Olivia Thirlby Joins Judge Dredd

News of the Judge Dredd reboot had fans of the 2000AD comic ecstatic, a joy that was doubled when Karl Urban was cast, promising not to take the helmet off, something that annoyed comic fans about the Sly Stallone version in 1995, although in fairness that film had way worse problems hampering it.

Now word arrives via the trades that Olivia Thirlby has signed on to play Judge Cassandra Anderson, a rookie trainee of Dredd's who has psychic powers. Thirlby is probably best known for her role in Juno but she also gave a great performance in the under the radar gem "The Wackness," how suitable she is for this role I am unsure, but since the characters strength is mental rather than physical the petite Lady may be astute casting.

The new Judge Dredd film is to be directed by Pete Travis who's most notable cinematic credit is the decent action thriller "Vantage Point," the script was written by Alex Garland.