|
|
"Judge Dredd" was 12 months in pre-production
It was 18 years ago that writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra created the character of Judge Dredd
Director Danny Cannon says he has inspired by the comic since he was 9.
Director Cannon visualised "Judge Dredd" as an action film comparable to classic epics such as "Spartacus," "Ben Hur,"
He believed it was "as much an epic passion play as it is a sci-fi film"
He "didn't want audiences merely to be dazzled by the special effects"
It took six months to build the enormous sets of "Judge Dredd's" Mega-City One
Director Cannon, himself an artist, spent an entire year with art directors and a team of illustrators conceiving the overall look of the picture.
Production designer Nigel Phelps saw Mega- City One as "a medieval walled city of the future which has grown beyond anyone's imagination"
The unique city was created with a combination of full scale sets, miniatures as well as computer generated images
Initially, North Africa had been selected as the site for the Cursed Earth sequences but the decision was made to move the shoot to Iceland
Danny Cannon sees Stallone as "a contemporary megastar, an icon in the same way that Dredd is in his universe."
The writers of the movie saw the removal of the character's helmet as a way to humanize him... and give him an identity.
Actor Stallone wanted a chance to redefine the hero of the 22nd century.
Stallone wanted Dredd to be "a true thinking man, not just a dispassionate dispenser of Law."
Sylvester Stallone believes that movie audiences want to see the hero undergo a revelation which transforms him, makes him greater than he was before.
DANNY CANNON (Director)
made his feature film debut in his native England with "The Young Americans" (starring Harvey Kietel)
In 1987, he won the BBC Young Filmmaker of the Year Award
CHARLES M. LIPPINCOTT (Producer)
Worked with such filmmakers, writers and producers as Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, Michael Crichton
He also produced "Comic Book Confidential," a lively feature-length survey of American comic books, which has won numerous awards.
BEAU E.L. MARKS (Producer)
Helped to produce "The Hunt for Red October", "Die Hard" and "Predator".
WILLIAM WISHER (Written by)
Wrote James Cameron's 1991 hit "Terminator 2: Judgment Day".
STEVEN E. DE SOUZA (Screenplay by)
Has written "Running Man," and "Die Hard"
MICHAEL DE LUCA (Story by)
A president of New Line Productions he is responsible for all their output which includes "Seven" and the more recent "Lost in Space".
ANDREW G. VAJNA (Executive Producer)
Produced the Rambo with Stallone and later "Total Recall" with Arnie.
EDWARD R. PRESSMAN (Executive Producer)
Among his more than 40 feature film credits "Wall Street", "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Crow".
He also helped initiate Wolfgang Peterson's highly acclaimed "Das Boot," one of the highest grossing foreign films in U.S. history.
ADRIAN BIDDLE, B.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Was responsible for the photography on "Aliens"
NIGEL PHELPS (Production Designer)
Helped on Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and Tim Burton's "Batman".
ALEX MACKIE (Film Editor)
Has a history working with Danny Cannon the Director and has been in the industry for 16 years.
HARRY KERAMIDAS (Film Editor)
graduated with a degree in industrial psychology.
EMMA PORTEOUS (Costume Designer)
lead designer on over 40 major feature films including "Alien".
ALAN SILVESTRI (Music by)
Has previously worked on "Mission: Impossible" and "Predator".
Send any coments you have about the movie here.
This is where you will see your own comments or read what others have to say.
