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The internet went wild for Cillian Murphy as a zombie, but it seems people have bitten off more than they can chew.

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

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis and songwriter and musician Ed Sheeran go way back: Sheeran’s first girlfriend even babysat Curtis’ children. Since then, they’ve collaborated on several projects, including Comic Relief and the Danny Boyle-helmed 2017 film “Yesterday,” in which which Sheeran stars and Curtis co-wrote. So when Curtis was conceiving his TV special “That Christmas,” he showed Sheeran some early storyboards, and the original conversation was that it would be a musical.

Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are seen fighting for their lives in the gripping new trailer for Danny Boyle's much-anticipated zombie sequel, 28 Years Later.The film is set in the same world as the 2002 apocalyptic horror flick 28 Days Later, which featured Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover society has crumbled following the accidental release of a highly infectious, rage-sparking virus.The latest instalment takes place almost three decades after the virus broke free from a bio-weapons lab, with a few managing to survive among the infected despite stringent quarantine measures.The plot thickens when one member of the group leaves their safe island for a mission on the mainland, revealing horrifying secrets and terrors that have not only mutated the infected but also other survivors.The high-octane trailer plunges straight into the action, starting with a group of children being quietened while watching Teletubbies on TV, before blood splashes across the screen accompanied by a woman's shriek.The words "it began 10,228 days ago. Days became weeks.

28 Years Later has finally been shared and many fans fear that Cillian Murphy‘s character may have come to a sorry end.It was previously confirmed that Murphy, who played bicycle courier Jim in the first movie in the series 28 Days Later, would be returning for the current sequel “in a surprising way and in a way that grows [the character]”.Although it has not been confirmed, one of the zombies in the trailer bore a striking resemblance to the Oscar winner.Fans have also been speculating with one writing: “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.”Another added: “Either Cillian Murphy is having fun with a double role or Jim does not have a happy ending in his fate.”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

The first official trailer has been released today for 28 Years Later starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer, which will be released in cinemas on 20 June 2025.

Lauren Coates Lace up your running shoes and get ready to return to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s world of fleet-footed zombies because “28 Years Later” has its first official trailer. The third installment in the “28 Days Later” franchise sees Boyle and Garland return to their respective roles in the franchise as director and writer, having served as executive producers on Juan Carlos Fersnadillo’s 2007 sequel “28 Weeks Later.” The film is led by franchise newcomers Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes, who are seen throughout the creepy trailer fighting off zombies.

28 Years Later has finally been shared – check it out below.Last week, the release date and a teaser poster with the tagline, “Time didn’t heal anything,” were shared for Danny Boyle’s highly anticipated zombie sequel.As previously confirmed Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes will all star in 28 Years Later, and all of them feature in the trailer, which you can view below.Jack O’Connell also has a supporting role in the new movie, which is part of a new trilogy spearheaded by Boyle and Alex Garland.It was also previously confirmed that Cillian Murphy, who played bicycle courier Jim in the first movie in the series 28 Days Later, would be returning for the current sequel “in a surprising way and in a way that grows [the character]”.Although it has not been confirmed, one of the zombies in the trailer bears a striking resemblance to the Oscar winner. Murphy will also take on producer duties on the project too.Speaking to NME in 2022 about a potential return to the franchise, Murphy said: “I think there’s a problem with that, in that I’m 20 years older… but every time I do bump into Danny or Alex I always mention it.

It may be 28 Years Later, but the long-gestating Danny Boyle and Alex Garland zombie apocalypse sequel looks worth the wait on the evidence of the first trailer.

Lauren Coates Lace up your running shoes and get ready to return to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s world of fleet-footed zombies because “28 Years Later” has its first official trailer. The third installment in the “28 Days Later” franchise sees Boyle and Garland return to their respective roles in the franchise as director and writer, having served as executive producers on Juan Carlos Fersnadillo’s 2007 sequel “28 Weeks Later”. In addition to Boyle and Garland back in creative control, “28 Years Later” also sees Oscar winner Cillian Murphy return to the franchise as Jim, a bike courier who awakens from a coma in “28 Days Later” to discover the world has succumbed to an aggression-causing zombie virus.

