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Alex Garland and Danny Boyle are returning to the universe of 28 Days Later with much awaited sequel 28 Years Later. Set to be the third movie in the series, it will examine the effects of the zombie virus breakout 28 years after the events of the first one. Released in 2002, the first 28 Days Later helped ignite the 2000s' zombie frenzy. Featuring faster, meaner, and more terrifying walkers, the movie, which centers on a bicycle courier named Jim (Cillian Murphy) waking from a coma to see London besieged by a zombie virus broke from conventional zombie clichés. The popularity of 28 Days Later inspired a follow-up, 28 Weeks Later, in 2007, carrying on the post-apocalyptic tale. Boyle and Garland, who are looking to provide the franchise a fresh degree of fear, will be returning in the next movie, though.
Filming on 28 Years Later wrapped in May 2024 suggests that the picture is well on its way to its June 20, 2025 release date, even if much of the story is still veiled in mystery. Production concluded following a two-month UK filming schedule. As the movie moves through post-production, more specifics on the storyline should be leaked.
Officially slated to open in theatres on June 20, 2025, 28 Years Later is Though no official release date has been revealed, the summer release date points to the movie being a possible blockbuster. It is also scheduled to be the first of a planned trilogy. Currently under courting to make the second film in the trilogy is Nia DaCosta, director of Candyman 2021.
A few well-known personalities have been linked to the project as the 28 Years Later cast is gradually being unveiled. Originally Jim in the original 28 Days Later, Cillian Murphy will replay his part in the sequel. Murphy is working on the movie as producer as well. Other performers joining Murphy include Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes. Jack O'Connell has been cast in a part spanning all three films, while the specifics of their parts have not been revealed. The whole roster of actors is as follows:
Actor 28 Years Later: Role
Chris Murphy | Jim
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Unknown
Jodie Comer: Unknown
Ralph Fiennes, Unknown
Jack O'Connell | unknown
Erin Kellyman | Undetermined
Edvin Ryding | Missing Information
Although the narrative of 28 Years Later is still unknown, the title implies a major time leap which lets the movie investigate the long-term consequences of the virus epidemic. Although a 28 Month Later script had been first developed, Alex Garland and Danny Boyle appear to be approaching 28 Years Later differently. With its implication that the infected had been exterminated, 28 Days Later's denouement presented a sliver of optimism. But the follow-up, 28 Weeks Later, showed that the infection had resurfaced and threw London into anarchy. 28 Weeks Later finds survivors fleeing to Paris only to discover the city overrun by infected. Though it is likely that 28 Years Later will revisit the virus, it is yet unknown whether society will try to rebuild just to see the virus resurfaced or if the planet will be a barren wasteland.