28 Weeks Later
{{short description|2007 film by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = File:28 Weeks Later poster.jpg
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
- Rowan Joffé
- Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
- E.L. Lavigne
- Jesus Olmo
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| producer = {{plainlist|
- Enrique López Lavigne
- Andrew Macdonald
- Allon Reich
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Robert Carlyle
- Rose Byrne
- Jeremy Renner
- Harold Perrineau
- Catherine McCormack
- Mackintosh Muggleton
- Imogen Poots
- Idris Elba
}}
| cinematography = Enrique Chediak
| editing = Chris Gill
| music = John Murphy
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- Fox Atomic
- DNA Films
- Figment Films
- Sogecine
- Koan Films
}}
| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom)
- Fox Atomic (United States)
}}
| released = {{film date|df=y|2007|04|26|London|2007|05|11|United Kingdom/United States|2007|06|29|Spain}}
| runtime = 99 minutes{{cite web |title=28 Weeks Later (2007) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64527 |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019122125/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64527 |url-status=live}}
| country = {{Plainlist|
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| language = English
| gross = $65.8 million{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0463854/?ref_=bo_se_r_1! |title=28 Weeks Later}}
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28 Weeks Later is a 2007 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López Lavigne and Jesus Olmo. It serves as a standalone sequel to 28 Days Later (2002), and is the second instalment overall in the film series of the same name. The movie stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, and Idris Elba. It is set after the events of the first film, depicting the efforts of United States-led NATO forces to establish a safe zone in London, the consequence of two young siblings breaking protocol to find a photograph of their mother, and the resulting reintroduction of the Rage Virus into the safe zone.
28 Weeks Later was theatrically released on 11 May 2007 in the United Kingdom and United States by 20th Century Fox and Fox Atomic, respectively. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $65 million worldwide. A sequel, 28 Years Later, is scheduled for release on 20 June 2025.
Plot
During the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus{{efn|As depicted in 28 Days Later (2002)}}, Don, his wife Alice, and four more survivors hide in a cottage on the outskirts of London. They hear a terrified boy pounding at their door and let him in. Minutes later, infected people who have followed the boy break in. Don pleads with Alice to leave the boy, but she refuses, so he escapes on a boat alone, leaving the others to die.
After the infected die of starvation, NATO forces take control of Great Britain and begin rebuilding. Twenty-eight weeks after the outbreak, the US military, under the command of Brigadier General Stone, brings in settlers and refugees. Among the new arrivals are Don and Alice's children, Tammy and Andy, who were out of the country during the outbreak. They are admitted to District One, a heavily guarded safe zone on the Isle of Dogs, where they are reunited with their father, who lies about the circumstances of their mother's presumed death. Sergeant Doyle, a Delta Force sniper, is among the soldiers guarding District One.
Tammy and Andy sneak out of the safe zone and return to their former home, hoping to recover a photograph of Alice among other belongings. Inside, they discover Alice alive in a delirious state, just as soldiers alerted by Doyle reach them and return them to District One. Alice is quarantined and tested by Scarlet, a US Army medical officer, and found to be an asymptomatic carrier of the Rage Virus. Don makes an unauthorised visit to Alice, begging her to forgive him. He kisses her and is immediately infected by her saliva; he savagely kills her and goes on a rampage.
Scarlet rescues Tammy and Andy from an isolation room, theorising that they might have inherited a genetic immunity to the virus that could lead to a cure. Don has instigated a domino effect of rapid infections, killing numerous refugees and military personnel. Unable to contain the chaos, Stone orders everyone to be shot indiscriminately. Doyle refuses to comply and leaves his post to assist a small group of fleeing survivors; another Delta Force sniper kills two, leaving Doyle, Scarlet, Tammy, Andy, and another survivor, Sam. The group reaches the edge of District One as the Air Force firebombs the whole zone. Don survives and follows them into abandoned London.
