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Mint
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
What to watch this week: ‘28 Years Later', ‘The Phoenician Scheme' and more
With 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel, 28 Weeks Later (2007), director Danny Boyle introduced a simple but telling innovation: fast zombies. The cast of the new film includes Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer, and Jack O'Connell. (In theatres) A still from 'Elio'. Pixar will be hoping to make a splash with Elio, the story of a young boy who's beamed up into space and become Earth's emissary to other worlds. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina. (In theatres) A still from 'The Phoenician Scheme'. Wes Anderson's latest is set in the 1950s and revolves around arms dealer Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro), who's trying to get in the good graces of his estranged daughter, Sister Liesl (Mia Threapleton). The cast is eclectic: Michael Cera, Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch. (In theatres) A still from 'Twin Peaks'.
BreakingNews.ie
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Jodie Comer says being led by Danny Boyle in 28 Years Later was a ‘proper dream'
Jodie Comer has said being led by director Danny Boyle on the set of 28 Years Later was a 'proper dream'. Comer, who is best known for playing the antagonist Villanelle in the hit BBC series Killing Eve, was speaking at the 28 Years Later world premiere in Leicester Square on Wednesday evening. Advertisement 28 Years Later is set in the same world as the 2002 apocalyptic horror 28 Days Later, which saw Cillian Murphy play a bicycle courier who awakes from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society. The new instalment follows on almost three decades since the virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, where some have found a way to exist amid the infected despite an enforced quarantine. When one of the group leaves the gated island they are residing on for a mission to the mainland, they discover secrets and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well. Comer features in the film alongside Ralph Fiennes and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Advertisement (left to right) Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Danny Boyle attended the 28 Years Later world premiere at the Odeon Luxe, Leicester Square (Ian West/PA) Comer said on Wednesday: 'I was honoured when I got this script through. 'And you know, with the opportunity to sit down with Danny, who's a filmmaker who I've admired for a very long time, and to be kind of led by him and be on one of his sets is a proper dream.' She added that Boyle leads a 'calm, playful, fun' set. 28 Years Later is now screening in Irish cinemas. Advertisement
Forbes
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is Zombie Thriller '28 Years Later' Coming To Streaming?
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Alfie Williams in "28 Years Later." Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later is now in theaters. When will horror thriller starring Ralph Fiennes, Jodi Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson be available to watch at home? Rated R, 28 Years Later opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. The summary for the film reads, 'It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. 'When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers the secrets, wonders and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.' Written by Alex Garland — who collaborated with Boyle on the 2002 horror hit 28 Days Later — 28 Years Later also stars Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Emma Laird and Jack O'Connell. Currently, the only way you can see 28 Years Later is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes. The first stop for 28 Years Later in the home entertainment marketplace will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is the studio behind 28 Years Later, typically waits for one month to six weeks after opening its films in theaters to make them available on PVOD. A recent example of Sony's digital streaming release pattern is the studio's horror thriller Until Dawn, which debuted on PVOD on May 23, less than a month after it opened in theaters on April 25. However, the Marvel comic book movie Venom: The Last Dance, debuted on PVOD on Dec. 10, 2024, about six weeks after it opened in theaters on Oct. 25. If 28 Weeks Later follows the same release pattern as the two titles above, then viewers can expect the film to arrive on PVOD anytime between July 22 and Aug. 5, since new films on PVOD generally come out on Tuesdays. New films on PVOD are typically available for digital purchase for anywhere between $19.99 and $29.99 or rented for 48 hours for anywhere from $14.99 to $24.99. Typically, new PVOD titles are available on a variety of platforms, including Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Prime Video and YouTube. Since Sony Pictures Entertainment has a deal with the platform to exhibit its films first on streaming video on demand, 28 Years Later will make its SVOD debut on Netflix. It generally takes three to four months from the time a Sony film opens in theaters to the time it arrives on Netflix. Recently, the horror thriller Heart Eyes arrived on Netflix on May 8, just over a month after it opened in theaters on Feb. 7. Venom: The Last Dance, however, arrived on Netflix on Feb. 25, exactly four months after it debuted in theaters on Oct. 25, 2024. If 28 Years Later follows the same pattern, then viewers can expect the film to arrive on Netflix between Sept. 19 and Oct. 24, give or take a few days. While some streaming services like Max generally release new films on its platform on Fridays, Netflix doesn't tend to rely on a specific day of the week to begin streaming new films. Executive produced by 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy, 28 Years Later is now in theaters.
Forbes
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘28 Years Later' Reviews: Is There Still Life In Zombie Franchise?
