Imagine living in a city where the police serve as your judge, jury and executioner. What’s that? You’ve been to Los Angeles?

Well, then you’ll feel right at home watching director Pete Travis’ (Vantage Point) ode to Mega City One and its notorious law enforcer Judge Dredd, the U.K.’s most brutal comic strip character.

Adapted by screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later), Judge Dreddfollows “Judge” Joe Dredd as he brings down the hammer on lawbreakers found in the dystopian metropolis known as Mega City One.

Unlike the 1995 Sylvester Stallone vehicle, the  new Judge Dredd film aims to be true-to-the-source-material.

Says Garland, via press release:

I grew up reading Judge Dredd. The incredible writers and artists of 2000 AD were formative influences on me.

Andrew [Macdonald], Allon [Reich] and I have developed this adaptation of Judge Dredd with an emphasis on adrenaline and realism, but with all the scale and spectacle of Mega-City One.

We think Pete’s propulsive, edgy style is a perfect match for the project.

I just hope there still a part for comedy genius Rob Schneider in the remake.  I think he’s at least earned himself a cameo.

Judge Dredd is budgeted at $45 million and will be released in 3-D through Reliance Big Pictures.