“I would never say never. I loved making that movie,” says Cillian Murphy
The 2002 film 28 Days Later helped to draw traction to the zombie sub genre and also showcased the talent of the successful actor, Cillian Murphy.
Murphy went on to land the main role in the popular BBC drama series, Peaky Blinders, which is now filming for its sixth series.
Despite the success of the 2002 zombie film and the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, there has not been an official announcement about a third film in the series.
However, Murphy recently revealed in an interview with CinePOP that he would be interested in returning to the horror sequel if the opportunity arose.
When asked if he would return to the sequel, Murphy said: “I would never say never. I loved making that movie. It was a long time ago. It was almost 20 years ago. But sure!”
While the zombie film’s only sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was well received, the film did not follow the same storyline as the original hit-film 28 Days Later.
Imogen Poots, the actress who starred as Tammy in 28 Weeks Later, also said she would entertain the idea of returning for a third zombie film.
Speaking to Movieweb about the prospect of another sequel, Poots said:
“Oh, it’s such an interesting idea to think about. It’s weird.”
“I think about that movie like a first love because it was really the first foray I had into acting and obviously was lucky enough to be with Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner. All of these incredible actors.
“But yeah, absolutely”, she continued. “I mean, the team behind that. Alex Garland and Danny Boyle. Everyone’s really… Well, Danny Boyle was already Danny Boyle, but everyone has gone on to do such amazing things. I want that director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to do some more work. He’s so exceptional. But yeah, I love that film.”
