The third film of the franchise that began with 28 Days Later in 2002 will premiere in theaters in June, with a continuation, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which will arrive in 2026. A third film is also in process.
The director of 28 Years Later, Danny Boylehe has confirmed that Cillian Murphy It will be in the next trilogy.
The third film of the franchise that began with 28 Days Later In 2002 it will be released in theaters in June, with a continuation, 28 Years Later: The Bone Templewhich will arrive in 2026. A third film is also in process.
The first trailer of this new trilogy was launched in December last year and became the most watched trailer of 2024. He presented a new cast of characters, including Jodie Eat, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennesbut a zombie shot led some to believe that Murphy’s character, could have become one of the infected.
That rumor was subsequently denied and the producer Andrew Macdonald confirmed that Murphy will not appear on the screen on 28 years leftbut that will be the executive producer of the film. “We wanted me to participate and he wanted to participate. It doesn’t appear in the first movie, but I hope there is some Jim in the future,” he explained.
What did Danny Boyle say about the return of Cillian Murphy to 28 years later
During his appearance on the stage of the Cinemacon Convention on the weekend, Boyle showed fans a new trailer of the film and joked saying that he has not learned much since he made the original film, 28 Days Later. “I still love British -style apocalypse,” he said. “They still love the infected. And I still love to fly things in the air”.
Boyle confirmed that Murphy will appear at some point in the trilogy, but fans will have to be patients. “Like everything good in life, they may have to wait a little for it to appear,” he joked.
When it was first reported on a third 28 Days Later movie, it was said that Jim de Murphy would return “in a surprising way and in a way that would grow [al personaje]”
Nia Dacosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Templeafter having announced with the horror remake Candyman and the superhero movie The Marvels. He also appeared on the stage of the Convention to promote his sequel to the Boyle movie. “While it is very inspired by 28 Days Later, The Bone Temple’s script is very different,” he promised. “I could let my geek spirit fly.”
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