Doyle's colleague Flynn flies his helicopter to Regent's Park to rescue Doyle, but tells him to abandon the others. As a crowd of infected people discovers the five escapees, a desperate Sam latches onto the flying helicopter, but is infected when Flynn uses his rotor blades to kill the crowd. Flynn instructs Doyle to meet at Wembley Stadium alone, but Doyle keeps the trio with him. They break into an abandoned Volvo V70 to escape nerve gas that has been released to kill the infected, but are unable to start the car. As soldiers with flamethrowers draw near, Doyle exits the car to push-start it and is burned alive.
Scarlet and the children take shelter from aerial gunfire in the London Underground, navigating the darkness with a night vision rifle scope. Don ambushes them, killing Scarlet and biting Andy; Tammy is forced to kill Don. Andy becomes an asymptomatic carrier like Alice. Vowing to stick together, Tammy and Andy reach Flynn at Wembley Stadium, who reluctantly flies them to France.
Twenty-eight days later, a French voice requesting help is heard through the radio in Flynn's abandoned helicopter. A group of infected people emerges from a Paris Métro station near the foot of the Eiffel Tower, revealing that the virus has spread to mainland Europe.
Cast
{{main|List of characters in the 28 Days Later film series|l1=List of characters in the 28 Days Later film series}}
{{Cast listing|
- Robert Carlyle as Don: Tammy and Andy's father
- Rose Byrne as Scarlet: US medical officer
- Jeremy Renner as Doyle: Delta Force sniper
- Harold Perrineau as Flynn: Helicopter pilot
- Imogen Poots as Tammy: Don and Alice's daughter
- Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy: Don and Alice's son
- Catherine McCormack as Alice: Tammy and Andy's mother
- Idris Elba as Stone: US general overseeing District One
}}
Production
=Development and writing=
The international success of the 2002 horror film 28 Days Later influenced its creators—director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, and screenwriter Alex Garland—to make a sequel four years following its release.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/about.php |title=28 Weeks Later - Production Notes |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=17 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715183102/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/about.php |archive-date=15 July 2007 |url-status=dead}} Macdonald stated, "We were quite taken aback by the phenomenal success of the first film, particularly in America. We saw an opportunity to make a second film that already had a built in audience. We thought it would be a great idea to try and satisfy that audience again."
In March 2005, however, Boyle revealed he would not be directing due to commitments to Sunshine (2007), but said he would stay on as executive producer. He also teased that its plot would revolve around the aftermath of the first film,{{cite news|url=https://www.syfy.com/sfw/issue412/news.html |title=Boyle Talks 28 Days Sequel |website=Sci-Fi Wire |date=14 March 2005 |access-date=1 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525021144/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue412/news.html |archive-date=25 May 2006 |url-status = dead}} and would involve the US Army "declaring the war against infection had been won, and that the reconstruction of the country could begin".{{cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16316 |title=28 Weeks Later Plot Revealed |website=ComingSoon.net |date=1 October 2006 |access-date=17 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711054930/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16316 |archive-date=11 July 2007 |url-status = dead}} Boyle later hired Spanish filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, believing he would be able to "bring a fresh new perspective" to the film. Another reason he picked Fresnadillo was because he was a "huge fan" of his 2001 film Intacto. Before Fresnadillo took over, he was on a five-year hiatus from filmmaking, working on TV commercials.{{cite magazine |last=Salisbury |first=Mark |title=Home on the Rage |pages=31–34 |magazine=Fangoria |volume=May 2007 |issue=263 |publisher=Starlog Group, Inc. |ASIN=B001QLDCPC}}
Fresnadillo felt the plot involving a family in Rowan Joffé's original script was underdeveloped, so he decided to rewrite it with collaborators Enrique López-Lavigne and Jesús Olmo. Although both Fresnadillo and López-Lavigne were unimpressed with the initial draft, they found its concept of the family "trying to start over after the first outbreak" a redeemable aspect, deciding to retain it in the rewritten version. Rewriting took almost a year, with Garland adding additional input to the script.