Trainspotting is on the way.Welsh published the cult novel in 1993 and it was later turned into a film via director Danny Boyle. They both followed the lives of a group of heroin addicts and their friends living in Leith, Edinburgh.The original Trainspotting film was later followed up in 2017 with sequel T2 Trainspotting, which saw original stars Ewan Bremner (Spud), Robert Carlyle (Begbie), Ewan McGregor (Renton), Jonny Lee Miller (Sick Boy) and Kelly Macdonald (Diane) all return.Announcing the news of the new novel on social media, it was revealed that it would be called Men In Love and would follow Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie as they try to leave heroin behind and pursue love instead.In a statement, Welsh said: “I’m really, really excited about bringing these characters back,” via The Guardian. A post shared by Irvine Welsh (@irvine.welsh)The novel will arrive on July 3 2025 and focuses on a “transitional” period for the characters in their mid-twenties which Welsh described as an “interesting time in the lives of men” who start to become “serious in their quest for romance” as you “start to believe in your own mortality for the first time.”While there have been other spin-off novels with the characters including Porno and Skagboys, this is the first that takes place immediately after the events in Trainspotting.Welsh went on to add that the book shows working-class characters “having big emotional lives” something he says is rarely seen in fiction.

Danny Boyle’s highly anticipated 28 Years Later has been unveiled today (December 6), along with a new teaser poster – check it out below.Released in 2002, Boyle’s 28 Days Later followed bicycle courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) after he wakes up from a coma and tries to make sense of the end of the world after it has been ravaged by ‘The Rage Virus’.A sequel (28 Weeks Later) followed in 2007 and earlier this year another film in the series was finally announced. Directed by Boyle and written by Alex Garland (the team behind the original), the film will kick off three new films in the series and will also see the return of Murphy.Sony previously confirmed it has picked up 28 Years Later with a release date now confirmed for June 20, 2025.A new teaser poster has also been shared with the tag line: “Time didn’t heal anything.”Check it out here:#28YearsLater pic.twitter.com/lQld5QXZ0W— 28 Years Later Movie (@28YearsLaterMov) December 6, 2024As well as returning as character Jim in the next film, Murphy will also take on producer duties on the project too.

Danny Boyle‘s hit film Slumdog Millionaire could be on the way after a new production company has acquired the film sequel and TV rights.The original Slumdog Millionaire came out in 2008 and was directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto, it told the story of two poor young boys from Mumbai, Jamal (Patel) and his older brother, Salim, poor kids from Mumbai who later interact with a girl named Latika, played by Pinto, who Jamal later falls in love with.The film explores the brothers’ difficult past, losing their mother in a religious riot while struggling to survive on their own.

Liam Gallagher has responded to comments made by Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock, in which he called Oasis “boring”.The bassist – who has also worked alongside Blondie and Iggy Pop, and has been hitting the road with Frank Carter in recent months – spoke to NME earlier this month, as he is currently touring the UK to promote his 2023 solo album ‘Consequences Coming’.As well as discussing his time in Sex Pistols, thoughts on Trump’s re-election as US President, and Danny Boyle’s “cheesy” Pistol TV biopic, he also opened up about his thoughts on the massive news of an Oasis reunion.Discussing how he perceived the fans’ reaction to the news of a comeback tour, he told NME: “I’ve always seen Oasis as a bit Status Quo. [With Quo], to hear one song once was enough. It’s a bit like that with Oasis: to hear one song once is enough.

Bridge7, a production company founded by former Netflix executive Swati Shetty and former CAA agent Grant Kessman, has acquired the film sequel and TV rights to Slumdog Millionaire. The rights were acquired from UK based Celador which produced and financed the Oscar-winning 2008 movie in association with the UK’s Film4.

Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has spoken to NME about once being invited to join Oasis, what the future holds for the punk icons with Frank Carter, and his thoughts on John Lydon‘s lyrics and pro-Trump stance.Matlock is currently touring the UK to promote his 2023 solo album ‘Consequences Coming’. Speaking to NME, the 68-year-old discussed his part in Blondie’s “heavy” and “atonal” new album and reflected on the Sex Pistols’ recent UK reunion tour, which featured himself, original members Steve Jones (guitar) and Paul Cook (drums), with guest vocalist Frank Carter in place of the estranged Lydon.Check out our full interview below, where he alo expressed annoyance at the ongoing veneration of “likeable nitwit” Sid Vicious, who replaced him as the Pistols’ bassist in 1977, and explained his dissatisfaction with Danny Boyle’s 2022 Pistol TV biopic, which was adapted from Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy.NME: Hi Glen! You’ve always had eclectic music tastes. Is that something you wanted to convey with ‘Consequences Coming’, which features rock’n’roll and doo-wop?Glen Matlock: “Yeah, I’d like to not just be known as the punk rocker bloke from a long time ago – there’s an element of that.

Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones has revealed he has not spoken to his former bandmate Johnny Rotten since their last tour in 2008.The guitarist and founding member of the iconic punk band spoke about his estrangement from the band’s frontman Rotten, aka John Lydon, in a new interview on the Rockonteurs podcast.“I haven’t spoken to him in years,” he said. “2008 was the last time I spoke to him.

Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later is one of the most celebrated classics of modern horror cinema, but where can UK viewers watch the film? Read on for all the info.The 2002 film was written by Alex Garland, who went on to pen the screenplays for films such as Sunshine, Dredd and Never Let Me Go, and eventually direct Ex Machina, Annihilation and Civil War.Boyle followed up his work on Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach, and was credited for reinvigorating the zombie genre, even if the creatures in the film are not technically the undead.The film is set amid an outbreak of a high contagious, aggression-inducing virus, with society having broken down. Cillian Murphy stars as Jim, a bicycle courier who fell into a coma before the outbreak and wakes to find London seemingly entirely deserted.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Slumdog Millionaire,” the Oscar-winning film about a young man from an impoverished background who competes on India’s version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?,” could be headed for the stage. Tony Award-winning producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to develop the film into a new musical which will feature songs from the film including “Jai Ho,” the banger that accompanies the elaborately choreographed dance sequence that ended “Slumdog Millionaire.” It will also feature new songs by A.R. Rahman, who won two Oscars for his work on the 2008 film’s music.

Cillian Murphy has admitted that winning an Oscar hasn’t really changed things for him.The actor won the Best Actor Academy Award earlier this year for his performance in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which took home seven gongs in total including Best Picture.Speaking in a new interview with The Sunday Times to promote his new film Small Things Like These, Murphy was asked whether things have changed since winning the prestigious award.“Genuinely, honestly, no,” he admitted, though expressed hope that it helps to get more projects under his production company Big Things Films made.“But if it helps in any way [to produce more Big Things Films work], that’s great. If it can help getting the stories told, brilliant,” Murphy added.As well as Small Things Like These, Murphy is keeping busy with a return to Peaky Blinders in the upcoming Netflix film The Immortal Man.The movie, which is being directed by Tom Harper and has begun filming, will be set during World War II and has been described as an “epic continuation of the multi-award-winning gangster saga”.As well as the return of Murphy as Tommy Shelby and Steven Graham as Hayden Stagg, new cast additions include Rebecca Ferguson, Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck and Jay Lycurgo.Murphy previously told Deadline of the project: “It seems like Tommy Shelby wasn’t finished with me.

Ralph Fiennes appears to have leaked plot details for the upcoming apocalypse sequel 28 Years Later.The third instalment in the franchise, which began with 2002’s 28 Days Later and was followed by 2007’s 28 Weeks Later, will see the return of Cillian Murphy as Jim, while Danny Boyle is back in the director’s chair.Details on the plot have so far been scarce, though Fiennes – who is joining the franchise – has let slip the synopsis in a new interview.Confirming that two of the planned three films have been shot, he told IndieWire: “Britain is 28 years into this terrible plague of infected people who are violent, rabid humans with a few pockets of uninfected communities.“And it centers on a young boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother. He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain.