After the success of 28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later, this post-apocalyptic horror franchise is picking up with 28 Years Later. Stars include Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson to “28 Years Later.”
The screenplay is being written by writer-director Alex Garland, and will be produced by Garland and Danny Boyle.
“28 Days Later” starred Cillian Murphy in one his earliest roles as Jim, a bike courier who ends up in a traffic accident and falls into a coma for four weeks. When he wakes up, he finds London in total collapse due to a “rage virus” that has infected the population. The film spawned a sequel, “28 Weeks Later,” in 2007.
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