Eisner to remake Romero's 'Crazies'

Sahara director Breck Eisner has signed up to helm the remake of George Romero's 1973 horror movie The Crazies.

Overture Films (Righteous Kill) will produce the new version, which takes place in a small Kansas town in the midst of a deadly viral outbreak.

Overture CEO Chris McGurk told Variety: "We've been trying to move into horror fare that is clever and smart."

Ray Wright and Scott Kosar have drafted a screenplay for the project, with Romero attached in an executive producer capacity.

Eisner has also been linked to a new Flash Gordon movie at Columbia Pictures.