'The Crazies' mini trailer shows new footage

A new mini trailer for Breck Eisner's remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror flick "The Crazies" is now online, and while it does look similar to its predecessors, it sure boasts a bit of brand-new footage. Check it out below.

"The Crazies" focuses on what happens to the people in a small American town hit by a deadly virus that enters the local water supply and turns many of the town's residents into creepy freaks feeling the urge to kill and destroy.

Timothy Olyphant stars as the town's sheriff and Radha Mitchell plays his wife. Danielle Panabaker, Preston Bailey, Justin Welborn and Joe Anderson co-star in the film written by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. It opens Feb. 26, 2010.

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New photo from 'The Crazies' remake

Ouverture Films released a new photo of Radha Mitchell in action in Breck Eisner's upcoming horror remake "The Crazies," and you can check it out just above.

The film focuses on what happens to people in a small American town hit by a deadly virus that enters the local water supply and turns many of the town's residents into freaks feeling the urge to kill and destroy.

Timothy Olyphant stars as the town's sheriff and Radha Mitchell plays his wife. Danielle Panabaker, Preston Bailey, Justin Welborn and Joe Anderson co-star in the film written by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar.

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'The Crazies' trailer debuts online

Breck Eisner's remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror flick "The Crazies" now has a first official trailer, and you can check it out after the jump. My first impression: this doesn't look that bad at this stage.

The film focuses on what happens to people in a small American town hit by a deadly virus that enters the local water supply and turns many of the town's residents into freaks feeling the urge to kill and destroy.

Timothy Olyphant stars as the town's sheriff and Radha Mitchell plays his wife. Danielle Panabaker, Preston Bailey, Justin Welborn and Joe Anderson co-star in the film written by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar.

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Brand-new teaser poster for 'The Crazies' remake

Ouverture Films today released a brand-new teaser poster for its upcoming horror remake "The Crazies," which is currently set for release Feb. 26, 2010. Check out this simple, yet cool poster right after the jump.

"The Crazies" is a reinvention loosely based upon the George Romero classic about the inhabitants of a small Iowa town beset by insanity and then death after a mysterious toxin contaminates their water supply.

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Panabaker, Anderson board 'Crazies' remake

Danielle Panabaker and Joe Anderson are the latest to join the cast of Breck Eisner's remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror flick "The Crazies."

The plot of the film focuses on 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, Panabaker plays a receptionist at the town's medical center, while Anderson is on board as the town's deputy.

Also starring are Timothy Olyphant as the sheriff and possibly Radha Mitchell as his wife.

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

Panabaker is currently onscreen in the remake of "Friday the 13th." Anderson starred in "Across the Universe." He will also be seen in "Amelia" and "Traveling."

Radha Mitchell joins 'Crazies' remake

Radha Mitchell has joined the cast of Breck Eisner's remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror flick "The Crazies."

Mitchell's involvement has not been officially announced, but the guys over at ShockTillYouDrop say sources close to the casting can confirm she's on board.

The plot of the film focuses on what happens to people in a small Kansas town hit by a deadly virus that enters the local water supply after a plane crash.

Back in November, Timothy Olyphant signed on to star as the town's sheriff. Mitchell may play his wife.

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

As for Mitchell, she recently starred in "The Children of Huang Shi" and "Henry Poole Is Here." She'll also star in Jonathan Mostow's upcoming sci-fi thriller "Surrogates."

Timothy Olyphant gears up for 'Crazies' remake

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."

Ouverture Films picks up ‘Crazies’ remake

Ouverture Films is set to develop the remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 horror flick “The Crazies,” according to Variety.

Breck Eisner, director of “Sahara,” is helming a script by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. Apparently, Romero will executive produce the project, which stars production in 2009.

The film follows what happens to people in a small Kansas town hit by a deadly virus that originates in the local water supply.  

Let’s hope Eisner and his team tackle this remake just as well as Zack Snyder did with “Dawn of the Dead.”

Apparently, the original “Crazies” was produced on a budget of approx. $270,000.