Storyboard Let's You Follow 'Dredd' (2012) On His Cycle

The upcoming film Dredd (2012), about a lawman of the future that is both judge, jury and executioner has released little concept art. However, a helpful reader garageman pointed me to South African artist Frederick Mpuuga (The Last King of Scotland) who has a sample storyboard on his blog.

Directed by Pete Travis, Dredd stars Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby and Lena Headey.

It looks like an establishing shot of Judge Dredd on his motorcycle and it's called simply "Car chase". The description of the camerawork is very enlightening as it pans around the bridge.

A script was leaked online that is said to be the Dredd script. If so, this is a scene from the opening as the Judges approach the slums known as "Peach Trees".

Synopsis: When Judge Dredd arrives with rookie Cassandra Anderson to investigate a trio of murders at high-rise called slum Peach Trees, a drug lord puts Peach Trees on nuclear lockdown and the Judges are trapped inside, hunted by the entire populace. The Judges must choose between escaping the building, or ascending two-hundred stories to prove the drug lord guilty and execute her.

See more of Frederick Mpuuga's work at his blog isignthem.blogspot.com

Would you ride with Judge Dredd?