=Casting=
Boyle said in March 2005 that the sequel would feature a new cast, since previous cast members Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, and Naomie Harris were occupied with their own projects. In September 2006, Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Catherine McCormack, Harold Perrineau, Imogen Poots, Idris Elba, Mackintosh Muggleton and Jeremy Renner were announced as the cast for the sequel.{{cite news |last1=Dawtrey |first1=Adam |title=Carlyle leads cast for 'Later' sequel |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/carlyle-leads-cast-for-later-sequel-1117949435/ |website=Variety |date=1 September 2006 |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231062144/https://variety.com/2006/film/news/carlyle-leads-cast-for-later-sequel-1117949435/ |url-status=live }}
Even though their roles were small or shot from a distance, all the extras who played the infected were required to have a movement-based artistic background, including such occupations as ballet, dance, gymnastics, circus performing, and miming.{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Sean |title=15 Raging Facts About 28 Weeks Later |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62250/15-raging-facts-about-28-weeks-later |website=Mental Floss |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=9 February 2020 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908175410/http://mentalfloss.com/article/62250/15-raging-facts-about-28-weeks-later |url-status=live }}
=Filming=
On 1 September 2006, principal photography for 28 Weeks Later began in London, with much of the filming taking place at Canary Wharf on the Isle of Dogs, the safe zone in the film's plot.
The on-location filming took place in London and 3 Mills Studios, although scenes intended to be shot at Wembley Stadium, then undergoing final stages of a major reconstruction, were filmed instead in Wales, with Cardiff's Millennium Stadium used as a replacement.{{cite web |url=https://www.thisislondontickets.co.uk/showbiz/article-23393642-details/London,+four+years+after+28+days+later/article.do |title=This is London - 28 Weeks Later |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422075142/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23393642-details/London%2C%2Bfour%2Byears%2Bafter%2B28%2Bdays%2Blater/article.do |archive-date=22 April 2008 |url-status = dead}} Danny Boyle, who is credited as an executive producer on this film and directed 28 Days Later, directed some portions of this film including the opening sequence with Robert Carlyle.{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Stuart |title=Boyle Says He Is Not Involved In 28 Weeks Later |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Boyle-Says-He-Involved-28-Weeks-Later-4862.html |website=CINEMABLEND |publisher=CINEMABLEND |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=en |date=6 April 2007}}
Promotion
=Graphic novel=
In July 2006, Fox Atomic Comics and publisher HarperCollins announced the publication, in early 2007, of 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, a graphic novel bridging the gap between 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later.{{cite news | first=Sandee | last=Roston | url=https://www.harpercollins.com/footer/release.aspx?id=474&year=2006 | title=HarperCollins Publishers and Fox Atomic Announce Graphic Novel Publishing Imprint | date=19 July 2006 | access-date=2 October 2006 |url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929144030/http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/release.aspx?id=474&year=2006 | archive-date=29 September 2007}} Motion comics of two segments of the graphic novel were added to the DVD and Blu-ray release of 28 Weeks Later.[https://bluray.highdefdigest.com/842/28weekslater.html Hi-Def Digest:] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214002730/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/842/28weekslater.html |date=14 February 2010 }} 28 Weeks Later Blu-Ray Review
=Biohazard warning=
On 13 April 2007, 28 days before the release of the film in UK cinemas, a huge biohazard warning sign was projected against the White Cliffs of Dover.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2007-04-13 |title='Biohazard' image on Dover cliffs |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/kent/6553503.stm |url-status=live |access-date=4 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525112325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6553503.stm |archive-date=25 May 2007}} The sign contained the international biological hazard symbol, along with the admonition that the UK was "contaminated, keep out!"
Release
28 Weeks Later was released on 11 May 2007, in the United Kingdom by 20th Century Fox, and in the United States by Fox Atomic.
=Home media=
1.3 million DVD units have been sold in the United States, gathering a revenue of $24.3 million, as of July 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/28-Weeks-Later#tab=video-sales |title=28 Weeks Later - DVD Sales |website=The Numbers |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124114706/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/28WLT-DVD.php |url-status=live }} The film has been released as its own DVD and as a double feature with 28 Days Later.
Reception
=Box office=
The film opened in 2,000 cinemas across the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=419864 |title=Rotten Tomatoes |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=11 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514040113/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=419864 |archive-date=14 May 2007 |url-status = dead}} It made $9.8 million in its opening weekend, coming in second place at the box office, behind Spider-Man 3. The film has grossed $28.6 million in the US and $35.6 million in other countries, bringing the worldwide total to $64.2 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1296139777/|title=28 Weeks Later at Box Office Mojo|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=30 May 2008|archive-date=16 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216091846/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=28weekslater.htm|url-status=live}}
=Critical reception=
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has generated a rating of 72% based on 199 reviews and an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's critical consensus states, "While 28 Weeks Later lacks the humanism that made 28 Days Later a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction."{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later|title=28 Weeks Later|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728113244/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/|archive-date=28 July 2010|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, it has a weighted average of 78/100 based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|title=28 Weeks Later|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-weeks-later/|website=Metacritic|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204193307/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-weeks-later|url-status=live}}
View London called the film an "exciting, action-packed and superbly directed thriller that more than lives up to the original film".{{cite news|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_3247.html |title=View London |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=11 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513041354/http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_3247.html |archive-date=13 May 2007 |url-status = live}} The New York Times{{'}}s A. O. Scott remarked that it is "brutal and almost exhaustingly terrifying, as any respectable zombie movie should be. It is also bracingly smart, both in its ideas and in its techniques".{{cite news |title = 28 Weeks Later Review |first = A. O. |last = Scott |author-link = A. O. Scott |url = https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/movies/11late.html |newspaper = The New York Times |date = 11 May 2007 |access-date = 20 December 2009 |archive-date = 9 July 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100709192643/http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/movies/11late.html |url-status = live }}
Derek Elley for Variety called it "a full-bore zombie romp that more than delivers the genre goods".{{cite news |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=28 Weeks Later |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/28-weeks-later-1200559380/ |website=Variety |date=15 May 2007 |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027044755/https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/28-weeks-later-1200559380/ |url-status=live }}
Soundtrack
{{Main|28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack{{!}}28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}}
The soundtrack was composed, written and performed by John Murphy. The score was released exclusively to iTunes on 12 June 2007. On 2 June 2009, a limited-edition soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records, but only 1500 copies were made.[https://lalalandrecords.com/28Weeks.html LA LA LAND RECORDS, 28 WEEKS LATER] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102080831/http://lalalandrecords.com/28Weeks.html |date=2 November 2010 }}.
Sequel
{{Main|28 Years Later{{!}}28 Years Later}}
In June 2007, Fox Atomic confirmed potential for a third film, dependent upon the financial performance of the film following its home video release.{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228|work=Bloody Disgusting|title=Fox Atomic Gives Horror the Boot? Forget '28 Years Later'...|date=27 June 2007|access-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629161822/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228|archive-date=29 June 2007|url-status=dead}} In July of the same year, Boyle said that the story for a third installment had been mapped out.{{cite web |last=Loder |first=Kurt |title=Danny Boyle's Space Odyssey |url=https://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml |url-status=live |publisher=MTV |date=16 July 2007 |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715151614/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml |archive-date=15 July 2007}} By October 2010, Garland stated that due to differences involving the film rights, the project had been delayed.{{cite web|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0|work=Worst Previews|title=Alex Garland on 28 Months Later, Logan's Run and Halo|date=3 October 2010 |access-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005033949/http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0|archive-date=5 October 2010|url-status=live}} In January 2011 however, Boyle stated that he believed the project would be realised, stating confirming further developments for the story.{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157|work=Empire|title=Danny Boyle Webchat|date=April 19, 2007|access-date=28 June 2012|archive-date=16 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116180800/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157|url-status=live}} By April 2013 however, the filmmaker expressed uncertainty as to whether the movie would be made.