Cillian Murphy Fans Lose Their Minds Over ‘28 Years Later’ Trailer: Everything to Know About the Movie

28 Years Later is finally almost here.

The third installment of the 28 Days Later franchise (which kicked off in 2002 and was followed by 28 Weeks Later in 2007) is actually the first installment in a new trilogy, building off of the original duology.

Alex Garland and Danny Boyle, who respectively wrote and directed 28 Days Later, both returned to pen and helm 28 Years Later, while Candyman director Nia DaCosta will direct he second installment of the new trilogy, tentatively titled 28 Years Later II: The Bone Temple, according to Deadline. Both movies were filmed back-to-back, and Wired reports that 28 Years Later was actually shot on an iPhone 15!

Here's everything to know about 28 Years Later, but beware of spoilers for 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later and, potentially, 28 Years Later ahead!

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Is there going to be a 28 Years Later movie?

Indeed! Following 28 Days Later in 2002 and 28 Weeks Later in 2007 comes 28 Years Later (skipping over the once-expected 28 Months Later).

When is the 28 Years Later release date?

28 Years Later is slated for a June 20, 2025 release.

What is 28 Years Later about?

Cillian Murphy had a star turn in 28 Days Later in 2002 as Jim, a bicycle messenger who wakes up from a coma to find London largely deserted and simultaneously overrun by zombies with a "rage virus," which is transmitted by blood and takes hold of victims almost instantly—and instead of shuffling aimlessly in search for human flesh to snack on, these zombies run. The film follows Jim and a small group of survivors on their journey to escape not just from the zombies, but also from the darkest corners of humanity that emerged from the crisis.

In the 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, NATO takes over Britain, and U.S. troops (led by a general played by Idris Elba) bring in survivors as settlers for certain safe zones. A man named Don (Robert Carlyle), his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack) and their children Tammy (Imogen Poots) and Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) accidentally set off a domino of infections and chaos throughout Europe, though it's discovered that some people, including Andy, can be carriers of the rage virus without ever developing symptoms.

As for 28 Years Later, the official synopsis reads, "It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.”

Ralph Fiennes, who stars in 28 Years Later in an undisclosed role, revealed some more details from the plot to IndieWire in October 2024.

“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 said. "He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English terrain. But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected. But he finds a doctor who is a man we might think is going to be weird and odd, but actually is a force for good.”

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Is Cillian Murphy coming back for 28 Years Later?

Murphy, fresh off his Oscar win for the titular Oppenheimer, will be back for a brief cameo in 28 Years Later, and he isn't part of the main cast. His role in the film is spoiled in the trailer (more on that later).

Who is in the 28 Years Later cast?

The cast of 28 Years Later is seriously stacked, though little has been revealed about the characters that most of the stars play. What we know so far:

Cillian Murphy as Jim

One of the only named characters so far is Murphy's Jim, the lead protagonist of 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later ... and it looks like his fate wasn't so great after all.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Aaron Taylor-Johnson brings some of his hunting skills from Kraven the Hunter to 28 Years Later.

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Ralph Fiennes

Oscar-nominated Fiennes is beefy, bloody, bald and surrounded by bones in 28 Years Later.

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Jodie Comer

Emmy-winning Killing Eve star Jodie Comer plays a mother on the run in 28 Years Later.

Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink

Erin Kellyman plays Jimmy Ink in 28 Years Later; little else is known about the role.

Edvin Ryding as E. Sundqvist

Edvin Ryding, a young Swedish actor, will appear as E. Sundqvist in the film.

Chi Lewis-Parry

British MMA fighter Chi Lewis-Parry will appear in 28 Years Later. Though his specific role isn't known, it will be hard to miss him: He's 6'9"!

Is there a 28 Years Later trailer?

The first full trailer for 28 Years Later dropped on Dec. 10, 2024. In it, we see a deteriorated human race as a whole, with a focus on a quarantined group on a small island. When they venture to mainland U.K., they witness some truly horrifying things that even the troops aren't ready to deal with.

What is the poem in the 28 Years Later trailer?

The trailer is set with a reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem Boots in the background of the action. The poem, released in 1903, reflects repetitive thoughts of a soldier marching in war. This version is a recitation from Taylor Holmes, recorded in 1915 and later used in psychological training for U.S. Navy training in World War II, according to Business Insider.

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