“Dredd” sequel not dead?

“Dredd” may have been a hit with the critics, but it bombed at the box office, presumably killing any chance of a sequel. But Karl Urban told Collider that all hope may not be lost for a “Dredd” sequel:

 “Interestingly enough, I did have breakfast with Alex Garland this morning. It’s not off the agenda. Clearly everyone has woken up to the fact that an audience has found this movie and loves it.  It’s entirely possible, and if people want to see another installment then they should be vocal about that, because, it can happen. The power of fandom can resurrect projects.” 

Alex Garland directed the film. Urban, who was promoting “Star Trek Into Darkness” seems to think the fans could save the franchise a la “Veronica Mars”. Would you want to see a sequel?

Lukas Eggen can be reached at eggen.lukas@gmail.com.

Dr. Strange movie is up next

Marvel Studios kicked off Phase 2 with “Iron Man 3” starring Robert Downey Jr. last weekend. But producer Kevin Feige is already looking ahead to Phase 3. In an interview with Collider, he said this: “Dr. Strange is something that I talk about often and it’s sort of next up for us to dig into and explore. Our executive producer of Iron Man 3, having done Captain America: The First Avenger and as that was finishing he started working on the bones that would become Iron Man 3, and now that he’s finished with Iron Man 3, he’s working on the bones that would become Doctor Strange. Now that Iron Man 3 is finished, some of our quote-unquote spare time is going to be devoted to trying to crack Strange.”

That would likely put a Doctor Strange movie in the release window of summer 2016 if it came after Edgar Wright’s “Ant-Man”.

Lukas Eggen can be reached at eggen.lukas@gmail.com.