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'{{short description|2007 British-Spanish post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = 28 Weeks Later | image = Twenty eight weeks later.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Enrique López-Lavigne * [[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew Macdonald]] * Allon Reich }} | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * [[Rowan Joffé]] * Juan Carlos Fresnadillo * [[Enrique López Lavigne|E. L. Lavigne]] * Jesus Olmo }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Robert Carlyle]] * [[Rose Byrne]] * [[Jeremy Renner]] * [[Harold Perrineau]] * [[Catherine McCormack]] * Mackintosh Muggleton * [[Imogen Poots]] * [[Idris Elba]] }} | music = [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]] | cinematography = [[Enrique Chediak]] | editing = Chris Gill | production_companies = {{Unbulleted list|[[Fox Atomic]]|[[DNA Films]]|Figment Films|[[Sogecine]]|Koan Films<ref name="elley"/>}} | distributor = {{Unbulleted list|[[20th Century Fox]] (UK)|Fox Atomic (US)<ref name="elley"/>}} | released = {{Film date|df=y|2007|04|26|[[London]]|2007|05|11|US, Canada, Ireland and UK|2007|06|29|Spain}} | runtime = 99 minutes<ref name="AFI">{{cite web |title=28 Weeks Later (2007) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64527 |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=19 October 2018 |archive-date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019122125/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/64527 |url-status=live }}</ref> | country = {{Unbulleted list|United Kingdom|United States|Spain<ref name="AFI"/>}} | language = English | budget = $15 million<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/28WLT.php |title=28 Weeks Later (2007) - Financial Information |publisher=The-numbers.com |access-date=2015-09-27 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811183807/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/28WLT.php |url-status=live }}</ref> | gross = $65.8 million<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0463854/?ref_=bo_se_r_1! | title=28 Weeks Later }}</ref> }}''' '''''28 Weeks Later''''' is a 2007 <!--PLS DON'T WRITE THE THREE COUNTRY OF PRODUCTIONS HERE --> [[post-apocalyptic]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]], who co-wrote it with [[Rowan Joffé]], [[Enrique López Lavigne]] and Jesus Olmo. The sequel to the 2002 film ''[[28 Days Later]]'', it stars [[Robert Carlyle]], [[Rose Byrne]], [[Jeremy Renner]], [[Harold Perrineau]], [[Catherine McCormack]], Mackintosh Muggleton, [[Imogen Poots]] and [[Idris Elba]]. It is set after the events of the first film, depicting the efforts of [[NATO]] military forces to salvage a safe zone in London, the consequence of two young siblings breaking protocol to find their infected mother, and the resulting reintroduction of the Rage Virus to the safe zone. ''28 Weeks Later'' was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2007, by [[20th Century Fox]] and by [[Fox Atomic]] in the United States. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the direction and atmosphere. It grossed $64 million worldwide against a $15 million budget. ==Plot== During the [[28 Days Later|original outbreak of the Rage Virus]], Don, his wife Alice and four more survivors hide in a barricaded cottage on the outskirts of [[London]]. They hear a terrified boy pounding at their door and Alice lets him in. A few minutes later, they discover that the infected have followed the boy. The infected attack and kill most of the survivors, while Don, Alice and the boy are chased upstairs. Don pleads with Alice to leave the boy but she refuses. He abandons them as the infected break into their room by escaping out of the window. After watching his wife being dragged out of sight by the infected, he narrowly escapes on a boat piloted by Jacob, one of the remaining survivors, who falls in the water and is overcome by the infected. After the infected begin to die of starvation, [[NATO]] forces take control of Britain. Twenty-eight weeks after the outbreak, an American force, under the command of [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] Stone, brings in settlers. Among the new arrivals are Don and Alice's children, Tammy and Andy, who were out of the country during the outbreak. They are admitted to District One, a safe zone on the [[Isle of Dogs]], guarded by the [[US Army]]. Sergeant Doyle, a [[Delta Force]] sniper and his friend, Chief Flynn, a helicopter pilot, are amongst the troops guarding the district. Tammy and Andy are reunited with their father, who was found by the US Army and has become the district's caretaker. In their new flat, Don fabricates a lie about the circumstances surrounding their mother's death, telling his kids he saw their mother die before he escaped. That night, Andy dreams about forgetting his mother's face, so Tammy and Andy sneak out of the safe zone and return to their former home, where they collect family photographs and other mementos. To his shock, Andy finds Alice alive and seemingly uninfected in a semi-conscious, delirious state. The three are soon discovered by soldiers and taken back to District One. Alice is taken to a quarantine room, where she is tested and found to be an [[asymptomatic carrier]] of the rage virus. Don makes an unauthorized visit to Alice in