Pete Travis and Alex Garland set the record straight over Dredd

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Director wasn't fired, writer isn't replacing him

On Friday The LA Times broke the story that Dredd director Pete Travis was no longer working on the project and that writer/producer Alex Garland had taken on editing duties.

According to them, it's just all gone a bit “unorthodox” and been “misinterpreted”.

"During all stages of the filmmaking, Dredd has been a collaboration between a number of dedicated creative parties,” read the statement released by both Travis and Garland.

“From the outset we decided on an unorthodox collaboration to make the film. This situation has been misinterpreted. To set the record straight, Pete was not fired and remains a central part of the collaboration, and Alex is not seeking a co-director credit.”

The clarification goes on to say, “We are all extremely proud of the film we have made, and respectfully suggest that it is judged on viewing when it's released next year.”

Now that sounds more orthodox.

Dredd is based on the 2000AD comic strip about a futuristic lawman and the film opens 21 September 2012.

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