Idris Elba fulfills the role necessary to every zombie movie, the ruthless military leader willing to order civilian bombings to prevent further infections, but Elba is at least able to bring out the logical edge to a character that could’ve easily been played just for cliche. Jeremy Renner, too, is phenomenal in a pre- The Hurt Locker role as Doyle, a Delta Force sniper who suffers a crisis of conscience when he chooses to protect Tammy and Andy against orders. Poots, in particular, is fantastic the future Green Room star showed her early horror expertise as a fiercely independent teenager forced to take on the burdens of a parental role as she protects her younger sibling. They’re the ones forced to deal with their father’s mistakes when Don inadvertently spreads the virus while in quarantine. Children in zombie films all too often feel like a burden only involved to evoke sympathy, but the characters in 28 Weeks Later feel much more active. The character is forced to wonder: Is the lie is for his children’s benefit or is he just comforting himself?ĭon’s growth as a father, similar but distinct from Murphy’s patriarchal role, is made all the more crushing when his children are forced to make a similar decision in the film’s climax. Carlyle does an excellent job of showing how Don’s priorities shift. 28 Days Later created a family unit through the union of Jim ( Cillian Murphy), Selena ( Naomie Harris), and young Hannah ( Megan Burns), but 28 Weeks Later rips one apart through the introduction of Don’s teenage daughter, Tammy ( Imogen Poots), and younger son, Andy ( Mackintosh Muggleton). RELATED: The 40 Best Horror Movies of the 2000sĬarlyle exhausts himself emotionally early on, but perhaps even more crushing than the visceral sight of his escape is the moment Don breaks the news to his children of their mother’s death, lying about his role in her demise. At first glance, the prospects for the sequel weren’t promising. Filmmaker Juan Carlos Fresnadillo stepped in as director, but his script-co-written with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López-Lavigne, and Jesus Olmo-would follow an entirely different cast of characters. Boyle was out, choosing instead to work on the sci-fi epic Sunshine, another collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland. Understandably, expectations were high for the follow-up, 28 Weeks Later. Romero's Night of the Living Dead, but Boyle's innovative take on a 21st-Century post-apocalypse emerged as a worthy contender. All zombie movies have to live in the long shadow of George A. Boyle’s fly-on-the-wall perspective, released during the dawn of digital innovation, became an instant classic because of its humanist drama and biting political allusions. Boyle is back in theaters this month with “Yesterday,” while Garland is the creator of FX’s upcoming science-ficion drama series “Devs.28 Days Later, director Danny Boyle’s terrifying vision of London in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, immediately sparked renewed interest in the genre when it debuted in 2002. Garland’s quote had many fans at the time wondering if two more “28 Days Later” films would be coming, but development on a third movie has yet to start. … It’s more likely to be ’28 Months’ than ’28 Years.’ 28 months gives you one more place to go.” Danny and Andrew and I have been having quite serious conversations about it so it is a possibility. “We’ve just started talking about it seriously,” Garland told IGN in 2015. Both films were well-received by horror fans, many of whom have been anticipating a third project that Garland has teased would be “28 Months Later.” “28 Weeks Later” was less successful but still turned a profit with $65 million worldwide on a $15 million budget. The film made $85 million at the worldwide box office on a production budget of only $8 million. “28 Weeks Later” was a critical and commercial success when it opened in fall 2002. Danny Boyle Praises Alex Garland’s ’28 Days Later’ 3 Script and Is ‘Tempted’ to Direct It
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