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28 Years Later, the long-awaited sequel to Danny Boyle’s 2002 zombie outbreak movie, is out this summer season, but it surely will not characteristic Cillian Murphy. The unique 28 Days Later actor is confirmed to kind a part of Boyle and Alex Garland’s new trilogy, however followers must wait a bit extra to see Murphy reprise his iconic function. Set to hit theaters in 2026, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will characteristic Murphy’s long-awaited return to the horror thriller franchise.

In an interview with IGN, Boyle mentioned future plans for the 28 Years Later trilogy, which is about to proceed with Bone Temple in 2026. The movie, directed by Nia DaCosta, is when audiences will lastly see Murphy again as Jim. “He’s in the second. I should not give away an excessive amount of. I am going to get killed,” Boyle revealed. The latest Oscar-winner additionally performs a task within the deliberate third 28 Years Later installment, which has not been greenlit but by Sony Photos. Boyle defined that every movie is straight linked, and the way Murphy can be patiently ready for the go-ahead on the subsequent sequel:

“There is a coda… it is not a coda, it is the epilogue or an finish theme on the finish of the primary movie [28 Years Later] that provides you a handover to the second movie. Though every story completes itself, there is a handover part to the subsequent movie as nicely. So it is very bold. We’ve not acquired the cash for the third one but. It should rely how the primary one does, I suppose. However hopefully if we do okay, they’re going to give us the go-ahead for the cash and for the third one. Everyone’s standing by for that, actually. Together with Cillian.”

Though Sony is ready for 28 Years Later to hit theaters earlier than making a 3rd movie, critics are already raving concerning the long-awaited sequel nicely forward of its huge theatrical launch. Critics have been handled to the primary 28 minutes of the movie, which took no time to throw them “again into the brutal world with all its creative grit, rage, and a roster of attention-grabbing new characters.” After all, till opinions come out judging the ultimate product, it will likely be exhausting to foretell if 28 Years Later will stay as much as anticipation. However the buzz is thrilling, particularly since audiences know they are going to be handled to a direct follow-up sooner moderately than later in early 2026.

’28 Years Later’ Makes “Large” Change From Authentic Movie

Just like the very first movie, 28 Years Later took a singular method to filming its post-apocalyptic zombie world. Nevertheless, as a substitute of utilizing a digital camcorder, Danny Boyle selected to make use of the usage of the iPhone 15 Professional Max. This inventive determination included utilizing a brand new widescreen facet ratio, which Boyle hopes may have audiences “scanning, trying round” for zombies on the large display screen. He defined:

“We used a really widescreen format on this one. We thought we’d profit from the unease that the primary movie created concerning the pace and the rate, the visceral [aspect] of the way in which the contaminated have been depicted. Should you’re on a widescreen format, they may very well be wherever… it’s a must to hold scanning, trying round for them, actually.”

Utilizing iPhones this time round additionally allowed for the 28 Years Later crew to make use of new filming strategies in any other case inconceivable with industry-standard cameras. For example, a digital camera rig was created to carry 20 telephones directly, permitting for Boyle and co. to seize a “fantastic shot” that the director predicts audiences will immediately acknowledge.

“One for eight cameras, which may be carried very simply by one particular person, one for 10 cameras, and one for 20. I by no means say this, however there may be an unbelievable shot within the second half [of the film] the place we use the 20-rig digital camera, and you may comprehend it once you see it. … It is fairly graphic but it surely’s an exquisite shot that makes use of that method, and in a startling method that sort of kicks you into a brand new world moderately than pondering you have seen it earlier than.”

Supply: IGN