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Dubai Eye
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Dubai Eye
Danny Boyle uses iPhones to revive '28 Days' zombie film franchise
More than two decades after the release of his zombie apocalyptic horror hit "28 Days Later", director Danny Boyle is returning to the franchise with a fresh set of eyes and a twist on a new technology. The original film was set against the background of a "rage virus" that destroyed Britain and forced residents into quarantine. It was followed by the sequel 28 Weeks Later, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Even more time has passed in 28 Years Later, which is released this week and reunites Boyle with the original film's writer, Alex Garland. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and newcomer Alfie Williams, the movie follows a young boy's journey with his father from a closed-off community on an island to the mainland to kill his first zombie. His mother grapples with an illness which isolates her from the rest of her community and threatens to tear the family apart. "There'd be occasional screenings of (28 Days Later) and ... it hadn't really dated," Boyle told Reuters at the world premiere of 28 Years Later on Wednesday night. "More importantly, the people's reaction to it felt like they were watching something very present day... And that led us to start thinking, should we introduce something else into this world?" One of the innovations was the camera setup. Boyle got in close to the action by sometimes using up to 20 iPhones at a time on special rigs. "Smartphones, they will now shoot at 4K resolution, which is cinema resolution. So you can use them," Boyle said. "They are incredibly light. You can go somewhere with a very light footprint and you can also build special rigs with them, which is what we did for some of the violent action in the movie." Taylor-Johnson said the technique gave the film a "visceral and immersive" texture. "It would make me feel a bit vulnerable at times because it's very invasive." 28 Years Later will also be first of a new trilogy of movies, with the second - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - due in January.
Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sony Unleashes Extended Footage Of ‘28 Years Later', Screens Scenes From Darren Aronofsky's Austin Butler-Starrer ‘Caught Stealing'
As it prepares to unleash Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later around the globe later this week, Sony showed off the first 28 minutes of the zombie thriller for exhibitors here at the CineEurope conference in Barcelona. Boyle introduced the footage via video message, saying this 'new journey' is the 'start of something big.' The first trailer dropped back in December and is the third most-watched horror trailer ever with 60.2 million views in its first 24 hours, while Deadline reported earlier this month that in the first 24 hours of ticket sales domestically, 28 Years Later became the best horror pre-seller of the year to date. More from Deadline Tubi UK Strikes Content Deals With NBCUniversal, AMC & Sony Glenn Close & Billy Porter Join Cast Of Lionsgate's 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' - CineEurope '28 Years Later': Sony's Danny Boyle Pic Is Biggest Advance Ticket Seller For Horror Pic YTD, Eyes $34M+ Opening The second film in the newly revamped trilogy — 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — will hit North American theaters on January 16, 2026. At the start of Sony's presentation, Steven O'Dell, President of International Marketing and Distribution, said to the assembled exhibitors, 'I hope everyone is sitting here with a lot more confidence about the present and the future vs. the angst we have felt over the last five years… This year is the moment to make our bets and we all have big bets to make. On the movie side, our job is to create compelling content and market the heck out of it, to get people excited to go to a movie. While on the cinema side, it is your challenge to invest in, and modernize, the cinema experience to get people thinking every week about going to the cinema.' He continued, 'When we are both operating at the top of our game, we create a shared experience that is a bedrock of entertainment all around the world.' Other footage that screened during Sony's presentation included two scenes from Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing starring Austin Butler, and which releases domestically on August 29 this year. Aronofsky sent a video message from New York where he said he's in the final stages of editing, and explained he'd wanted to make 'a romp, caper, adventure' set in the East Village during a time of 'peak humanity,' before 9/11, when 'Y2K was the biggest threat.' Also sending a message was Sam Mendes who mused on his epic four-picture project about The Beatles which he called 'in every sense an entirely unique event.' The quartet of movies is due in April 2028. And, Scarlett Johannson, fresh off the Cannes unveiling of her feature directing debut, Eleanor the Great, sent a video message about the 'personal' film, saying 'every frame is etched in my DNA.' Sony is releasing internationally and Sony Pictures Classics domestically with a date TBD. Among other trailers and footage were a sizzle reel for Paul Rudd/Jack Black Christmas release, Anaconda, and a scene and new trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer which releases in July. There are three big anime movies up ahead which each got a mention, Crunchyroll's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle releasing September 12 in North America, followed by Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc which begins rollout on September 24 internationally and goes domestic on October 29, as well as Scarlet, a world-creation story of a brave princess who transcends time and space (U.S. release December 12). On the local-language front, Sony pointed to upcoming pics such as France's Forced Vacation, the Sisu sequel from Finland which releases in the U.S. on November 21 and the continuation of Spanish franchise Padre No Hay Mas Que Uno with the 5th installment. Director and star of the latter, Santiago Segura, sent a cheeky message to CineEurope urging the Spanish exhibitors in the audience to applaud so the non-Spaniards would know he is 'huge in Spain.' Best of Deadline 'The Buccaneers' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Business Insider
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
Danny Boyle confirms Jack O'Connell's cult leader in '28 Years Later' was inspired by Jimmy Savile: a BBC star outed as a prolific sexual abuser
