The new Judge Dredd movie just got a bit more interesting, with 2000AD artist Mark ‘Jock’ Simpson announcing on his Twitter page (as reported by MTV) that Alex Garland would be writing a draft of he script.

VIA IGN:

Garland previously wrote The Beach, 28 Days Later and Sunshine for Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle.

Simpson’s exact tweet was: “Working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland writes a great script.”

The news is actually not that much of surprise, considering Danny Boyle’s production company DNA Films is shepherding the project, along with 2000AD publisher Rebellion.

Nonetheless, the involvement of such a talented writer should hopefully ensure this version of Dredd fares better than the 1995 effort, which starred Sylvester Stallone in the title role.

Clark Kent says: This will be waaaaayyyyy better than the Sly Stallone flick. But even that has its charm and appeal. Remember?