This morning we were faxed the following casting breakdown for Breck Eisner's The Crazies, which is listed as being distributed by Rogue Pictures via Overture Films. Written by Scott Kosar & Ray Wright, the remake of George A. Romero's classic film begins filming March 1st, 2009. Beyond the break you can read all about the film, which already cast Timothy Olyphant as "David".
SYNOPSIS: DAVID DUTTON (Olyphant), the sheriff of small town Ogden Marsh, Kansas, desperately tries to protect his pregnant wife, JUDY, after they discover that something in their town is making people become crazed and violent...
[VENDOR/KEVIN MILLER] Mid 30's - early 40's. The local concessions vendor at the high school baseball games in Ogden Marsh, Kansas, decent, normal, a neighbor/friend of David's, he meets up with David in a transport vehicle after the military swoops down on the town. Pragmatic and determined, Kevin tries to get everyone on the transport to keep a level head in light of their impossible situation. ...4 speeches & 7 lines, 3 scenes (1)
[PRIVATE BILLY BABCOCK] 18 to early 20's, blue collar, well-mannered and innocent, with a West Virginia drawl, this young soldier is looking for renegade townspeople when he's conked on the head and disarmed by David, Judy, Russell and Becca. Scared as hell, just wanting to save his life, not really too aware of what's actually going on, he tells the little group what he knows and, relieved, goes on his way, offering an apology 'for your folks' town'...5 speeches & 10 lines, 1 scene (55)
[BILL FARNUM] Mid to late 30's, likeable, a Native Kansan, married to Deardra and the father of 12 year old Nicholas, Bill seems confused and a bit out of it when he shows up at the high school, unable to unlock his classroom door--and apparently not remembering that he retired five years ago. Bill is the second person in town to succumb to a bizarre madness,...3 lines, 6 scenes (8)
[DEARDRA FARNUM] early to late 30's, attractive but simple, sympathetic. The wife of Bill Farnum and the mother of their 12 year old son, Nicholas, ...13 lines, 4 scenes (11)
[NICHOLAS FARNUM] 7 to 13 years old, the son of Deardra and Bill, he notices his dad's bizarre behavior and takes refuge in a closet inside their house, pulling his mother inside with him. ...5 lines, 3 scenes (11)
[MAYOR HOBBS] Odgen Marsh's mayor, a flabby, white-bread, cowardly and insecure bureaucrat who's more interested in his own skin than his civic duty, ...6 lines, 2 scenes (24)
Just watched the original last night, pretty bland but definitely had some nice moments.
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SYNOPSIS: DAVID DUTTON (Olyphant), the sheriff of small town Ogden Marsh, Kansas, desperately tries to protect his pregnant wife, JUDY, after they discover that something in their town is making people become crazed and violent...
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