{"id":271839,"date":"2025-06-04T02:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/cillian-murphys-role-in-the-28-years-later-trilogy-is-coming-later-than-we-hoped\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T02:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T02:54:29","slug":"cillian-murphys-role-in-the-28-years-later-trilogy-is-coming-later-than-we-hoped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=271839","title":{"rendered":"Cillian Murphy’s Role in the ’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Is Coming Later Than We Hoped"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cillian Murphy is set to make his eventual return to the world of 28 Days Later<\/em><\/a> within the upcoming trilogy that 28 Years Later<\/em><\/a> will kick off this summer, but there are a few catches.<\/p>\n

Director Danny Boyle<\/a> (Trainspotting<\/em>) revealed vague details about the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer<\/em> actor\u2019s involvement to IGN<\/a>. The upcoming trilogy expands on the world Boyle and Alex Garland (Civil War<\/em>) started with 28 Days Later<\/em> and its star Cillian Murphy, with a new set of interconnected stories. However, Murphy will not appear in the first film as it introduces a new central character: Spike, a 12-year-old boy portrayed by Alfie Williams whose family (led by Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson) finds itself in the thick of the post-apocalyptic zombie outbreak.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough each story completes itself, there\u2019s a handover section to the next film as well. So it\u2019s very ambitious. We haven\u2019t got the money for the third one yet. It will depend how the first one does, I guess,\u201d Boyle shared and explained that Murphy\u2019s return is contingent on how the first two movies do.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut hopefully if we do ok, they\u2019ll give us the go-ahead for the money and for the third one. Everybody\u2019s standing by for that, really. Including Cillian,\u201d the director confirmed regarding Murphy\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n

Currently it\u2019s planned that he will make an appearance at the end of the Nia DaCosta (Candyman<\/em>)-directed follow-up 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple<\/em>, which picks up on the immediate continuation of events from Boyle\u2019s upcoming reboot sequel and is slated to open in theaters next January.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is in the second one,\u201d Boyle revealed, \u201cI shouldn\u2019t give away too much. I\u2019ll get killed.\u201d But we can guess that his appearance will only tease the potential of the third film, which Sony has yet to confirm.<\/p>\n

Boyle continued, \u201cYou know that thing about sequels, you want to push it on and take huge risks.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say fair play to [studio Sony Pictures]. They did allow us to take great liberties with [28 Years Later<\/em>]. They could have said, \u2018Oh no, it needs to be more sequel-y. You need to rely on some of the ideas that are in the original. And what do you mean Cillian\u2019s not going to appear in the first one? I thought you said Cillian was going to be in it.\u2019 We said, \u2018Yeah, Cillian is going to be in it, but not quite the first one.\u2019 So fair play to them. They\u2019ve put up with a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

28 Years Later<\/em> opens June 20.<\/p>\n

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Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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