DREDD

Year: 2012
USA: Lionsgate
UK: Entertainment Film Distributors
Cast: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Jason Cope, Rachel Wood, Andile Mngadi, Porteus Xandau Steenkamp, Emma Breschi, Rakie Ayola Tamer Burjaq, Warrick Grier, Wood Harris Shoki Mokgapa, Yohan Chun, Eden Knowles, Desmond Lai Lan, Deobia Oparei, Patrick Lyster, Travis Snyders, Chad Phillips, Domhnall Gleeson Joe Vaz, Scott Sparrow, Martin Kintu, Nicole Bailey
Director: Pete Travis
Countries: USA / UK / India
USA: mins
UK: mins
USA Rated: R for strong bloody violence, language, drug use and some sexual content
UK Certificate: tbc
USA Release Date: 21 September 2012
UK Release Date: 7 September 2012


Synopsis

"Judgement is coming."

The future America is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One- a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed.

During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture - a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan's inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound's control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.

The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and director Pete Travis bring DREDD 3D to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film. Filmed in 3D with stunning slow motion photography sequences, the film returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral incarnation from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra's revered comic strip.