"28 Years Later" partial movie poster. Sony Pictures Entertainment Danny Boyle's zombie thriller 28 Years Later, starring Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodi Comer, is new in theaters this weekend. How are critics reacting to the film? Director Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland (Warfare) reunite for 28 Years Later, more than two decades after the original film in the series, 28 Days Later, was released in 2002. Boyle served as an executive producer on the film's first sequel, 28 Weeks Later, which was released in 2007. The official summary for 28 Years Later reads, 'It's been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. 'When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.' Rated R, 28 Years Later also stars Alfie Williams and Jack O'Connell. The film plays in Thursday previews before it opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. As of Thursday, Rotten Tomatoes critics have given 28 Year Later a 92% 'fresh' rating based on 121 reviews. The RT Critics Consensus reads, '28 Years Later taps into contemporary anxieties with the ferocious urgency of someone infected with Rage Virus, delivering a haunting and visceral thrill ride that defies expectations.' The RT Popcornmeter score, based on verified user ratings, as well as the film's audience summary, is still pending. Amy Nicholson of the Los Angeles Times is among the top critics on RT who gives 28 Years Later a 'fresh' rating, writing in her review summary, 'It's a kooky spectacle, a movie that aggressively cuts from moments of philosophy to violence, from pathos to comedy. Tonally, it's an ungainly creature. From scene to scene, it lurches like the brain doesn't know what the body is doing.' David Ehrlich of IndieWire gives the film a 'fresh' rating on RT as well, writing that 28 Years Later is 'wildly unexpected for a film that's been promised for so long, this tense and tender post-apocalyptic drama contends that to exist in denial of death is to corrupt the integrity of life itself.' William Bibbiani of The Wrap also gives the film a 'fresh' rating on RT, writing, 'The filmmakers haven't redefined the zombie genre, but they've refocused their own culturally significant riff into a lush, fascinating epic that has way more to say about being human than it does about (re-)killing the dead.' Esther Zuckerman of Bloomberg News is also impressed by 28 Years Later, calling it in her review summary on RT 'one of the strangest, most exhilarating blockbusters in recent memory. It's a truly bizarre piece of art that's somehow both grotesque and extremely moving.' Nick Schager of The Daily Beast also gives the horror thriller a 'fresh' review on RT, writing that 28 Years Later is 'a gripping, unnerving, and altogether thrilling saga that both continues its predecessors' illustrious legacy and initiates what's shaping up to be a promising new horror trilogy.' Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair also praised the film, writing on RT, 'Grim and strange, 28 Years Later finds [Danny] Boyle once again following the irregular rhythms of his brain.' As of this publication, only of RT's top critics — Rafer Guzman of Newsday — gives the second sequel to 28 Days Later a 'rotten' review. Guzman writes in his RT summary, '28 Years Later tries hard to outpace the original film and keep up with the culture at large, but instead, it lumbers slowly behind.' Also starring Erin Kellyman and Emma Laird, 28 Years Later plays in Thursday previews before opening in theaters nationwide on Friday.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Harry Potter' Star Offers a Piece of Advice to the Next Actor Playing His Iconic Character
'Harry Potter' Star Offers a Piece of Advice to the Next Actor Playing His Iconic Character originally appeared on Parade. Harry Potter star is passing on some words of wisdom to the next actor to step into the role of Lord Voldemort. Ahead of the new Harry Potter TV series currently in the works at HBO, Fiennes, 62, was asked to give some pointers to the next actor who will be playing Voldemort, a role that still has yet to be cast. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 And after starring as the iconic villain in the hit fantasy film series for several years, Fiennes said the next actor to play the Dark Lord should know what they're getting into, specifically when it comes to costuming. "Make sure you can handle the long, flowing robes, and don't trip over them," Fiennes told Entertainment Tonight. "Practice your long, flowing robe walk." The Conclave actor definitely knows what it takes to play He Who Shall Not Be Named, after portraying the evil character in four of the seven Harry Potter films. He made his debut in 2005's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, before going on to appear in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007, as well as both parts of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 2010 and 2011. The role of Voldemort still has yet to be filled for the new TV series, though a number of other major roles have already been cast, including the titular character (Dominic McLaughlin) and his two palsRon Weasley (Alastair Stout) and Hermione Granger (Arabella Stanton). has also signed on to play Professor Dumbledore, along with Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, and Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, along with a number of other notable names.'Harry Potter' Star Offers a Piece of Advice to the Next Actor Playing His Iconic Character first appeared on Parade on Jun 19, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
