It seems that FINALLY, what actually feels like 28 years later, we’re getting a sequel to the 28 Days and Weeks Later movies – that’s right, 28 Years Later is now officially in development.
What’s really exciting about it is that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are teaming up for this one, and that can only be a good thing. There’s even talk of launching a trilogy of horror films, and as the project develops, it’ll be shopped around to studios and streaming services (I’m sure it’ll be snapped up).
I’m happy something is finally happening with this, because I remember spying it on the old IMDB YEARS ago, and nothing has ever really happened to move it forward… until now!
We don’t have a whole lot of details on this yet, but we do know they’re looking for a production budget of somewhere in the region of $75 million. The rest is what’s previously been said about the potential for a movie, and the pair’s ideas.
A couple of years back, Garland was quoted saying: “I have got a really cool idea for it, but it’s a much bigger movie, and one of the things about 28 Days Later is that it was small and punk and this idea is less small and punk. But me and Danny speak about it. Every couple of years it will come up, or going, ‘Do you want to do that?’ and then for some reason it never happens.”
At one point, Cillian Murphy was even interested in reprising his role, but who knows whether that’s still true and whether he’ll become attached to this project, too.
Murphy had previously spoken about the idea of a sequel, saying: “Every time I do bump into Danny or Alex I always mention it. I showed it to my kids recently — some Halloween about four or five years ago — and they loved it. It really stands up, which is amazing for a film that’s 20 years old. So yeah, I love the idea and it’s very appealing to me.”
Boyle had previously talked about his enthusiasm for potentially making the film, too, in which he said:
I’d be very tempted [to direct it]. It feels like a very good time actually. It’s funny, I hadn’t thought about it until you just said it, and I remembered ‘Bang, this script!’ which is again set in England, very much about England. Anyway, we’ll see… who knows?
It might come back into focus because one of the things that’s happening in the business at the moment is it has to be a big reason for you to go to the cinema, because there are less and less reasons. It’s hard for companies distributing films and for cinema chains to show films, they’re struggling to get people into the cinema unless it’s something like Top Gun: Maverick or a Marvel. But a third part would get people in, if it was half-decent.”
So, there we have it. It’s actually happening! I have a real soft spot for these movies, so I for one am excited. Stay tuned for more info as we get it!
Source: GeekTyrant
Are you excited that 28 Years Later is actually happening? Or are you so young that you’ve never seen the first film? Let me know in the comments. No rage, please!
