The 2025 release date for Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s highly anticipated post-apocalyptichorror,28 Years Later, has been revealed, along with a brand-new brutal teaser poster. The long-awaited sequel to28 Days Laterwill kick off a fresh trilogy in the franchise, which will continue with new characters. The 2002 movie sawCillian Murphytake on the role of Jim, a bicycle courier, who suddenly wakes up from a coma in the hospital to find out that the world he once knew had been overtaken by a highly contagious, and very aggressive, virus that has caused chaos within society.
28 Days Laterco-writer, Alex Garland, has said that his writing for the 2002 film was inspired by George A. Romero’sNight of the Living Deadfilm series, as well as the 1951 book,The Day of the Triffids. This time, however, Garland previously mentioned in an interview that heripped off another movie calledKeswhen writing the script for28 YearsLater.Kesis described as an authentic look at humanity, which focuses on a 15-year-old boy who has lost all hope in the world, so this will be an interesting incident for viewers to wrap their heads around in Garland and Boyle’s upcoming zombie film.
28 Years Later Poster And Release Date Unveiled
Sony has unleashed its very first poster for28 Years Later,and it’s beautifully brutal. The poster embodies a sinister dark crimson background with a bright red biological hazard symbol which has been made with hundreds of tiny skulls. In an effort to make the movie’s first poster really stand out, it also includes the tagline “Time Didn’t Heal Anything,” giving an insight into what viewers will be welcomed with following the ending of28 Days Later. Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes' names grace the top of the poster, but there is no sign ofCillian Murphy, even though he has been confirmed to star in28 Years Later. Charlie Hunnam has also been left off the poster, but maybe this is to keep fans in suspense even longer.
So far at least, Murphy returning as Jim seems to be the only character who is set to reprise their role from28 Days Later.Imogen Poots, who played the role of Tammy in the sequel, and who had missed the Rage Virus due to being in Spain on a school trip, previously stated that she’d love the opportunity to revisit her character.Killing EveandAlone in the Dark’sJodie Comer, whose character in28 Years Laterhasn’t been disclosed yet, revealed that she had been watching clips of Girls Aloud’s Cheryl Cole to make sure she nailed the Newcastle accent for the film. Being the queen of taking on any dialect, it’s a pretty sure thing that Comer will not only smash the accent but also whatever character she’ll be jumping into the shoes of in the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror.
Hopefully, an official trailer for28 Years Laterwill soon follow its first poster reveal, which will give fans a much clearer aspect of what awaits them. Thankfully, the poster unveiling did offer a confirmedrelease date of June 26, 2025. Even though28 Years Laterreceived some plot detailsearly this year, this is great news for fans who have been waiting 17 years for the return of a new movie in the post-apocalyptic horror franchise.
