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Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made
In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer to the big screen. In the years that followed, it looked like Tony Scott might direct a film based...
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Judge Dredd (1995), and the long battle to get it made is an episode from Film Stories with Simon Brew by Simon Brew. In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer t...
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Published Mar 30, 2026, 60:32 long, audio available.
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In 1980, an option was taken out on Judge Dredd with a view of getting a movie of Mega City One's legendary law enforcer to the big screen. In the years that followed, it looked like Tony Scott might direct a film based on 2000AD comics' most famous character, with Arnold Schwarzenegger sniffing around. In the end, 1995 saw a seasoned movie star in Sylvester Stallone and a twentysomething British film director called Danny Cannon realising the film. Turned out to be quite a story... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Published Mar 30, 2026 and 60:32 long