her isolation cell, begging her to forgive him. She accepts his apology and tells him she loves him, prompting him to kiss her, unaware she is an infected. Don transforms, getting flashbacks of abandoning his wife during his escapes and brutally beats her to death. He then goes on a rampage, killing and spreading the virus. General Stone orders the building to be quarantined and orders a Code Red alert in District One. Civilians are herded into safe rooms while the soldiers search for infected but despite the precautions, Don breaks into a room full of people and starts a domino effect of rapid infection. The crowd, with half its members infected, breaks out of the safe room and into the streets. The US soldiers initially are ordered to only shoot the infected, but due to it being night and the difficulty of knowing who is infected or not, they are told to shoot anybody. Scarlet, a US Army medical officer, rescues Tammy and Andy while the soldiers in District One are ordered to shoot indiscriminately. Doyle, unable to bring himself to comply with the order, abandons his post and escapes with Scarlet, Tammy, Andy and several others through the [[Greenwich Foot Tunnel]]. Accepting that they have lost total control, Stone orders District One to be firebombed. Despite this, large numbers of the infected, including Don, escape the bombardment. After escaping with a survivor named Sam, the only survivor of a sniper attack that killed most of the group, Scarlet informs Doyle that the children might hold the key to a cure because of their genetic make up and must be protected. Flynn arrives by helicopter to pick up Doyle but refuses to take anyone else, as they would be shot down for carrying people who might be infected. However, a desperate Sam attempts to leap onto the helicopter, and is infected and falls, which forces Flynn to abandon the four. Flynn contacts Doyle by radio and tells him to leave the civilians and head to [[Wembley Stadium]]. Doyle ignores his instructions and escorts Andy, Tammy and Scarlet to Wembley. They break into an abandoned [[Volvo V70]] to escape [[nerve gas]] released to kill the infected but are unable to start the car while soldiers with flamethrowers draw near. Doyle exits the car and sacrifices himself by [[push starting]] the car and is burned alive by the soldiers, who are still under order to kill anybody. Scarlet escapes an [[Apache gunship]] and drives Tammy and Andy into the darkness of [[London Underground]], where the trio continues on foot. In the process, Don ambushes and kills Scarlet, then bites Andy. Tammy arrives and Dan, getting another flashback to his wife's face when he abandoned her, charges at Tammy and gets shot to death. Andy, who is still alive, gets up and runs away thinking he will become infected. After Tammy chases him down, she realizes that he is symptom-free and an unknown carrier of the Rage virus. They continue to the stadium and are picked up by a reluctant Flynn, who flies them across the [[English Channel]] to [[France]], as instructed by Doyle. Twenty-eight days later, a French-accented voice requesting help is heard from the radio in Flynn's abandoned helicopter. A group of the infected are then seen running through a tunnel that, as they emerge into the open, is revealed to be the exit of the [[Paris Métro]] [[Trocadéro Station]] with a view across the Seine to the nearby [[Eiffel Tower]], indicating that the virus has spread to [[Continental Europe]]. The fate of the survivor are left unknown. ==Cast== {{cast listing| * [[Robert Carlyle]] as Don: Tammy and Andy's father and Alice's husband * [[Rose Byrne]] as Scarlet: U.S medical officer * [[Jeremy Renner]] as Doyle: Delta Force sniper * [[Harold Perrineau]] as Flynn: helicopter pilot * [[Catherine McCormack]] as Alice: Don's wife and Tammy and Andy's mother * Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy: Don and Alice's son and Tammy's younger brother * [[Imogen Poots]] as Tammy: Don and Alice's daughter and Andy's older sister * [[Idris Elba]] as Stone: U.S general overseeing District One * [[Amanda Walker]] as Sally: member of house group and Geoff's wife * [[Garfield Morgan]] as Geoff: member of house group and Sally's husband * [[Emily Beecham]] as Karen: member of house group * [[Philip Bulcock]] as Senior medical officer * [[Karen Meagher]] * [[Amanda Lawrence]] as Carpark civilians * [[Raymond Waring]] as Sam: survivor who joins Tammy, Andy, Doyle and Scarlet * [[Eunice Huthart]] as Stunt player }} ==Production== ===Development and writing=== The international success of the 2002 horror film ''[[28 Days Later]]'' influenced its creators—director [[Danny Boyle]], producer [[Andrew Macdonald (producer)|Andrew Macdonald]] and screenwriter [[Alex Garland]]—to make a sequel four years following its release.<ref name="rotten">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/about.php |title=28 Weeks Later - Production Notes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=17 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715183102/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/about.php |archive-date=15 July 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref> Macdonald stated, "We were quite taken aback by the phenomenal success of the first film, particularly in America. We saw an opportunity to make a second film that already had a built in audience. We thought it would be a great idea to try and satisfy that audience again."