Overture Films has signed on to produce The Crazies, a remake of George Romero's 1973 horror.According to Variety, Breck Eisner (Sahara and the rumoured Flash Gordon remake) will direct from a script by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. Michael Aguilar and Dean Georgaris will produce; Romero will serve as executive producer.
The Crazies revolves around people in a small Kansas town who are beset by a virus that causes insanity and death after a mysterious toxin contaminates the local water supply.
The project was previously set up at Rogue Pictures and Paramount. Overture CEO Chris McGurk and chief operating officer Danny Rosett felt it was a good fit for the company's expanding slate.
Production is set to begin early next year.
Source: Movieweb
I've not seen the original but the concept sounds pretty good. If you have seen the original what's it like and what do you think about the remake news?
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