A new image from director Pete Travisâ reboot Dredd has gone online. Karl Urban stars as the titular Judge Dredd in this redo of the comic book character that was infamously inhabited by Sylvester Stallone in 1995âs Judge Dredd. This image highlights the character played by Lena Headey, whoâs currently starring as the nefarious Cersei Lannister on HBOâs Game of Thrones. Along with the image, weâve also got some quotes from Headey about her character in Dredd and how she fits into the Judge Dredd universe. Hit the jump for more.In a conversation with Hero Complex, Headey talked about how the world of Dredd differs from that of the previous film:
âThe world [in the film] feels really British, and I donât know if thatâs because itâs so dirty and dark. And itâs ⦠violent. Just in terms of gunplay, theyâre not afraid to show blood and gunshot wounds. And itâs set up in this concrete sort of shanty town â itâs shanty but theyâre blocks â concrete favelas."
Headey went on to talk about her character of Ma-Ma (derived from the comic character of Madrigal), specifically:
âSheâs a prostitute who then kills her pimp and takes over his drug-running businessâ¦Â I think of her like an old great white shark who is just waiting for someone bigger and stronger to show up and kill her. Sheâs ready for it. In fact, she canât wait for it to happen. And yet no one can get the job done. Sheâs an addict, so sheâs dead in that way, but that last knock just hasnât come. This big, fat, scarred shark moving through the sea and everyone flees and sheâs like, âWill someone just have the balls to do it? Please?ââ
Rumors have swirled that the film ran into some production troubles, but Headey made no mention of any sort of unrest. Hopefully we see a trailer for this thing soon to give us a better idea of what weâre in for. Dredd opens in 3D on September 21st.