The Hollywood trades weren’t lying when they reported that 28 Years Later (now a trilogy of movies instead of a single threequel) was one of the hottest packages in town. Its cast is being assembled as we speak, and it’s already looking amazing.
The Alex Garland-written and Danny Boyle-directed post-apocalyptic feature has just been joined by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes. No word yet, however, on whether Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy, who’s surely looking at plenty of potential projects at the moment, will be doing more than executive producing.
Deadline dropped the exclusive on April 24, specifically saying that the trio had boarded “the first pic,” leaving their involvement in the two following movies up in the air. Earlier this month, we learned that Candyman and The Marvels’ Nia DaCosta was circling the second installment (fourth in the larger saga), so she might’ve been involved with the casting process if the creative team is looking to establish a firm throughline.
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