"28 Years Later" introduces Jack O'Connell as Sir Jimmy Crystal, a strange cult leader. The character and his followers were inspired by the infamous British TV presenter, Jimmy Savile. Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland told BI the character explores themes of selective memory. Warning: Spoilers ahead for "28 Years Later." As if living in the zombie-ridden, post-apocalyptic Britain of " 28 Years Later" wasn't traumatic enough, a strange cult leader is also in the mix. And he looks a bit familiar. At the end of the film, its young protagonist Spike (Alfie Williams) is taken in by a new group of survivors led by a man who calls himself Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell). Between his name and his style — Crystal and his followers wear vibrant purple tracksuits, heavy gold jewelry, and have long blond hair — there's a striking resemblance to the notorious British media personality and sex offender, Jimmy Savile. According to "28 Years Later" director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland, that's by design, and that reference hits on key themes of the film. Savile, who began working for the BBC in the 1960s, was outed as a sexual abuser after his death in 2011, when hundreds of allegations were made against him and multiple inquests were carried out into his crimes. It's unclear if in the world of the horror franchise, where the outbreak of the Rage Virus decimated the UK in 2002, Savile's crimes were ever revealed to the public or if he remained an icon celebrated for his eccentric television persona and fundraising efforts (he was given a knighthood for his charity work in 1990). Either way, O'Connell's character is meant to hit a nerve. "He's as much to do with pop culture as he is to do with sportswear, to do with cricket, to do with the honors system," Boyle told Business Insider of Savile. "It's all kind of twisting in this partial remembrance, clinging onto things and then recreating them as an image for followers." "He's a kaleidoscope, isn't he?" Garland added, referring to O'Connell's character. "A sort of trippy, fucked up kaleidoscope." O'Connell's role will lend itself to bigger themes around selective memory in the upcoming sequel, "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," which is out January 16, 2026. Garland said that "The Bone Temple" — and ideally a third film in the "28 Years Later" trilogy, if Boyle gets it greenlit — focuses on how different groups try to construct a future based on what they do and don't remember about the past. "The thing about looking back is how selective memory is," Garland said. "It cherry picks and it has amnesia, and crucially, it also misremembers. We are living in a time right now which is absolutely dominated by a misremembered past." "28 Years Later" is in theaters now.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
20 iPhones replaced traditional movie cameras on Danny Boyle's '28 Days' zombie movie. Why are they better?
LONDON -More than two decades after the release of his zombie apocalyptic horror hit "28 Days Later", director Danny Boyle is returning to the franchise with a fresh set of eyes and a twist on a new technology. The original film was set against the background of a "rage virus" that destroyed Britain and forced residents into quarantine. It was followed by the sequel "28 Weeks Later", directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Even more time has passed in "28 Years Later", which is released this week and reunites Boyle with the original film's writer, Alex Garland. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and newcomer Alfie Williams, the movie follows a young boy's journey with his father from a closed-off community on an island to the mainland to kill his first zombie. His mother grapples with an illness which isolates her from the rest of her community and threatens to tear the family apart. "There'd be occasional screenings of ("28 Days Later") and ... it hadn't really dated," Boyle told Reuters at the world premiere of "28 Years Later" on Wednesday night. "More importantly, the people's reaction to it felt like they were watching something very present day ... And that led us to start thinking, should we introduce something else into this world?" One of the innovations was the camera setup. Boyle got in close to the action by sometimes using up to 20 iPhones at a time on special rigs. "Smartphones, they will now shoot at 4K resolution, which is cinema resolution. So you can use them," Boyle said. "They are incredibly light. You can go somewhere with a very light footprint and you can also build special rigs with them, which is what we did for some of the violent action in the movie." Taylor-Johnson said the technique gave the film a "visceral and immersive" texture. "It would make me feel a bit vulnerable at times because it's very invasive." "28 Years Later" will also be first of a new trilogy of movies, with the second - "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" - due in January. (Editing by Andrew Heavens)
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jodie Comer was 'moved' emotionally by 28 Years Later
Jodie Comer was shocked by how "moved" she was by 28 Years Later. The 32-year-old actress stars in Danny Boyle's new post-apocalyptic movie as Isla and has explained that she found that the "family dynamic" at the centre of the zombie horror flick was unexpectedly emotional. Jodie told The Hollywood Reporter at the film's London premiere on Wednesday (18.06.25) night: "It's horror, but I was struck by how moved I was. There was so much levity. The script felt rich and also really at the centre of it is this family dynamic, this relationship between mother and son, which is not your usual relationship." The Bikeriders actress - who stars in the movie alongside Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams - added: "It was amazing to be led by Danny. "Selfishly, to work with Danny Boyle... I'm never going to shoot a film like this. It's been the most incredible experience." The picture is the third instalment in the 28 Days Later franchise and Boyle felt that he could take "real risks" with the movie as it has been 23 years since the original film was released and technology has improved substantially since. The Trainspotting helmer said: "Because 23 years had passed, it felt like we could take real risks with it. "And our ambition was to try and make as an original film as the first one was when it came out... The upgrades on the infected are a privilege to film and to witness. "I think people will enjoy the upgrades." 28 Years Later is set to mark the beginning of a new trilogy in the post-apocalyptic series although Boyle acknowledged that the franchise's future is dependent on how the latest movie performs at the box office, although the sequel - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - is slated for release next year. The 68-year-old director said: "The third one really depends on how we do with this film. "Obviously it's a very, very British film. Everybody is British and all the locations are British and it's an entirely British affirm. It's British filmmaking at its most pure. So how it does internationally will influence whether we get the money for the third one." Jodie revealed earlier this year that she was petrified of her zombie co-stars in the movie as she had to act alongside the infected undead. The Killing Eve star recalled: "The thing about our stunt performers playing the infected is they really don't take the speed off for you. They chase you. There were so many moments where I felt like I was actually running for my life!" Although Comer was fearful on set, she revealed that Boyle was in his element as he returned to the franchise more than two decades on from the original film 28 Days Later. She recalled: "He just said, 'I love this stuff.' "I said, 'Why?' 'Because you just have to go there. You can't fake it. You have to really go there in order for the audience to be with you.'"
