4) Dredd
The Movie: British comics character Judge Dredd had starred in a movie before (a misguided Sylvester Stallone vehicle in the 1990s), but 2012’s Dredd was the much superior effort. Though it somewhat lacked the satirical edge of the source material, the scaled-back action thriller was still a great watch. Set in a dystopian future, it saw Mega City One’s leading law enforcer (played by Karl Urban) take on Lena Headley’s drug lord. Though it was a box office bomb, fan acclaim has fanned the flames for a sequel.
The TV Show: While a sequel would be all well and good, a TV show would really be the better route to go down. Seeing as there is nearly 40 years’ worth of source material to mine, the medium would be the perfect place to explore Dredd’s expansive world.
It’s also true that comic book TV is probably more wide-ranging than comic book films, where traditional spandex-wearing superheroes are still preferred. In Netflx’s Marvel universe, for instance, things are allowed to go darker and more adult. Likewise, the focus on gritty action over futuristic spectacle in Dredd proved that the concept could work on a television budget.
Thankfully, discussions for a TV series are apparently in the early stages, with Urban saying that he’s committed to the role whatever form a follow-up takes.