<ref name="rotten"/> In March 2005, however, Boyle revealed he would not be directing due to commitments to ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'' (2007), but said he would stay on as [[executive producer]]. He also teased that its plot would revolve around the aftermath of the first film,<ref name="syfy">{{cite news|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue412/news.html |title=Boyle Talks ''28 Days'' Sequel |website=[[Sci-Fi Wire]] |date=14 March 2005 |access-date=1 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525021144/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue412/news.html |archive-date=25 May 2006 |url-status = dead}}</ref> and would involve the US Army "declaring the war against infection had been won, and that the reconstruction of the country could begin".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16316 |title=28 Weeks Later Plot Revealed |website=[[ComingSoon.net]] |date=1 October 2006 |access-date=17 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711054930/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=16316 |archive-date=11 July 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref> Boyle later hired Spanish filmmaker [[Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]], believing he would be able to "bring a fresh new perspective" to the film.<ref name="rotten"/> Another reason he picked Fresnadillo was because he was a "huge fan" of his 2001 film ''[[Intacto]]''. Before Fresnadillo took over, he was on a five-year hiatus from filmmaking, working on TV commercials.<ref name="fang">{{cite magazine |last=Salisbury |first=Mark |title=Home on the Rage |pages=31–34 |magazine=[[Fangoria (magazine)|Fangoria]] |volume=May 2007 |issue=263 |publisher=Starlog Group, Inc. |ASIN=B001QLDCPC}}</ref> Fresnadillo felt the plot involving a family in [[Rowan Joffé]]'s original script was underdeveloped, so he decided to rewrite it with collaborators Enrique López-Lavigne and Jesús Olmo. Although both Fresnadillo and López-Lavigne were unimpressed with the initial draft, they found its concept of the family "trying to start over after the first outbreak" a redeemable aspect, deciding to retain it in the rewritten version. Rewriting took almost a year, with Garland making additional input on the script.<ref name="fang"/> ===Casting=== Boyle said in March 2005 that the sequel would feature a new cast, since previous cast members [[Cillian Murphy]], [[Megan Burns]], and [[Naomie Harris]] were occupied with their own projects.<ref name="syfy"/> In September 2006, [[Robert Carlyle]], [[Rose Byrne]], [[Catherine McCormack]], [[Harold Perrineau]], [[Imogen Poots]], [[Idris Elba]], Mackintosh Muggleton and [[Jeremy Renner]] were announced as the cast for the sequel.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dawtrey |first1=Adam |title=Carlyle leads cast for 'Later' sequel |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/news/carlyle-leads-cast-for-later-sequel-1117949435/ |website=Variety |date=1 September 2006 |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=31 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231062144/https://variety.com/2006/film/news/carlyle-leads-cast-for-later-sequel-1117949435/ |url-status=live }}</ref> All the extras who played the infected were required to have a movement-based artistic background, including such occupations as ballet, dance, gymnastics, circus performing, and miming.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Sean |title=15 Raging Facts About 28 Weeks Later |url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/62250/15-raging-facts-about-28-weeks-later |website=Mental Floss |date=11 May 2017 |access-date=9 February 2020 |archive-date=8 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908175410/http://mentalfloss.com/article/62250/15-raging-facts-about-28-weeks-later |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Filming=== On 1 September 2006, principal photography for ''28 Weeks Later'' began in London, with much of the filming taking place at [[Canary Wharf]] on the [[Isle of Dogs]], the safe zone in the film's plot.<ref name="syfy"/> The on-location filming took place in [[London]] and [[3 Mills Studios]], although scenes intended to be shot at [[Wembley Stadium]], then undergoing final stages of a major reconstruction, were filmed instead in [[Wales]], with [[Cardiff]]'s [[Millennium Stadium]] used as a replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23393642-details/London,+four+years+after+28+days+later/article.do |title=This is London - 28 Weeks Later |access-date=23 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422075142/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23393642-details/London%2C%2Bfour%2Byears%2Bafter%2B28%2Bdays%2Blater/article.do |archive-date=22 April 2008 |url-status = dead}}</ref> ==Promotion== === Graphic novel === In July 2006, [[Fox Atomic Comics]] and publisher [[HarperCollins]] announced the publication, in early 2007, of ''[[28 Days Later: The Aftermath]]'', a [[graphic novel]] bridging the gap between ''28 Days Later'' and ''28 Weeks Later''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Sandee | last=Roston | url=http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/release.aspx?id=474&year=2006 | title=HarperCollins Publishers and Fox Atomic Announce Graphic Novel Publishing Imprint | date=19 July 2006 | access-date=2 October 2006 |url-status = dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929144030/http://www.harpercollins.com/footer/release.aspx?id=474&year=2006 | archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> Motion comics of two segments of the graphic novel were added to the DVD & Blu-ray release of ''28 Weeks Later''.