Columbia Pictures has released the second official trailer for 28 Years Later, the long-anticipated sequel from director Danny Boyle. The upcoming film returns viewers to a quarantined, post-apocalyptic Britain still grappling with the effects of the rage virus, nearly three decades after its original outbreak.
Written by Alex Garland, the film sets the stage for the first of two sequels in a new trilogy. It follows a group of survivors living on an island connected to the mainland by a fortified causeway. One member of the group ventures into the mainland, uncovering harsh realities and unsettling transformations among both the infected and other survivors.
The cast features Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes.
Boyle recently said, “I still love an apocalypse, British-style. I still love the infected. And I still love blowing shit up,” during a CinemaCon appearance. He also hinted that Cillian Murphy, the star of the original 28 Days Later, will appear in the trilogy but not immediately. Murphy, fresh off an Oscar win for Oppenheimer, serves as an executive producer on the new films.
Also revealed at CinemaCon was Nia DaCosta’s involvement as director of the second sequel, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. She shared that although it draws from the original film, the script for The Bone Temple is unique in tone and content, giving her creative freedom to explore new ideas.
28 Years Later is scheduled for theatrical release on 20 June.
