Cillian Murphy has a superb humorousness — even when he is the butt of the joke. The Irish actor rose to fame following his position as Jim in Danny Boyle’s zombie basic 28 Days Later. Greater than 20 years later, he is set to reprise his position within the subsequent installment of the franchise… however some followers mistakenly thought they’d already caught a glimpse of him in the newest one.
After the discharge of the trailer for 28 Years Later in December 2024, excited followers flooded the web with theories after they mistook one of many Contaminated for Murphy himself. Whereas the Peaky Blinders star is thought for his lack of a social media presence and did not initially see the feedback and memes himself, he instructed the Observer that his son let him know concerning the swirling hypothesis.
“That’s nice individuals suppose I appear to be a zombie cadaver,” Murphy quipped on the time. “It’s very flattering.”
Whereas Murphy has confirmed that he can have a component within the upcoming sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (presumably not as a zombie), he teased that Jim is “solely in it for slightly bit.” However followers need not fear, they simply have to make it possible for they head to theaters in the event that they need to see extra of him sooner or later, because the small position will arrange his character for a bigger half within the sequel after that, which has but to be greenlit.
“Everybody’s acquired to go and see the second. I’m certain they may – it’s actually, actually good.” – Cillian Murphy
’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Will Reply Questions A couple of Mysterious Character
28 Years Later begins with an intriguing (and nonetheless unexplained) prologue that follows a younger boy named Jimmy Crystal who escapes from his Contaminated-filled residence and runs to a close-by church. There, he discovers his giddy minister father, who claims the Rage outbreak is a “wonderful day” of “judgment.” He offers Jimmy a crucifix and tells him to maintain it with him at all times and “have religion.” Because the horde of Contaminated break into the church, Jimmy runs away and finds a hiding place, however his father permits himself to be killed.
The remainder of the movie cuts to a distinct story and set of characters completely and Jimmy would not make one other look till the very finish of the movie, once we see him as an grownup (Jack O’Connell), the place he seems to be the charismatic chief of an odd, cult-like group of survivors. The trailer for The Bone Temple closely teases at Jimmy’s present-day timeline as younger Spike (Alfie Williams) seems to affix their group. In a latest interview with IGN, Boyle himself confirmed Jimmy could be a “vastly important determine” as his character and storyline are explored extra deeply.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple hits theaters on Jan. 16, 2026.