Karl Urban Says « Conversations Are Happening » About « Dredd » TV Series – The actor offered some hope to tenacious fans campaigning for a « Dredd » series on Amazon or Netflix.

Say what you will about Karl Urban, but the« Dredd » star refuses to give up hope.

Just as tenacious fans of the commercially unsuccessful 2012 comic adaptation have lobbied for a sequel, signing petitions anddriving up its Blu-ray and DVD sales, Urban has remained a cheerleader for more « Dredd, » in whatever form it might take.

Just last week the actor threw his support behind a call for a « Dredd » television series on Netflix or Amazon, and now it looks as if maybe — just maybe — some wheels are beginning to turn.

During his panel Saturday afternoon at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, Urban reportedly said « conversations are happening » about that « Dredd » series at one of those two streaming services.

Of course, « Dredd » fans have been down this path before, with glimmers of hope for a sequel seemingly emerging, only to be quickly shattered. Producer Adi Shankar said last year that because of the film’s poor box-office performance — it grossed $41.5 million worldwide, falling short of its production budget — someone of Dwayne Johnson’s caliber would have to sign on for a sequel to secure financing.

« Maybe we get The Rock in and fucking save the franchise, » he said, « because The Rock fucking saves everybody’s franchise.”

But of course that’s for a movie, not a Netflix or Amazon series, where the budgets are significantly lower. We’ve seen what can be done on a streaming service with series like« Daredevil, » so a television return to Mega-City One might not be out of the realm of possibility.

(via io9.com, Screen Geek)

Source : Karl Urban Says « Conversations Are Happening » About « Dredd » TV Series | Comic Book Resources