Taika Waititi Directing 'Judge Dredd' From A Drew Pearce Script

Taika Waititi is set to direct a new feature film adaptation of Judge Dredd, the well-known and violent British comic book character. Drew Pearce is on board to write the screenplay, with the production team including Dredd rights holders Chris Kingsley, Jason Kingsley, and Ben Smith from Rebellion Developments, along with Roy Lee from Vertigo Entertainment, Jeremy Platt, Natalie Viscuso, and Pearce.

The comic was developed in the late 1970s by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, with Dredd making his first appearance in the weekly British anthology 2000 AD. The narrative depicts Dredd as a law enforcement officer in the dystopian future city of Mega-City One, as part of a police force that empowers officers to serve as judge, jury, and executioner.

The character transitioned to film with a Hollywood adaptation in 1995, featuring Sylvester Stallone, and again in 2012, simply titled Dredd, starring Karl Urban.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter