28 Days Later: Danny Boyle reveals 'wonderful' idea for third film
Exclusive: Filmmaker says hopes for long-rumoured sequel are still alive
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Danny Boyle has revealed he's working on a follow-up to 28 Days Later.
The director told The Independent that a third film is in the works with Ex Machina filmmaker Alex Garland, who wrote the 2002 original.
"Alex Garland and I have a wonderful idea for the third part," he said. "It's properly good."
He continued: "The original film led to a bit of a resurgence in the zombie drama and it doesn't reference any of that. It doesn't feel stale at all. He's concentrating on directing his own work at the moment, so it's stood in abeyance really, but it's a you-never-know."
Sequel 28 Weeks Later, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, was released in 2007.
Boyle, who was promoting new film Yesterday, also revealed he would pick Robert Pattinson to play James Bond if he was given the choice.
The director was set to direct Bond 25 before dropping out due to "creative differences." Speaking about the decision, he said: "It wasn't hard at the end really. I have this relationship with my writer that’s quite intense, passionate and loyal and I would not change him – precisely because I really liked what he was doing. Our idea was good, but they didn’t think so.”
Yesterday is in cinemas on 28 June. You can read our full interview with Boyle here.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments