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The 10 Greatest Performances in Political Thrillers

If The Ides of March has taught us anything before its release, it’s that the political thriller is a fabulous forum to act well, build a surprising character and look amazing doing it. The genre of “political thriller” is an ill-defined one with many subgenres (including “supernatural political thriller”!), but it’s always an opportunity for great characters to emerge through intriguing twists, red herrings and explosive climaxes. Movieline ranks the 10 best performances in the genre after the jump; please abort any nuclear wars you may have started before reading on.

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The 10 Greatest Performances in Political Thrillers

Judge Dredd Remake Director Booted, Is No Longer The Law

The line “I AM the law!” might yet still be spoken in Lionsgate’s 2012 Dredd , the Karl Urban-starring remake of the gloriously cheesy Sylvester Stallone vehicle about a decorated officer wrongfully accused in a dystopian future, but it looks like director Pete Travis won’t be uttering any iteration of that forceful declaration of authority. According to the L.A. Times , Travis has been booted from the remake, which is currently in post-production, while screenwriter Alex Garland steps in to make such significant changes that he might even seek a co-director credit.

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Judge Dredd Remake Director Booted, Is No Longer The Law