'28 Years Later' by Danny Boyle began filming in England

28 Years Laterthe anticipated sequel to 28 Days Later from the director Danny Boyle and the screenwriter Alex Garlandand the study Sony Pictures filming begins in England.

According to a BBC report, the sequel is filming on Holy Island, an island off the coast of northeast England. According to the mediumfilm crews have also been spotted in Newcastle and Kielder Forest, with “hundreds” of locals cast as extras in the film. The production is said to be looking for “athletic types” to play people affected by the Rage virus, which turns its victims into zombie-like monsters.

In addition to the return of Boyle and Garland as director and screenwriter, respectively, the protagonist of the original is also back, Cillian Murphy reprising his role as Jim.

In the original movie, 28 Days Later (2002), Jim awakens from a coma after a bicycle accident, and discovers that England is now a desolate, post-apocalyptic meltdown, thanks to a virus that turned its victims into raging killers. Jim then meets a survivor played by Naomie Harris, and a military maniac, played by Christopher Eccleston.

In recent weeks, Tim Rothman, president of Sony Motion Pictures Group, revealed that Murphy is returning in “a surprising and growing way.”

In the new installment, Murphy is accompanied by a cast led by Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, The Bikeriders), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (The Fall Guy, Bullet Train), Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter), y Jack O’Connell (Back to Black, Unbroken).

28 Years Later It is not only a long-awaited sequel to 28 Days Later y 28 Weeks Laterbut It will be the beginning of a new trilogy. The first installment will be directed by Boyle, while Garland will be the screenwriter for all three installments. Both will produce alongside the original's producer, Andrew Macdonald, Peter Rice, and Bernie Bellew, and with Murphy as executive producer.

It has also already been announced Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels) as the director of the second film in the trilogy. Plans are for Boyle to direct the first film later this year, with the second filming immediately afterward. This way, directors can agree on where they see the story going, while also bringing their own unique visions to each film.

In addition to becoming a commercial hit, the original 2002 film injected new life into the zombie subgenre, introducing a new form of undead, moving away from those slow walkers, now being ferocious and fast. He also analyzed the fragile nature of society in these pandemic scenarios, which would later be analyzed in other films such as Zombieland, World War Zand the series The Walking Deadamong others.

Sony set the theatrical release of 28 Years Later for him June 20, 2025.