It’s taken almost two decades, but a new film in Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later saga is finally taking shape. 28 Years Later finds Boyle back behind the camera, joined once again by screenwriter Alex Garland, and now we know the cast that will be trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by the zombie-like rage virus.
Deadline reports that Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes will star in 28 Years Later. The Sony Pictures project could be the start of a new trilogy, with Nia DaCosta (The Marvels) directing the next installment. It’s also possible this is just the first half of a two-parter.
The casting certainly suggests the action will remain in the UK, as it should. Will the entire story remain that way, though? 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, a critical failure that neither Boyle or Garland took creative lead on, began to expand on the world and we could see that eventually continue.
Between them, Comer, Taylor-Johnson, and Fiennes have won multiple awards and are some of the most sought-after and popular actors in the world. The previous films mostly used up ‘n coming stars but it’s clear 28 Years Later will have some star power. Whether original star and recent Oscar winner Cillian Murphy will be among them is still unclear. He’s currently on board as an exec-producer only.
