'28 Years Later' Director Danny Boyle Gives Update On Cillian Murphy

TV & Film

Jun 5

Cillian Murphy’s Jim character will be returning, just not to 28 Years Later. Director Dannyboyle has revealed his plans for his series of 28 Days Later sequels, ‘Well, it's three films, a trilogy of films which have connecting characters." This included the new character, Spike, a 12-year-old played by Alfie Williams. “He will run right through the films. We've shot the first two back-to-back, and that was for logistical reasons, actor availability reasons, and for story reasons as well. They're literally continuous." This second film is titled 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which will tentatively feature Jim, though details are not yet known.

28 Days Later was a 2003 horror film directed by Danny Boyle. It was about the outbreak of a “Rage Virus” that turns people into living zombies. Cillian Murphy’s character, a bicycle courier named Jim, awakens from a coma to find Great Britain overrun with Rage infectees. The film was a success, spawning a 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, and the upcoming 28 Years Later, planned for release on June 20, 2025. After that, The Bone Temple will be released on January 16, 2026, with a third to follow in the future. Any further news will be given as it comes out.

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