IM Global has managed to grab $30 million in “pre-sale,” pre-production commitments from a number of foreign markets for its Dredd movie, which Pete Travis is set to begin shooting in South Africa in November (see “Olivia Thirlby Joins ‘Dredd’ Cast”). The $45 million production is based on the 2000 AD Judge Dredd comic, and key Judge Dredd creator John Wagner is heavily involved in the production of the film, which stars Karl Urban, and which is going for the gritty, yet satiric tone of the original comics. According to Variety, in just five days IM Global was able to gather its $30 million in commitments by selling the picture in a number of territories including Germany, Spain, Australia, Canada, Russia, Latin America, Benelux, and Scandinavia. A deal for the U.S. is expected soon, and a number of other major markets in Asia remain untapped.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
30 Million Dollars of Dredd
IM Global has managed to grab $30 million in “pre-sale,” pre-production commitments from a number of foreign markets for its Dredd movie, which Pete Travis is set to begin shooting in South Africa in November (see “Olivia Thirlby Joins ‘Dredd’ Cast”). The $45 million production is based on the 2000 AD Judge Dredd comic, and key Judge Dredd creator John Wagner is heavily involved in the production of the film, which stars Karl Urban, and which is going for the gritty, yet satiric tone of the original comics. According to Variety, in just five days IM Global was able to gather its $30 million in commitments by selling the picture in a number of territories including Germany, Spain, Australia, Canada, Russia, Latin America, Benelux, and Scandinavia. A deal for the U.S. is expected soon, and a number of other major markets in Asia remain untapped.
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