Because we all love overblown marketing tactics, here is the first footage of Dredd – released in the form of a ten-second trailer teaser – available for your viewing pleasure.

Based on the 2000AD and Judge Dredd comics which originated in 1977, the film stars Karl Urban (Star Trek) as the iconic Dredd. Take a glimpse at the trailer teaser below:

Here’s the synopsis of the film:

Dredd takes place on a fictional Earth created as a result of the Atomic Wars. Survivors of this period are living in Mega-Cities, which protects its citizens from the Cursed Earth, a radioactive desert environment populated by mutants. The main story takes place in Mega-City One, where the police who are now called judges have the power to use police brutality to some extent to fight extreme murders. One man, Judge Dredd (Karl Urban), a senior law enforcement officer, teams up with a cadet called Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) to track down a terrorist organization lead by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), who is responsible for selling a reality-altering drug called Slo-Mo.

The film, directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point), is slated for a September 21, 2012 release. We’ll be certain to post the full trailer when it is released this Thursday. Were you a Judge Dredd fan previously? Are you looking forward to the movie?