So: the Dredd movie bombed, and Dredd 2 is a no-go, right?
Dreddopened to 1.05m of business, with its distributor choosing to play it pretty much exclusively in 3D.
But it still went on to do good business in Britain.
You know the next bit.
In pretty much every other territory Dredd opened up, it struggled.
Dredd rustled up business in Australia, China and Russia.
But these were the exception, as the film struggled pretty much everywhere else.
Any hope of the mootedDreddsequels had been dashed.
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But then this is when two factors came into play.
Factor one: theDreddmovie was and is good to very good, depending on who you talk to.
18 months later, said campaign is arguably stronger than ever.
As such, Dredd got off to a far stronger start on its DVD and Blu-ray debut.
If thats the case, its only just.
As far as we know, no green light has been given there either.
So why write this piece?
IsDredd2 a dead project?
Well, by nearly all logical measures, probably.
The fan campaign for a start has seen 100,000 online signatures amassed for aDredd2.
Theres a further advocate for the project too though, in Karl Urban.
So how will they do it?
Not easily, and this is the stumbling block.
Something more expansive, and inevitably more expansive, is likely to be required.
Crowdfunding has all but been dismissed as an option forDredd2 already.
That said, rumours now suggest that the studio hasnt ruled it out.
WhatDredd2 needs is whatDreddreally needed.
On the one hand, a bunch of passionate people, keen to make the film.
That much it has.
On the other, it needs a fanbase thatll continue to make noise aboutDredd2.
It has that too, although more recruits are very much still needed.
A lot more recruits, in truth.
And then crucially, it also needs enough investors for DNA Films to press ahead with the movie.
The quest for Dredd 2 may take many years.
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