‘Dredd’ Sequel Will Happen, But Probably Not The Way You Were Hoping

A Dredd sequel has been announced, but probably not the way that you were hoping, according to a recent report from IGN.

According to the website, the continuation of 2012’s well-received apology for the 1995 Sly Stallone disaster will come in the form of a comic book.

Nice, yes, but hardly a chance to see Karl Urban and Olivia Thirlby kicking butt again in the dystopian world of Mega City.

The news came this month with the release of a poster from 2000AD in which Judge Dredd, doing his best Karl Urban, points a gun at us with the words, “Did someone mention a sequel?” above the image.

IGN noted that the continuation should hit shelves in September of this year, which means San Diego Comic-Con will be one to watch from Mr. Judge-Jury-Executioner’s publishing house.

Now you’ll notice we said Dredd 2012 was well-received, but we did not say it was a box office hit. That’s because it wasn’t.

On a $50 million budget, the film couldn’t muster more than $36 million in worldwide take, according to the numbers at Box Office Mojo.

But don’t cry too hard for director Pete Travis’ cast and crew. January brought strong reports from the UK, which had already been a box office stronghold dating back to the film’s overseas release in September 2012.

According to the first home video numbers, the movie sold 650,000 copies on Blu-ray and DVD its first week and bumped Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises from the top spot.

Producers quickly quelled fans’ hopes, however, by informing the public that a Dredd sequel was still unlikely. Prior to the theatrical release, 2000AD had released a prequel comic. Watch the three-minute motion version here:

The movie hashed out in graphic detail what happened next to Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), so you may want to give it another watch before picking up September’s release.

Are you disappointed that a Dredd sequel won’t be happening on the big screen? Will you be picking up the graphic continuation?