<ref>[http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/842/28weekslater.html Hi-Def Digest:] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100214002730/http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/842/28weekslater.html |date=14 February 2010 }} ''28 Weeks Later'' Blu-Ray Review</ref> === Websites === Removable chalk-powder graffiti was sprayed in locations around London and [[Birmingham]] featuring the web address www.ragevirus.com. However, the web address was found to be unregistered and was quickly snapped up. The advertising agency who made the mistake agreed to purchase the rights to the domain name for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue274/ |title=''B3ta Newsletter'', Issue 274 |access-date=17 May 2007 |archive-date=29 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529124103/http://b3ta.com/newsletter/issue274/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2007, the horror/science-fiction film website ''[[Bloody Disgusting]]'' promoted ''28 Weeks Later'' by giving readers a chance to win a prop from the film. The props were included in a "District 1 Welcome Pack", which featured an ID card and an edition of the London ''[[Evening Standard]]'' newspaper with a headline proclaiming the evacuation. The giveaway was only open to residents of North America, and entries closed on 9 May 2007.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sandee |last=Roston |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/8701 |title=Bloody-Disgusting Prop Giveaway |date=19 July 2006 |access-date=17 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811215810/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/8701 |archive-date=11 August 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref> === Biohazard warning === On 13 April 2007, 28 days before the release of the film in UK cinemas, a huge [[Biological hazard|biohazard]] warning sign was projected against the [[White Cliffs of Dover]].<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=2007-04-13 |title='Biohazard' image on Dover cliffs |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6553503.stm |url-status=live |access-date=4 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525112325/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/6553503.stm |archive-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> The sign contained the international [[Biohazard sign|biological hazard symbol]], along with the admonition that the UK was "contaminated, keep out!" === Flash game === In May 2007, [[20th Century Fox]] posted a free ''28 Weeks Later''-themed [[flash game]] on their international website, foxinternational.com.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.shockya.com/news/2007/05/07/free-28-weeks-later-online-game/|title=Free 28 WEEKS LATER online game|newspaper=Shockya.com|date=7 May 2007|access-date=1 July 2010|publisher=ShochYa|archive-date=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021004540/http://www.shockya.com/news/2007/05/07/free-28-weeks-later-online-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the game, the player can play one of the infected in three parts of the city. ==Release== ''28 Weeks Later'' was released on 11 May 2007, in the United Kingdom by [[20th Century Fox]] and in the United States by [[Fox Atomic]].<ref name="elley"/> ===Marketing=== This trailer was released on March 23, 2007, and attached to screenings in front of ''[[The Hills Have Eyes 2]]''. ===Home media=== 1.3&nbsp;million DVD units have been sold in the United States, gathering a revenue of $24.3&nbsp;million, as of July 2010.<ref name="28 Weeks Later - DVD Sales">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/28WLT-DVD.php |title=28 Weeks Later - DVD Sales |website=The Numbers |access-date=1 July 2010 |archive-date=24 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124114706/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/28WLT-DVD.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The film has been released as its own DVD and as a double feature with ''28 Days Later''. ==Reception== ===Box office=== The film opened in 2,000 cinemas across the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=419864 |title=Rotten Tomatoes |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=11 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514040113/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=419864 |archive-date=14 May 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref> It made $9.8&nbsp;million in its opening weekend, coming in second place at the box office, behind ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''. The film has grossed $28.6&nbsp;million in the US and $35.6&nbsp;million in other countries, bringing the worldwide total to $64.