{"id":43917,"date":"2024-01-16T16:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1961170"},"modified":"2024-01-16T16:29:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:29:43","slug":"28-years-later-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-for-28-days-later-sequel","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/28-years-later-release-date-speculation-and-latest-news-for-28-days-later-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Years Later: Release date speculation and latest news for 28 Days Later sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland are reportedly returning for a 28 Days Later sequel. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 16 January 2024 at 15:16 PM<\/p>

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More than two decades after the zombie film 28 Days Later was released, a sequel is on its way, and potentially even a trilogy of films.<\/span><\/p>\n

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, who directed the original beloved zombie classic, are teaming up to make 28 Years Later, THR<\/a> reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally released back in 2002, 28 Days Later stars Oppenheimer<\/a>\u2019s Cillian Murphy as an average bicycle courier called Jim who emerges from a hospital to find London deserted and besieged by a zombie rage virus.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a number of original ideas including faster-moving zombies as well as an explanation for the origin of the outbreak, the Danny Boyle classic helped revolutionise the zombie genre, paving the way for later takes such as The Walking Dead and The Last of Us<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

An action-packed sequel titled 28 Weeks Later was released in 2007, though Garland and Boyle weren\u2019t really involved other than being executive producers, which c<\/span>ontinued the post-apocalyptic story and was w<\/span>ell received by fans and critics alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boyle previously confirmed to NME<\/a> in 2022 that Garland had penned a second sequel with the working title 28 Months later, describing it as a \u201clovely idea\u201d that is \u201cagain set in England, very much about England\u201d. But it never materialised.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, Boyle and Garland are returning to deliver 28 Years Later, and the duo reportedly have plans to launch a trilogy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read on for everything we know so far.<\/span><\/p>

28 Years Later release date speculation<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The film is still very much at a developmental stage and, while Garland and Boyle are attached, a script hasn\u2019t been completed yet, meaning it\u2019s unlikely to materialise until 2025, if not 2026.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
According to THR, William Morris Agency (WMA), which reps Garland and Boyle, is currently reaching out to potential buyers for the new trilogy.<\/span><\/p>\n
Who could star in the 28 Days Later sequel?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Cillian$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>