Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later does not feature Cillian Murphy, despite the internet’s initial assumptions.The official trailer for the long-anticipated film dropped on Tuesday (December 10), confirming the movie’s release date of June 20, 2025 and its tagline: “Time didn’t heal anything”.As had been previously confirmed, the trailer features the film’s core cast of Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes, but it was one particular “infested” that is briefly shown in the clip that got fans online speculating.The inclusion of a skinny, emaciated, zombie-like character with a seemingly familiar jawline led many to assume that it was in fact Murphy under the makeup, with one fan noting: “I swear to god, this better not be Jim in #28YearsLater because if it is you ruined my excitement for Cillian’s return to the franchise by infecting him.”I swear to god, this better not be Jim in #28YearsLater because if it is you ruined my excitement for Cillian’s return to the franchise by infecting him pic.twitter.com/GDdTRnpb00— WanderDragon99.
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