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News > Olyphant joins ‘Crazies’ remake!

Hitman and Die Hard star Timothy Olyphant joins the cast of The Crazies.  According to THR.com the remake of George Romeros horror film will be directed by Brek Eisner and was penned by Scott Kosar and Ray Wright.

The story revolves around the inhabitants of a small Kansas town who are beset by death and insanity after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply. Olyphant is playing the town's sheriff.

Michael Aguilar and Dean Georgaris are producing, with Romero executive producing. Overture's Sean Furst is overseeing for the studio.