In 2002 Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting director Danny Boyle teamed up with Ex Machina and Civil War director Alex Garland for the zombie flick 28 Days Later. With Boyle directing and Garland writing the two brought a different take to the undead genre with Cillian Murphy with the breakout lead to the chaotic film. The team sat out for the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later and despite the talks seemed like the franchise had come to an end. To great surprise, Boyle and Garland have reteamed finally for the third entry into the series 28 Years Later starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, and the return of Cillian Murphy in some capacity.

 

28 Years Later follows a terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later. It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of the groups 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.

 

While you will have to wait until June 20, 2025 to see the film in theaters, you can check out the first trailer here now from Sony.