The Third ’28 Years Later’ Film Is Truly Occurring

28 Years Later was at all times a trilogy. It has been that method each single day since early 2024, when it was first introduced. Director Danny Boyle and author Alex Garland conceived it as such, but solely acquired Sony to commit to creating two of the three movies. The third movie would solely come if Sony noticed the viewers’s urge for food for it. And now it has.

Movie two within the collection, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, opens subsequent month, however following a collection of very well-received press screenings, Deadline reviews Sony has given a inexperienced mild to the nonetheless untitled third movie. Garland is writing, Boyle is predicted to direct, and most significantly, Cillian Murphy is predicted to star.

Murphy acquired his massive break method again in 2002 when Boyle and Garland first teamed up for the indie hit 28 Days Later. Within the a long time that adopted, he’s grown into a serious star, even profitable the Oscar for Greatest Actor earlier this yr for his work in Oppenheimer. His character survived the unique movie, however didn’t seem within the first sequel, 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, or this yr’s 28 Years Later. He apparently seems close to the top of The Bone Temple, organising a narrative that can carry the entire franchise collectively.

It’s all a part of that massive, authentic plan. “That was key to the concept was it was a narrative that couldn’t naturally slot in one movie,” Garland told io9 last year. “And there was a risk—which we could not have the chance to do—however to do a correct trilogy. Not a sequence of sequels which might be successfully replaying the very first thing simply in barely totally different varieties, however an precise true narrative. And we don’t know if we’ll be capable to do it as a result of that relates, in the long run, to market forces. Movies price some huge cash. Even low cost movies price some huge cash. You understand, individuals speak low-budget, but it surely’s some huge cash at all times. And in order that depends upon actually whether or not individuals need to see future ones after we’ve made it.”

It relies upon now not. It’s taking place. And we will’t wait to see the way it all comes collectively. 28 Years Later is now out there to look at at residence. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta, opens January 16, 2026.

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