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=28weekslater.htm|title=28 Weeks Later at Box Office Mojo|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=30 May 2008|archive-date=16 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216091846/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=28weekslater.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 1.3&nbsp;million DVD units have been sold in the United States, gathering a revenue of $24.3&nbsp;million, as of July 2010.<ref name="28 Weeks Later - DVD Sales"/> The film has been released as its own DVD and as a double feature with ''28 Days Later''. ===Critical reception=== On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has generated a rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus states, "While ''28 Weeks Later'' lacks the humanism that made ''28 Days Later'' a classic, it's made up with fantastic atmosphere and punchy direction."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later|title=28 Weeks Later|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728113244/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/28_weeks_later/|archive-date=28 July 2010|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a [[weighted arithmetic mean|weighted average]] of 78/100 based on 34 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=28 Weeks Later|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-weeks-later|website=Metacritic|access-date=13 November 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204193307/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/28-weeks-later|url-status=live}}</ref> ''View London'' called the film an "exciting, action-packed and superbly directed thriller that more than lives up to the original film".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_3247.html |title=View London |date=11 May 2007 |access-date=11 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513041354/http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/review_3247.html |archive-date=13 May 2007 |url-status = live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}}s [[A. O. Scott]] remarked that it is "brutal and almost exhaustingly terrifying, as any respectable zombie movie should be. It is also bracingly smart, both in its ideas and in its techniques".<ref>{{cite news |title = 28 Weeks Later Review |first = A. O. |last = Scott |author-link = A. O. Scott |url = https://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/movies/11late.html |newspaper = [[The New York Times]] |date = 11 May 2007 |access-date = 20 December 2009 |archive-date = 9 July 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100709192643/http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/movies/11late.html |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Derek Elley]] for ''Variety'' called it "a full-bore zombie romp that more than delivers the genre goods".<ref name="elley">{{cite news |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=28 Weeks Later |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/28-weeks-later-1200559380/ |website=Variety |date=15 May 2007 |access-date=27 October 2019 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027044755/https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/28-weeks-later-1200559380/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Soundtrack== {{Main|28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack}} The soundtrack was composed, written and performed by [[John Murphy (composer)|John Murphy]]. The score was released exclusively to [[iTunes]] on 12 June 2007. On 2 June 2009, a limited edition soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records. Only 1500 copies were made.<ref>[http://www.lalalandrecords.com/28Weeks.html LA LA LAND RECORDS, 28 WEEKS LATER] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102080831/http://lalalandrecords.com/28Weeks.html |date=2 November 2010 }}.</ref> ==Possible sequel== [[Fox Atomic]] stated in June 2007 that they would consider producing a third film if DVD sales of the film did well.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228 |title=Bloody Disgusting |date=27 June 2007 |access-date=16 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629161822/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/9228 |archive-date=29 June 2007 |url-status = dead}}</ref> In July 2007, while promoting ''[[Sunshine (2007 film)|Sunshine]]'', Boyle said he had a possible story for the next film: "There is an idea for the next one, something which would move the story on. I've got to think about it, whether it's right or not."<ref name="MTV">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml |title=MTV |date=16 July 2007 |access-date=16 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715151614/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1564535/20070711/story.jhtml |archive-date=15 July 2007 |url-status = live}}</ref> In October 2010, when Alex Garland was asked what was happening with ''28 Months Later'', he declared: "I'll answer that completely honestly. When we made ''28 Days Later'', the rights were frozen between a group of people who are no longer talking to each other. And so, the film is never going to happen unless those people start talking to each other again. There is no script as far as I'm aware."