When 28 Days Later first came out, years and years ago, Cillian Murphy was not the well-known name he is now. But the horror sequel series currently in development with original director Danny Boyle and original writer Alex Garland is not taking any chances on its stars. Deadline reports that a powerful trio of actors have signed on: Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Ralph Fiennes (The Menu, pictured above), and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass).
28 Years Later is a sequel to the original films, of which there were two: 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. (It is almost enough to make one wonder if the second film in this new trilogy will be 28 Decades Later, and so on.) Nothing is known about the plot, but the producers are already planning ahead: Nia DaCosta (The Marvels) is on board to direct the second film in the trilogy, which will apparently film back-to-back with the first one.
One might, naturally, wonder why a sequel series now, when 28 Weeks Later came out almost twenty years ago (but not yet 28 years). Well, zombies never die—though some people get very testy if you refer to the undead creatures in these films as zombies. Either way, the original was a film about society falling apart after the appearance of a contagious and destructive virus that changed people into rage monsters. Perhaps the filmmakers feel they have something new to say about humanity and rage. Or perhaps they just noticed the infernal, unstoppable, uncountable Walking Dead spinoffs and decided to return to their roots.
No premiere date has been announced for 28 Years Later.