{{cite web|url=https://www.darkhorizons.com/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later/|work=Dark Horizons|title=Boyle Not Keen On 28 Months Later|author=Franklin, Garth|date=13 April 2013|access-date=6 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709034852/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26792/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status=dead}} In January 2015, Garland addressed the project's status, confirming that while it had fallen into development hell there were serious discussions going on behind the scenes to produce the project. Reiterating that development was progressing, stating that the script he was working on would tentatively be titled 28 Months Later.{{cite web|work=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed|title=Alex Garland Says 28 Months Later is Being Discussed|date=14 January 2015|access-date=6 April 2024|archive-date=1 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201211519/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed|url-status=live}} In June 2019, Boyle confirmed that he and Garland had been working on the third installment.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427|work=NME|title=Danny Boyle confirms third 28 Days Later movie is in the works|date=24 June 2019|access-date=6 April 2024|archive-date=24 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624085845/https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427|url-status=live }} In March 2020, Imogen Poots expressed interest in reprising her role,{{cite web|url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later|work=JoBlo|title=Imogen Poots Wants to Return for 28 Months Later|date=27 March 2020|access-date=6 April 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327221055/https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later|archive-date=27 March 2020 }} followed by Cillian Murphy in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/|work=ComicBook.com|title=Cillian Murphy Would Be Up to Return for 28 Months Later|access-date=6 April 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232055/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/|archive-date=24 May 2021}}
In June 2023, Boyle and Garland expressed in collaboration their intentions to "seriously" and "diligently" see the project enter production; while announcing that the script was now titled 28 Years Later, acknowledging the years it had taken to be developed. Boyle stated that he would like to serve as director, unless Garland chooses to.{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/28-days-later-oral-history-danny-boyle-alex-garland|work=Inverse|title=The Oral History of 28 Days Later, Danny Boyle’s Genre-Redefining Masterpiece|date=2023-06-27|access-date=6 April 2024}} By July of the same year, Murphy stated that he had recently discussed the possibility of a third film with Boyle; once again expressing interest in reprising his role if Boyle and Garland return to the franchise in their creative roles.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/28-days-later-sequel-cillian-murphy-comments/|work=Collider|title=Cillian Murphy Is Down for a 28 Days Later Sequel With One Condition|author=McPherson, Chris|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=6 April 2024}}
In January 2024, it was announced that a third film titled 28 Years Later was officially in development; with plans for the project to be the first of a new trilogy of sequels. Danny Boyle will direct the first installment, with a script written by Alex Garland; while the latter will also write the scripts for each of planned sequels. Boyle, Garland, Andrew Macdonald, and Peter Rice will serve as producers.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/28-years-later-in-the-works-1235783306/|work=The Hollywood Reporter|title=Danny Boyle, Alex Garland Teaming for Sequel to Their Zombie Hit '28 Days Later' (Exclusive)|author=Kit, Borys & Mia Galuppo|date=10 January 2024|accessdate=6 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/28-years-later-confirmed-danny-boyle-alex-garland-1235868147/|work=Variety|title='28 Days Later' Sequel in the Works: Danny Boyle, Alex Garland Reteam to Launch New Trilogy With '28 Years Later'|author=Murphy, J. Kim|date=10 January 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}} In February of the same year, Murphy discussed his potential involvement with the project.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57XzeTZq99g|work=Happy Sad Confused|title=Cillian Murphy talks Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders, Batman, 28 Days Later - Happy Sad Confused|quote=Watch this space.|author=Horowitz, Josh|date=22 February 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}} In March 2024, Garland confirmed that he is writing a trilogy of sequel films.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/mar/30/alex-garland-civil-war-interview|work=The Guardian|title=Civil War film-maker Alex Garland: ‘In the US and UK there’s a lot to be very concerned about’|author=Jones, Ellan E.|date=30 March 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}} The following month, the writer stated that Kes was a major influence on his work for 28 Years Later.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/civil-war-director-alex-garland-alamo-drafthouse-guest-selects/|work=ScreenRant|title=Civil War Director Alex Garland Reveals His Alamo Drafthouse Guest Selects Movies In New Video|author=Danoff, Owen|date=2 April 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}} The first trailer for the upcoming third installment was released by Sony Pictures in December 2024, and release is set for June 2025.
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