Mo. Seeing an innocent die is the last straw for Dredd, who informs headquarters that he is taking them out. Dredd forces them off the highway to lower the risk of fatalities only for the minivan to run into a pedestrian, killing him. Passenger Ethan Zwirner notices Dredd and arms an Armscor BXP submachine gun, which he uses to fire on Dredd. The driver speeds off after noticing Dredd perusing them. Dredd deduces that the driver is under the influence of narcotics and chases after them. he notices a minivan driving very erratically. Take Down ĭredd cruises through the Mega-Highways of Mega City One on his Lawmaster motorcycle where he receives a bulletin from control about three perps, which he then investigates. Judges." -Judge Dredd's immortal first lines. Only one thing fighting for order in the chaos: the men and women of the Hall of Justice. 800 million people living in the ruin of the old world and the mega structures of the new one. Inside the walls, a cursed city, stretching from Boston to Washington D.C. He played Dredd with a raspy and harsh vocal tone akin to "a saw cutting through bone", which he found difficult to sustain. He insisted on performing his own motorcycle stunts for the film. He also underwent weapons and technical training to learn how to operate under fire, how to arrest criminals and breach doors. The role also demanded physical preparation Urban undertook intensive physical training to become a "beast of a man". In a way, Dredd personifies the ends justifying the means. He viewed the character as an average man with an insanely tough job in a fragmenting society and likened Dredd's heroism to that of a fireman. He found the role challenging because the character never removes his helmet, requiring Urban to convey emotion without using his eyes. Urban approached the producers about joining the film. Producer Allon Reich described Dredd as "an extreme character, and he administers justice with an extreme lack of prejudice". " -John Wagner, creator of Judge Dredd.ĭredd is a famed and feared Judge. He's your greatest hero and biggest nightmare wrapped up in one. " He's a good guy and he's a badass at the same time.
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