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Filmmaker Nia DaCosta said she had always wanted to make a Marvel movie because “she was a big comic book nerd growing up,” but revealed that the reality of directing the mega-budget 2023 studio film The Marvels was a far different experience than she could have imagined. 

Danny Boyle is working on a trilogy of movies as the follow-up to his 2002 zombie film 28 Days Later and he’s teasing star Cillian Murphy‘s return to the franchise.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisling Bea, the BAFTA-winning writer behind This Way Up, Savanah Leaf, the BAFTA-winning filmmaker of Earth Mama, and Censor writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond are among the latest speakers added to Element Pictures’ upcoming Storyhouse, its Dublin-based screenwriting festival that celebrates storytellers and storytelling. 

EXCLUSIVE: Following its successful inaugural edition last year, Poor Things and The Favourite producer Element Pictures is gearing up for the second year of Storyhouse, its Dublin-based screenwriting festival that celebrates storytellers and storytelling. 

The Bone Temple, the sequel to Danny Boyle‘s and Alex Garland’s anticipated 2025 zombie flick 28 Years Later has received its release date.28 Years Later, which is due for release in June 2025 will mark the long-awaited return of the beloved franchise, and will see the return of Cillian Murphy alongside new leads Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes. Murphy will produce, while Boyle and Garland – who helmed the acclaimed 2002 original – return to direct and write.The 2025 film will kick off a planned trilogy for the series, which will see Garland write for all, but Boyle only directing the first.

28 Years Later is the most-watched horror trailer of 2024 and the second most-watched of all time, it’s been revealed.The 28 Years Later trailer, which dropped on December 10, amassed an impressive 60.2million global views in its first 24 hours, and 141.6million global views altogether. This makes it the second-biggest trailer of all time, after It Chapter Two, which amassed almost 100million global views in the first 24 hours.The 28 Years Later trailer beat out the trailers for huge movies including The Nun, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Halloween, and from this year, Smile 2 and Nosferatu.Deadline has reported that, as a result, Sony is releasing the original 2002 movie 28 Days Later, directed by Danny Boyle, for purchase and rental tomorrow (December 18).The movie’s development began back in 2007, and after multiple delays, it’s set for release on June 20, 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”. 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.

Virginia Madsen Today marks the 70th birthday of actor Tony Todd, who died on Nov. 8. A genre staple whose hundreds of credits included “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Platoon” and the “Final Destination” series, Todd was best known for his performance in writer-director Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror film “Candyman,” which he led as the eponymous hook-wielding ghost. Here, Todd is remembered by his co-star, Virginia Madsen, who recounts meeting the actor for the first time, their yearslong friendship and how they made the decision to return for director Nia DaCosta’s franchise revival in 2021. My husband Nick worked with Tony on a movie in 2008 and I recently asked him what he remembered about Tony.

Brie Larson is set to appear on stage in Brighton and London next year, making her West End debut in Elektra.Oscar winner Larson will play the lead character in the revenge tragedy, which has been adapted by poet Anne Carson and directed by Daniel Fish (as per The Guardian).Larson, who won the Oscar for best actress for Room in 2016 and recently starred in the Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry, said: “I couldn’t be more excited to perform in this Greek drama, or in better company collaborating with Daniel Fish and Anne Carson.“Storytelling has always been the way I organise life, feelings and experiences.”Speaking about the adaptation, Fish said that Carson’s translation, which was written in 1987 and published in 2001 “explodes the question” of “what is ancient and what is contemporary.” He said it presented a “thrilling challenge” for him as director.Elektra runs at the Theatre Royal in Brighton from January 13-18 before beginning an 11-week season at the Duke of York’s theatre in London on January 24.Tickets for the shows go on sale on October 2 here.A post shared by empire street (@estreetprods)Back in February, Larson refused to answer a question about the future of her involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel.She first appeared in 2019’s Captain Marvel, before returning in Avengers: Endgame later in the same year. She also helmed the recent film The Marvels.That film, which was directed by Nia DaCosta, was a continuation of the television miniseries Ms. Marvel, and starred Larson alongside Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/Photon and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms.

