Timothy Olyphant has officially boarded Breck Eisner's remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror flick "The Crazies."

The story follows what happens to people in a small Kansas town hit by a deadly virus that enters the local water supply after a plane crash. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Olyphant is set to play the town's sheriff.

Ray Wright and Scott Kosar wrote the screenplay for Ouverture Films. Romero will serve as executive producer.

Olyphant recently starred in "Live Free or Die Hard," "Stop-Loss" and "Hitman." One of his upcoming projects is David Twohy's "A Perfect Getaway."