Cult from the 2000s: Casting, information, release… Everything you need to know about the big return of this saga steeped in memories!

21 years ago, Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland gave us one of the most successful zombie films of the 2000s: 28 Days Later. Directed by Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston, this film, banned for under-16s since its theatrical release, sees an animal protection commando break into a secret laboratory to rescue dozens of chimpanzees subjected to horrific experiments.

But as soon as they are freed, primates infected with a mysterious virus attack their “saviors” and kill them. 28 days later, the disease has spread like wildfire across the country, mass evacuations have taken place, and London is nothing more than a ghost town. A few survivors go into hiding to escape the “tainted” thirst for violence. It is in this context that Jimmy, the courier, comes out of a deep coma.

Released in 2003 28 days later It quickly established itself as a classic of genre cinema. With a budget of $8 million, the feature film, which featured Cillian Murphy, grossed $84 million at the international box office.

A sequel was announced but delayed for a long time…

Four years later, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed a sequel called 28 Weeks Later. In this opus, which takes place 6 months after the events of the first film, the American army arrives in a virus-ravaged England and tries to restore civilization in London. Robert Carlyle takes over from Cillian Murphy and the work also scored well at the worldwide box office: $65 million for a $15 million budget.

At the end of the second film, we find out that the infected have escaped and the virus will spread around the world. The final scene suggests that the third installment, titled 28 Months Later, will see the light of day.

But 16 years later, still nothing, but in various interviews Danny Boyle, Alex Garland and Cillian Murphy are all set to return for a third opus.

And suddenly… everything speeds up

Last year, the screenwriter Alex Garland states that the third film will finally take place 28 years after the events of the first feature film and everything will be sped up.

Danny Boyle quickly announced that he would be returning to direct and that this third opus would also be the first film in a new trilogy. 28 Years Later 2 will also be directed by Nia DaCosta, who we owe Candyman and The Marvels remake. The second part (or the fourth film in the franchise) should also be shot shortly after Danny Boyle so that the filmmakers can agree on the direction they are going.

Who will be in the cast after 28 years?

If the return application Cillian Murphy A long time ago, on May 20, Sony Pictures producer Tom Rothman said at the microphone Deadline that the actor who recently won an Oscar for the role of Oppenheimer will be casting Danny Boyle 28 years later, but in a surprising way: “It’s going to be there, but in a surprising way that develops throughout the films.”

Words that corroborate those of Insider Jeff Snyder, who thought he knew Cillian Murphy would make a cameo in the saga’s next film and be at the center of the third installment.

Therefore, after 28 years, Cillian Murphy should appear in the cast without being a star. The main roles were indeed given to Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.

Where and when is the filming taking place?

Filming began in May after 28 years in the northern English county of Northumberland.

photosAaron Taylor-Johnson It was revealed on the Internet. The British actress looks transformed. Medium-length hair, messy beard, dark circles, disheveled shirt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson embodies the larger-than-life survivor. In this scene, the 34-year-old actor is running. We imagine that the latter is fleeing the polluted.

What will we talk about after 28 years?

We still don’t know what the feature film will be about, except that it serves as a sequel to 28 Days and After 28 weeks, But the first part of a new trilogy. Thus, new characters should appear in the next three films.

We imagine that over the course of 28 years, the number of infected has increased and people must fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

When is 28 Years After coming out?

Currently filming After 28 years It is scheduled to hit our theaters on June 18, 2025, almost 22 years after 28 Days. A perfect way to celebrate the anniversary of this iconic film.

We don’t know yet when the sequels will be released. After 28 years 2 and 3, but the release dates must be less than 28 days to 28 weeks later (4 years), since the new films must be made close together.