Though not a success at the box office, Pete Travis' gritty comic book adaptation Dredd went on to become a triumph with its DVD release in early 2013.



Fans have long called for a sequel, as has star Karl Urban, and now 2000 AD has thrown its support behind the idea.











[Urban: I'm open to Dredd sequel]





After launching an official petition in July this year, the title has announced a 'Day of Action' on Wednesday 18 September, the anniversary of the film's release, asking fans to buy Dredd merchandise for the cause.



"We've already made the moneymen who could get behind a sequel sit up and take notice by consistently keeping the DVD and Blu-Ray in the charts on Amazon and now on Netflix," reads the press release.



"We're asking everyone who's signed the petition to come together next Wednesday and drive DREDD back up the charts - if everyone who's signed the petition bought an extra DVD or Blu-Ray (either for themselves or as a present for a friend) or rented/bought it on iTunes and Netflix it will send the loudest signal yet that WE WANT MORE DREDD!



"So spread the word that on Wednesday 18th September, you're going to bring DREDD back into the public eye!"





[Dredd pulls back from flop with DVD win]





Urban himself told fans to keep voicing their desire for a sequel at Comic-Con in July.



“It's certainly my hope that we get to make more… clearly it has found an audience,” he said.



“I think the more people that campaign for it, the more people that email, Twitter and write into Lionsgate and say 'We want to see more of this', then the more likelihood is that we'll get to see that.



“We certainly are doing everything we can to ensure that happens.”



Karl Urban is currently starring in Riddick, out in cinemas now.











