28 Years Later, The Bone Temple, will begin shooting later this year, according to new reports.Back in May, Cillian Murphy was confirmed to be returning to the franchise that launched his career, in 2025’s 28 Years Later.News of the new film was first announced earlier this year, with confirmation that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who helmed the 2002 original 28 Days Later, were both returning to the franchise.The film was given the official release date of June 20, 2025 and will also star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.28 Years Later is slated to be the first entry in a new trilogy, with Alex Garland (who wrote the original) writing and produce all three. Boyle is only expected to return for the first instalment, with Candyman and The Marvels director Nia DaCosta helming for the second.Now, as per Film Stories, it’s being reported that filming on 28 Years Later has now completed, before filming on the next instalment, The Bone Temple, starts shooting.As with 28 Years Later, it’s expected that The Bone Temple will be filmed in London.

28 Years Later will be set in Newcastle, and lead star Jodie Comer has revealed she’s studying Cheryl‘s accent in preparation for her role.Comer will star alongside Cillian Murphy, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jack O’Connell in the third instalment of Danny Boyle‘s zombie apocalypse trilogy, which reportedly began filming in Newcastle last month.Now, in a new profile piece for ELLE, Comer has revealed that she’s been watching clips of Cheryl on The X-Factor in order the grasp the Geordie accent.“I’m excited to get the first day done,’ she said, ahead or shooting her scenes. “Danny just seems like such a confident, intuitive and intelligent director.

28 Years Later has begun filming in the North-east this week according to a new report in The Knowledge.News of the new film was first announced earlier this year, with confirmation that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who helmed the 2002 original 28 Days Later, were both returning to the franchise. 28 Years Later will be the first of a follow-up trilogy to the original films.Cillian Murphy was also recently confirmed as returning to the franchise that launched his career.Earlier this month, the film was given the official release date of June 20, 2025.

Cillian Murphy has been confirmed as returning to the franchise that launched his career, in 2025’s 28 Years Later.News of the new film was first announced earlier this year, with confirmation that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland, who helmed the 2002 original 28 Days Later, were both returning to the franchise.Earlier this month, the film was given the official release date of June 20, 2025. It had already been confirmed to star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell.And now Murphy, who had his breakout role in 28 Days Later, has been officially added to the cast.

Mark your calendar for June 20, 2025 as that’s when the next installment in Danny Boyle’s 28 franchise hits theaters, 28 Years Later.

EXCLUSIVE: After landing the villain role in Ryan Coogler‘s next project, Jack O’Connell continues to full out his future dance card. Sources tell Deadline that he is set to join the cast of 28 Years Later, a sequel to the original 28 Days Later. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes are also on board the pic, part of a planned trilogy.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Global talent, entertainment, sports and advisory company UTA has signed composer Laura Karpman for representation in all areas. The signing comes on the heels of her Oscar-nominated score for best picture nominee “American Fiction.” In a statement, Karpman who has won five Emmys said, “While I’m at my core a musician and composer, there are so many things that spark me creatively.

EXCLUSIVE: The new 28 Years Later trilogy from director Danny Boyle and Sony Pictures is gaining momentum, and some serious star power. Sources tell Deadline that Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes have boarded the first pic, a sequel to the original 28 Days Later.

Teyonah Parris is getting candid about her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Paul Dano is familiar with the comic book movie genre thanks to his acclaimed performance as Riddler opposite Robert Pattinson in “The Batman.” The Matt Reeves-directed tentpole was a box office hit with $772 million worldwide. That’s a mighty sum for the superhero genre, which took more than a few punches last year as entires like “Shazam: Fury of the Gods,” “The Flash,” “The Marvels,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” either disappointed at the box office or outright flopped.

Brie Larson has refused point blank to answer a question about the future of her involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).READ MORE: ‘The Marvels’ review: a quirky cosmic caper that lacks punchLarson plays Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, in the franchise. The all-powerful character inspired Samuel L.

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed Nicholas Pinnock, one of the stars of TriStar/Legendary’s The Book of Clarence, for representation.