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It seems that a long-standing rumor surrounding a classic of modern science fiction action has finally been confirmed. The film in question is “Dredd” of 2012, which was written by Alex Garland of “28 days later” and “Never Let Me Go” (among other things). Garland is, in the years following this film, he has become a notable director, Make everything from “the ex-Machina”, winner of an Oscar, to “civil war”. But it turns out that he also had a secret hand to direct Karl Urban as judge Dredd.
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In a recent interview with Gq It saw Garland decomposing his filmography, the filmmaker revealed that he had made ghosts in his time. Although he had not had details, it is clear that he was talking about The bomb at the beloved box office which was “Dredd”. Here is what Garland had to say:
“In truth, what happened, just to be frank on this subject, look, a lot of time has passed, I found myself on certain films mainly doing the direction of ghosts. Something is not going well, or I would feel that something is wrong, and I saw the execution of missing scenes this key component, and that does not really make sense to me. ” key component was there or not, but I was careful. “
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Although Garland was not immediately released and said, close sources / films have further confirmed the participation of Garland as director on “Dredd”. It makes him clear what he is talking about here. This does not mean that Garland could not have made any credited realization on other films, but we no longer need to be surprised on “Dredd”.
Alex Garland’s fingerprints are everywhere in Dredd
Just to summarize, “Dredd”, which is based on the character of judge Dredd of the longtime comic strip series of “2000 AD”, was produced by Pete Travis. In other words, Travis is the one who was the director credited with the project. However, rumors have persisted for years that Garland, who wrote the script, actually passed the camera. Now we have confirmation, more than a decade later, that’s exactly what happened.
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For what it is worth, “Dredd” was acclaimed by criticism but turned out to be a major disappointment at the box office, pulling only $ 41 million worldwide. Over the years since then, Travis has largely carried out television projects. Garland, on the other hand, has become an extremely successful director, having especially recently Co-directed the war film of the A24 “Warfare” alongside Ray Mendoza. Some of his other credits include “annihilation” and ministries of the “Defs” mini-series.
This does not mean that Travis is to blame for what happened with this film. Many went badly along the way. At the same time, it now seems just that Garland gets credit for making the film what it is. Fans have claimed a “Dredd” following for years, which will not happen. But this endless complaint says a lot about what Garland has accomplished in a difficult situation. Nor is it surprising that he then made his director’s debut with “ex Machina” two years later.
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In the end, that does not change anything about the film itself, but it only adds more intrigue to the story of a film that many people love (although it does not find its audience at the time). He also only demonstrates how great a filmmaker is.
