Is Cillian Murphy returning as a zombie?

Is Cillian Murphy returning as a zombie?

Lace up your running shoes and get ready to return to the world of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s fleet-footed zombies, because 28 Years Later has its first official trailer.

In the third installment of the “28 Days Later” series, Boyle and Garland return to their respective roles in the series as director and writer, having served as executive producers on Juan Carlos Fersnadillo’s 2007 sequel “28 Weeks Later.”

The film is directed by franchise newcomers Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes, who are seen battling zombies in the spooky trailer. Although it has been reported that Cillian Murphy, the star of the original film, is reprising his role as Jim in addition to serving as an executive producer, he does not appear in the trailer and is not listed as a cast member in the promotional material. However, the new trailer includes a particularly eye-popping clip of a zombie that some on social media speculated bears a resemblance to the Oscar winner. (Columbia Pictures did not immediately respond diversityPlease comment on the matter.)

Other new cast members include Erin Kellyman and Jack O’Connell. The film’s official synopsis reads: “It’s been nearly three decades since the Rage virus escaped from a biological weapons lab, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to survive among the infected .” One of these 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.”

“28 Years Later” is the first in a trilogy of sequel films directed by Boyle and Garland. Filming came back-to-back with “28 Years Later II: The Bone Temple,” the second film in the trilogy directed by Nia DaCosta.

The film was shot by cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle using an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Andrew MacDonald and Peter Rice will serve as producers alongside Garland and Boyle. “28 Years Later” is produced by Columbia Pictures in association with BFI, DNA Films and Decibel Films. The film will be released on June 20, 2025.

Check out the trailer below.

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