Cillian Murphy broke his silence 28 Years Laterthe third part of the post-apocalyptic horror series.
The sequel to 28 days later and 28 Weeks later was announced last month, with director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland teaming up again.
Murphy, who played Jim in the first film in 2002, did not return for 2007 28 Weeks laterbut revealed to Variety that he would happily reprise his role for the next installment.
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“I can't give away much more at this point,” he began. “But I've always said I'd love to be in it because that film changed everything for me – I have a lot of affection for it and these guys, [Alex and Danny]. I never watch my own movies, except for this one.
“It's always around Halloween and during the pandemic people were constantly sending me clips. And I've shown it to my kids. It's really standing up, even though it's 22 years old now, so I'm really excited to get the band back together to make it.”
Murphy's role in 28 days later saw his character wake up from a coma to discover that the world had now been ravaged by a highly contagious disease, leading to the collapse of civilized society.
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A new film in the series had long been discussed before its official announcement, with Boyle revealing in 2022 that Garland had previously written a script for a project titled 28 months later.
“It really is a very good time. It's funny, I hadn't thought of that until you just said it, and I remembered “Bang, that script!” again set in England, very much about England. Anyway, we'll see… who knows?” tease
28 Years Later is currently in development.
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