Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is among the most anticipated theatrical releases of 2025, thanks largely to the haunting first trailer that was unveiled earlier this yr. The second trailer has been accomplished for the upcoming threequel (which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Jodie Comer), and the fortunate attendees of this yr’s CinemaCon received to witness it. The remainder of us movie followers must wait till Sony releases the trailer on-line. However, we’ve not left the con empty-handed, as some new stills from 28 Years Later have been launched, teasing the devastation that has swept internationally following the Rage Virus pandemic.
4 stills from 28 Years Later had been launched depicting Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s perilous journey throughout the decimated world, along with his character’s son. Three of the photographs characteristic Jamie (Taylor-Johnson) and his son Spike (Alfie Williams) traversing the wasteland with their bows. The fourth and most visceral image reveals off one of many haunting zombies within the new movie. The zombie within the nonetheless is none apart from the pretend Cillian Murphy zombie proven within the first trailer.
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“There have been so many moments the place I felt like I used to be really working for my life.”
When the trailer was launched again in January, a shot of an emaciated zombie rising in a area blew up throughout the web. The creature shared an uncanny resemblance to Cillian Murphy, with many believing his character from 28 Days Later, Jim, died after the credit rolled. Nonetheless, it has been confirmed that the zombie in query is not Murphy’s character, who remains to be anticipated to seem someplace within the new movie.
The New ’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Nonetheless Wants Financing
In addition to exhibiting off the brand new trailer and nonetheless photographs, when Danny Boyle and Nia DaCosta (who’s directing a brand new trilogy set inside the similar universe) took to the stage throughout Cinema Con, the previous dropped a serious bombshell. Whereas Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is full, DaCosta’s upcoming trilogy is struggling to finish the mandatory financing for its final installment. Boyle inspired followers to help the primary two entries within the new trilogy, in order that the third can obtain the monetary backing it requires.
In the course of the presentation (through The Hollywood Reporter), Danny Boyle additionally teased followers about Cillian Murphy’s function within the movie. Joking concerning the Murphy-esque zombie within the first trailer, the British director mentioned that followers must be affected person about Jim’s return. “Like all good issues in life, you will have to attend a short while for him to make his look,” he mentioned. Boyle additionally described 28 Years Later as an “apocalypse, British-style,” persevering with, “I nonetheless love the contaminated. And I nonetheless love blowing sh*t up.”
28 Years Later releases in theaters on June 20, 2025. Danny Boyle directs the movie, primarily based on a script he co-wrote with Civil Warfare‘s Alex Garland. The official synopsis reads:
“It has been nearly three a long time for the reason that rage virus escaped from a organic weapons laboratory. Nonetheless dwelling in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have discovered methods to exist amid the contaminated. One such group of survivors lives on a small island linked to the mainland by a single, closely defended causeway. When one among them decides to enterprise into the darkish coronary heart of the mainland, he quickly discovers a mutation that has unfold to not solely the contaminated, however different survivors as effectively.”
Supply: Display screen Rant, The Hollywood Reporter