28 YEARS LATER Cillian Murphy’s zombie theory in the trailer appears to have been debunked

The first trailer for Danny Boyles 28 years later The film was released online yesterday to a very positive response (some are calling it the trailer of the year), and one particular shot sparked heated debate online.

The emaciated zombie (but not the infected). technically Zombies emerging from a flower bed look quite similar to Cillian Murphy, which has led to speculation that this may be the case Oppenheimer character of the Oscar winner 28 days later, Jim.

Given the time that has passed since the first film and the fact that the infected are said to have “evolved”, this was a perfectly reasonable theory, although it would have been to bring back an actor of Murphy’s caliber and status just for one Playing a mindless monster is a strange choice.

Additionally, a set photo of Murphy as a very lively and human-looking Jim made the rounds when the film was filming earlier this year (though there was always the possibility that it was a flashback).

Now a crew member who worked on the film claims that this creature is not Murphy.

There’s a chance that PJ is simply trying to throw people off track here, but we highly doubt that.

You can watch the trailer again below.

Star Ralph Fiennes revealed the basic idea during an interview with IndieWire Earlier this year.

“The focus is on a little boy who wants to find a doctor to help his dying mother. He leads his mother through this beautiful northern English countryside. But of course the infected are hiding around them in forests, hills and forests. But he finds a doctor who is a man we might think is strange and strange, but who is actually a force for good.”

You can check out Sony’s official synopsis below.

“It has been nearly three decades since the Rage virus escaped from a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to survive among the infected. One of these 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, who not only mutated the infected but also other survivors.”

Director: Danny Boyle, Screenplay: Alex Garland, 28 years later is produced by Andrew Macdonald, ​​Peter Rice, Bernard Bellew, Boyle and Garland. Cillian Murphy is executive producer. The cast also includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell and Alfie Williams.

The film is scheduled to hit theaters on June 20, 2025.