The 'Peaky Blinders' actor is up to reprise his role in Danny Boyle's 2000 hit zombie apocalypse horror movie if the original helmer and screenwriter are back.
- Jul 17, 2023
AceShowbiz - Cillian Murphy would love to make a "28 Days Later" sequel to mark a major milestone. The "Oppenheimer" actor received his first big break in director Danny Boyle's 2000 zombie apocalypse horror classic in which he starred as a man who wakes up from a coma to see the world in a terrifying state, and he's keen on the idea of making a "28 Years Later" sequel.
"I was talking to Danny Boyle recently, and I said, 'Danny, we shot the movie at the end of 2000.' So I think we're definitely approaching the 28 Years Later. But like I've always said, I'm up for it. I'd love to do it. If Alex [Garland] thinks there's a script in it and Danny wants to do it, I'd love to do it," he told Collider.
The original movie was a huge success both critically and at the box office with earnings of $84.6 million on a budget of just $8 million. Its sequel "28 Weeks Later" - which didn't have writer Alex Garland on board - failed to reach the same heights when it was released in 2007.
However, Garland and Boyle recently admitted they have had some talks about a third movie in the franchise. The writer told Inverse, "A few years ago an idea materialized in my head for what would be really '28 Years Later'. Danny always liked the idea." The filmmaker added, "So we're talking about it quite seriously, quite diligently. If he doesn't want to direct it himself I'll be well up for it if we can execute a similarly good idea."
Meanwhile, Garland confessed that "28 Weeks Later" was almost enough to convince him to never go back to the franchise again. He said, "I resisted [making a sequel] for a long time because there were things about 28 Weeks that bugged me. I just thought, 'F*** that. I'd rather try to write a different story in a different world.' "
