Headey Takes On Dredd

Lena Headey ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" 300) has joined the cast of the already shooting "Dredd" reports JDMN.

Headey plays the scarred Madeline Madrigal (a.k.a. Ma-Ma) who is the leader of a gang and the film's primary villain.

Karl Urban stars as Judge Dredd with Olivia Thirlby appearing as Cassandra Anderson.

Pete Travis is calling action from a script by Alex Garland and the film is currently targeting an early 2012 release.