Posted on: January twenty fourth, 2025
Set to launch on June twentieth this 12 months, there may be nonetheless one burning query followers have concerning 28 Years Later. Will franchise alum Cillian Murphy reprise his position as Jim.
Hopes had been excessive that Murphy would return when he was introduced as an govt producer on the sequel. Nonetheless, all concerned remained very tight-lipped as to the star’s return in an appearing capability.
Following the discharge of the primary trailer, a shot of 1 notably acquainted wanting “contaminated” character prompted followers to declare Murphy’s involvement rumbled. Nonetheless, filmmaker Danny Boyle has since clarified that the character seen isn’t Murphy’s Jim.
Now, it seems followers are in for some disappointment, with producer Andrew MacDonald not too long ago commenting on Murphy’s involvement:
“[On] this, we needed him to be concerned, and he needed to be concerned. He isn’t within the first movie, however I’m hoping there might be some Jim someplace alongside the road. He’s concerned for the time being as an govt producer, and I’d hope we will work with him not directly sooner or later within the trilogy.”
So, there you’ve got it, sadly Cillian Murphy is not going to seem in 28 Years Later. While this can undoubtedly disappoint followers, the likelihood stays that he might seem within the two upcoming sequels. The primary, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, has already been accomplished below the route of Candyman’s Nia DaCosta. Shot back-to-back with Boyle’s 28 Years Later, the sequel will launch on January sixteenth 2026, with Aaron Taylor-Johnson anticipated to reprise his position.
28 Years Later will launch on June twentieth 2025, and stars Johnson, alongside Jodie Comer, Jack O’Connell, and Ralph Fiennes. For those who want one thing to carry you over till then, you may take a look at the trailer once more beneath:
