Overture Films has signed on to produce
The Crazies, a remake of George Romero's 1973 horror.
According to
Variety, Breck Eisner 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.
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.
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(HAHAHAHAHA,... oh boy, HAHAHAHA,.... damn, i'm gonna write that one down)
i'm not against a remake, but it won't replace the original. the original had that 70's grindhouse/exploitation-style feel to it.