He said, "I resisted for a long time because there were things about 28 Weeks that bugged me. Meanwhile, Garland confessed that "28 Weeks Later" was almost enough to convince him to never go back to the franchise again. If he doesn't want to direct it himself I'll be well up for it if we can execute a similarly good idea." Danny always liked the idea." The filmmaker added, "So we're talking about it quite seriously, quite diligently. The writer told Inverse, "A few years ago an idea materialized in my head for what would be really '28 Years Later'. A sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was released in 2007, with Boyle and Garland serving as executive producers. Danny Boyle directed 28 Days Later from a script written by Alex Garland.
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However, Garland and Boyle recently admitted they have had some talks about a third movie in the franchise. The director revealed that Garland wrote a 28 Months Later script with 'a lovely idea' driving the narrative and said he would. Its sequel " 28 Weeks Later" - which didn't have writer Alex Garland on board - failed to reach the same heights when it was released in 2007. So yeah, I love the idea and it's very appealing to me.The original movie was a huge success both critically and at the box office with earnings of $84.6 million on a budget of just $8 million. "It really stands up, which is amazing for a film that's 20 years old. Because I showed it to my kids recently, some Halloween about four or five years ago, and they loved it. "But every time I do bump into Danny or Alex I always mention it. The 'Peaky Blinders' star said: "I think there's a problem with that, in that I'm 20 years older. We complain how overcrowded (cities) are and about the stress, and then in an instant, life as we know it in many, many different forms can empty them."Ĭillian revealed that he would jump at the chance to return for the third film. It's actually come to haunt us (since Covid). "What an amazing idea: a deserted London. 28 Days Later writer Alex Garland believes that making a third movie in the franchise is possible and has revealed that he has a really cool and much bigger.
He wanders around London on his own and you just thought, 'Oh my God!' I remember reading the first ten pages of (Alex Garland's script), thinking, 'This is brilliant'."ĭanny, 66, continued: "It was like a quarter of a page. The 'Trainspotting' filmmaker recalled: "I instantly knew the film was something very special. The original movie starred Cillian Murphy as bicycle courier Jim, a man who wakes from a coma to find London deserted after a viral infection decimates society, and Boyle knew that it would be a success immediately. 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. In an interview with NME, Danny said: "I'd be very tempted (to direct it). The Oscar-winning director helmed the 2002 horror flick – but not the 2007 follow-up '28 Weeks Later' – and explained that the opportunity to adapt Alex Garland's script for '28 Months Later' appeals to him. Danny Boyle Praises Alex Garland’s ’28 Days Later’ 3 Script and Is ‘Tempted’ to Direct It. Danny Boyle would be "tempted" to complete a '28 Days Later' trilogy.
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