<ref name="Worst previews">{{cite news|url=http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0 |title=worst previews |date=3 October 2010 |access-date=5 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005033949/http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=19197&count=0 |archive-date=5 October 2010 |url-status = live}}</ref> In January 2011, Danny Boyle said, "There is a good idea for it, and once I've got [my stage production of] ''[[Frankenstein (2011 play)|Frankenstein]]'' open, I'll begin to think about it a bit more."<ref>{{cite web | title=Danny Boyle Webchat | url=http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157 | work=Empire| access-date=28 June 2012 | archive-date=16 November 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116180800/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1157 | url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 April 2013, Boyle stated: "[I]t's 40/60 whether [a sequel] happens or not. But we did have an idea of where to set it and what it might be about." When asked to share that idea, Boyle laughed and said, "No, because they'll end up in ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26792/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later|title=Boyle Not Keen On "28 Months Later"|last=Franklin|first=Garth|date=13 April 2013|publisher=Dark Horizon|access-date=28 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709034852/http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/26792/boyle-not-keen-on-28-months-later|archive-date=9 July 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> On 14 January 2015, Garland stated: {{Blockquote|"We've just started talking about it seriously. We've got an idea. Danny [Boyle] and [producer] Andrew [Macdonald] and I have been having quite serious conversations about it so it is a possibility. It's complicated. There's a whole bunch of reasons why it's complicated, which are boring so I won't go into, but there's a possibility," also adding: "It's more likely to be ''28 Months'' than ''28 Years''. 28 months gives you one more place to go," hinting at the possibility of a fourth film as well.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alex Garland Says 28 Months Later is Being Discussed | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed | website=IGN | date=14 January 2015 | access-date=1 February 2015 | archive-date=1 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201211519/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/alex-garland-says-28-months-later-is-being-discussed | url-status=live }}</ref>|}} In June 2019, Boyle confirmed that he and Garland had recently met to discuss and begin preparation on a third film.<ref>{{cite news | title=Danny Boyle confirms third '28 Days Later' movie is in the works | url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427 | work=NME| date=24 June 2019 | access-date=24 June 2019 | archive-date=24 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624085845/https://www.nme.com/news/film/danny-boyle-confirms-third-28-days-later-movie-works-2513427 | url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2020 and May 2021 respectively, both Imogen Poots<ref>{{cite web | title=IMOGEN POOTS WANTS TO RETURN FOR 28 MONTHS LATER | url=https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later | work=NME| date=27 March 2020 | access-date=23 June 2021 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327221055/https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/imogen-poots-wants-to-return-for-28-months-later |archive-date=27 March 2020 }}</ref> and Cillian Murphy<ref>{{cite web | title=Cillian Murphy Would Be Up to Return for 28 Months Later | url=https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/ | work=NME| access-date=23 June 2021 | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232055/https://comicbook.com/horror/news/28-months-later-sequel-days-cillian-murphy-danny-boyle/ |archive-date=24 May 2021 }}</ref> stated they would be interested in reprising their roles. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} * {{IMDb title|0463854}} * {{Amg movie|355446}} {{28 film franchise}} {{Juan Carlos Fresnadillo}} {{Empire Award for Best Horror}} [[Category:2007 films]] [[Category:2007 horror films]] [[Category:2000s science fiction horror films]] [[Category:American action horror films]] [[Category:American science fiction horror films]] [[Category:American post-apocalyptic films]] [[Category:American zombie films]] [[Category:American sequel films]] [[Category:British action horror films]] [[Category:British science fiction horror films]] [[Category:British post-apocalyptic films]] [[Category:British zombie films]] [[Category:British sequel films]] [[Category:Spanish science fiction horror films]] [[Category:Spanish post-apocalyptic films]] [[Category:Spanish sequel films]] [[Category:28 Days Later]] [[Category:English-language Spanish films]] [[Category:Films about viral outbreaks]] [[Category:Uxoricide in fiction]] [[Category:Films set in London]] [[Category:Films set in Paris]] [[Category:Films shot in Cardiff]] [[Category:Films shot in London]] [[Category:Films shot in Wales]] [[Category:Films directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo]] [[Category:Films scored by John Murphy (composer)]] [[Category:20th Century Fox films]] [[Category:Dune Entertainment films]] [[Category:DNA Films films]] [[Category:Animal Logic films]] [[Category:2000s English-language films]] [[Category:2000s American films]] [[Category:2000s British films]]'