Just why, oh why, is the goldmine that is 2000AD not currently being tapped as a cinematic resource?
They have seminal and iconic characters like Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Strontium Dog, Harlem Heroes, ABC Warriors, Slaine, Universal Soldier [no, not the JCVD version], Flesh, and a wealth of stories that just scream to be adapted cinematically yet here we are as fans clutching to the slim hope that Dredd 2 gets made, let alone any of the over movies.
What’s strange is that there are supposedly many fans of 2000AD currently working in Hollywood right know [writers, directors, actors etc] and its influence can be seen in various mid to large scale Hollywood blockbusters over the years, yet no one seems to want to get anything off the ground.
In my mind, 2000AD needs to get their arses in gear and set up 2000AD films, possibly appointing someone in the Kevin Feige role that has been so successful for Marvel in the process to see things through. Karl Urban has supposedly talked to both Amazon and Netflix about a continuation of Dredd, so hopefully something gets done – but why is it up to the actor to have to try and get things off the ground?
I think of the possibilities:-
-A Dredd 2 sequel [either as a movie or tv show] given that critically the first movie was well received [but was so, so poorly advertised and got such poor BO as a result] and it has since garnered a cult following. I’m literally yet to meet anybody who’s seen the first movie and didn’t enjoy, or even love, it. Shame they didn't know it existed until after its short cinematic run.
-A Strontium Dog movie with Jason Statham as Johnny Alpha [with Kristofer Hivju as Wulf Sternhammer].
-A Rogue Trooper movie [the Sam Worthington project is dead in the water so it remains that the closest we’ve ever had to an RT is Paul Andersons ‘Soldier’, which was inspired by RT and 2000AD in general].
-A Harlem Heroes movie could be like Guardians of the Galaxy meets Rollerball.
-A mad as hell Slaine movie, differentiating itself from the likes of Conan and other 'Sword & Sorcery' barbarian movies as soon as you see Slaine warp for the first time.
Am I the only one left scratching my head as to why these things aren’t getting made? Sure, people can talk about over-saturation of the market [what with Marvel and DC’s movies] but to me there would be no danger of this as 2000AD’s always been more ‘sci-fi’ than ‘comicbook super-heroics’ and seriously, when is sci-fi ever going to not be popular with the masses?
[P.S. apologies if there’s already a thread on this]
They have seminal and iconic characters like Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Strontium Dog, Harlem Heroes, ABC Warriors, Slaine, Universal Soldier [no, not the JCVD version], Flesh, and a wealth of stories that just scream to be adapted cinematically yet here we are as fans clutching to the slim hope that Dredd 2 gets made, let alone any of the over movies.
What’s strange is that there are supposedly many fans of 2000AD currently working in Hollywood right know [writers, directors, actors etc] and its influence can be seen in various mid to large scale Hollywood blockbusters over the years, yet no one seems to want to get anything off the ground.
In my mind, 2000AD needs to get their arses in gear and set up 2000AD films, possibly appointing someone in the Kevin Feige role that has been so successful for Marvel in the process to see things through. Karl Urban has supposedly talked to both Amazon and Netflix about a continuation of Dredd, so hopefully something gets done – but why is it up to the actor to have to try and get things off the ground?
I think of the possibilities:-
-A Dredd 2 sequel [either as a movie or tv show] given that critically the first movie was well received [but was so, so poorly advertised and got such poor BO as a result] and it has since garnered a cult following. I’m literally yet to meet anybody who’s seen the first movie and didn’t enjoy, or even love, it. Shame they didn't know it existed until after its short cinematic run.
-A Strontium Dog movie with Jason Statham as Johnny Alpha [with Kristofer Hivju as Wulf Sternhammer].
-A Rogue Trooper movie [the Sam Worthington project is dead in the water so it remains that the closest we’ve ever had to an RT is Paul Andersons ‘Soldier’, which was inspired by RT and 2000AD in general].
-A Harlem Heroes movie could be like Guardians of the Galaxy meets Rollerball.
-A mad as hell Slaine movie, differentiating itself from the likes of Conan and other 'Sword & Sorcery' barbarian movies as soon as you see Slaine warp for the first time.
Am I the only one left scratching my head as to why these things aren’t getting made? Sure, people can talk about over-saturation of the market [what with Marvel and DC’s movies] but to me there would be no danger of this as 2000AD’s always been more ‘sci-fi’ than ‘comicbook super-heroics’ and seriously, when is sci-fi ever going to not be popular with the masses?
[P.S. apologies if there’s already a thread on this]
Dredd 2 and other 2000AD movie/tv adaptions – just where the hell are they?
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