“Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle may not like superhero movies, but that hasn’t stopped his production company DNA Films from picking up the rights to a new “Judge Dredd” installment. Asked about his personal involvement, the Academy Award buzz-maker played it coy.
“Someone asked me about Judge Dredd the other day!” Boyle told Empire. “I hated the last version of it; I can't imagine the next one will be any better.”
Those strong words don’t bode well for rumors that Boyle could be in line to direct DNA’s new film, which has already seen "Judge Dredd" concept art from comics artist Jock hitting the 'Net.
Boyle further cooled the Internet speculation machines with biting words about the superhero genre in film.
“Not a great fan of superhero movies,” he stated. “We need those extremes of storytelling, but are reluctant to use them in anything other than fantasy movies.”
During the chat, Boyle fielded questions about his involvement in a number of other projects, including the adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s “Bromeliad” trilogy of novels and another “28 Days Later” sequel.
“It's fallen apart,” he clarified regarding the Pratchett project. “Frank Cotrell Boyce (Millions) and I were going to do it for DreamWorks but sadly no longer. Sorry about that -- wonderful novel(s).”
His outlook on another “28 Days Later” chapter was significantly more promising, however. (It's not "28 Months Later"!) “[We've] got a good idea for the third one,” he teased. “Very strange.”
What do you want to see Boyle doing following the success of “Slumdog Millionaire”? Do you think he would be a good fit for the next “Judge Dredd”? Let us know in the comment section!
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