Day of the Triffidids Remake Cast

The Day of the Triffids has cast and it has an interesting cast at that. Variety is reporting that the movie will star Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Brian Cox, Eddie Izzard, Jason Priestley and Vanessa Redgrave. The synopsis for the film from 24FPs goes like this;

2011, man has created a substitute for fossil fuel by breeding a highly dangerous crop of plants upon which they rely for fuel and energy. When the human race is threatened by a near fatal meteor shower, the event also has a devastating effect on the Triffids - the creatures mutate and turn against mankind to take over the world. A select few fight to save themselves in what could be the last days of humankind.