Anderson (through intercom)

I can feel anger. And control. But there's something else. Behind the control. Something almost...

If you know the story-line in the comics, what Anderson is sensing behind his need for control is his sense of doubt about the judicial system. In the comic this sense of doubt leads him to quit and head off into the Cursed Earth. That story-line about him questioning the Judge system was going to form part of the next sequel. Giving Anderson the pass even though she failed his usual high standards shows that he's considering that there might be limitations to his usual methods.


Garland has said he intends to adhere to Dredd's origins as they are laid out in the comic. Dredd knows he's a clone - he always has - and every judge knows too as it's standard practice that a certain amount of Judges are cloned from genetic stock. The new film is not going down the route of Dredd being unaware that he is a clone- one of the shítty mistakes the Stallone film made. The idea that Anderson senses he's a clone doesn't really make any sense as a reasoning behind his motivations as a character with suppressed and controlled anger. He's proud that he's a clone of Fargo: the father of justice.