Having kicked all sorts of ass in Hitman and Die Hard 4, Timothy Olyphant has now signed on to star in the remake of George Romero’s horror film The Crazies.

The story revolves around a small Kansas town where people turn insane after a plane crash lets loose a secret biological weapon into the water supply.

Olyphant is set to play the town’s sheriff. The screenplay has been written by Scott Kosar and Ray Wright, with Breck Eisner directing. Michael Aguilar and Dean Georgaris are producing.