Ralph Fiennes Spreads New Info About 28 Years Later

Earlier this year, quality broke that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland were returning to the zombie country with 28 Years Later, a continuation of the beloved post-apocalyptic bid past seen successful 2007. That’s really the archetypal of astatine slightest 3 movies,, and volition diagnostic large stars similar Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes, on with a returning Cillian Murphy.

We haven’t heard overmuch astir the movie since then, but Fiennes precocious provided immoderate details connected what it’ll beryllium about. While doing promo for his caller movie Conclave, the histrion told IndieWire the movie is acceptable 28 years aft the Rage Virus’ instrumentality enactment Britain into zombified chaos. According to him, the thrust of the movie concerns “a young lad who wants to find a doc to assistance his dying mother.” Instead of going retired connected his own, the unnamed lad takes his parent “through this beauteous bluish English terrain,” wherever they yet conscionable a doc who is “a unit for good.”

Thus far, each of 28 Years Later’s known formed consists of big actors, without immoderate existent notation of their relation successful the communicative proper. (It’s not adjacent wide what awaits Murphy’s motorcycle courier Jim.) Speaking astir the larger upcoming trilogy, Fiennes revealed that 2 of the 3 movies person been afloat shot—last we heard, the 2nd movie is subtitled The Bone Temple and volition beryllium helmed by The Marvels’ Nia DaCosta. If we’ll beryllium seeing much of the (allegedly) bully doc successful portion two, Fiennes ain’t saying; we lone cognize Murphy’s successful some since helium was spotted filming scenes for Temple in September.

What other to expect from 28 Years Later, and however it continues the 28 Days saga, we’ll person to hold to larn astir up of its merchandise connected June 20, 2025.

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