Karl Urban is doing a Judge Dredd movie, and as much as the internet is prone to complain about Hollywood’s incessant tendency towards remakes, you have to agree this is a good idea. Sure the dystopian future of the Judge Dredd comics was done once before, but it was done terribly. Actually this is exactly what remakes are for: setting right once went wrong. Quantum Leap had it right.

So Judge Dredd is underway and while we’ve gotten a few grainy glimpses at what Karl will look like in his Dredd outfit before, this is our first truly good one. The image below comes from Bleeding Cool:



If you’re wondering why we aren’t seeing his face, stop wondering. You won’t see it. Though the awful Stallone version had him running around without his helmet to show off Sly’s famous visage, Urban has already vowed that his version will stick with the iconic UK comic on which it's all based, by keeping that helmet on. Not every actor can pull off a decent performance with that much of his face obscured, but after seeing Urban’s brilliant, chameleon-like turn as Dr. McCoy in Star Trek I’m willing to believe he can do just about anything.

This new version is being called simply Dredd and opposite Urban you’ll find the likes of Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and up and comer Olivia Thirlby. Dredd doesn’t have a stateside release date yet, but they’re shooting for December of this year in the UK.