Danny Boyle is Considering 28 Weeks Later Sequel
By Nix | July 17, 2007 (11:52 pm)
Danny Boyle’s zombies (I think he’s since gave in to calling them zombies now) came, saw, and ate heartedly in “28 Days Later”, and they did likewise in “28 Weeks Later”. And now, Danny Boyle is considering returning to the land of the dead in a sequel to “Weeks”, or so one would assume in this interview with SlashFilm. I had always intended to see “28 Weeks Later”, but for one reason or another, never got around to it. (I’ll probably catch it on DVD.) At the end of the film, it was shown that the infection had escaped Britain, and was now poised to munch on the French and most of Europe. That was where a second sequel (third installment in the franchise) would take place if one should be made, which in itself is in doubt considering the lackluster box office of “Weeks”.
Here’s what Boyle said about his ideas for a third installment:
“I’ve got an idea for it. I didn’t think I would have, because I didn’t want to do the second one. I did do some second unit shooting for them one weekend, just to get myself out of the cutting room. It’s been so long doing this film [Sunshine],” said Boyle. “And I really enjoyed it, doing something trashy like Zombies killing people. That’s basically what I shot all weekend and I was like “˜WOW, this is great! You just come in and kill him! That’s what we’re going to shoot today.”
Instead of continuing the story in Europe, Boyle is eyeing Russia.
“It’s to do with Russia actually. It’s to do with that part of the world. NOT FRANCE. The second film hints that it gets to France eventually, and wipes out the French. But this third idea is actually more to do with Russia, but that’s actually all I can say,” said Boyle. “I don’t know whether it will happen.”
Again, there’s no guarantee that a third installment will even be considered, considering how poorly “28 Weeks Later” did. But if Boyle was willing to lower the budget, and maybe even go back to the budget he had with the original, then whose to say a third couldn’t be made at a decent price?
(And what would they call it, anyway? “28 Months Later”? That would seem appropriate, but then again, we know how wacky the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequels have gotten because of people trying to be too clever by a half with the titles…)
I just watched 28 Weeks Later and loved it. I am actually looking forward to another installment in the series. I guess they will call it 28 Months Later.
everyone wonders what happened at the end well i will tell you. That little boy weird eyes caused the infection in France when he sneezed on his sister causing her to become infected.She then riped out the little boys neck and the blood splatter from that infected the pilot causing him to lose control of the plane and crashing in France. the boy died and the other two quickly began spreading the infection two the onlookers and emergency personnel that responded two the crash.everyone from 28 weeks is dead and should not make it to the next installment.
good riddance!!!!!
Where did you see this? Is it in a deleted scene or fan fiction? I remember the helicopter flyin over the water and then seeing it on land with blood everywhere and the movie closes with a man with a french accent. I believe for the For Dad was written on a pic of the pilots family. I am intrigued by your observation and believe it to be true, I would just like to watch it myself. Thanks .
28 weeks later was an amzing film honestly i thought it wouldve been better w/ cillian murphy in it but it was still good.
Cannot agree more Cillian Murphy should’ve been in the 2nd installment but probably too busy shooting Batman, the 28 weeks was still a good film though hope Danny Boyle directs the third and shoots it the same way as 28 days later was shot! Soundtrack kicks ass too!
If i can make a suggestion if Danny Boyle should make a third installment To “28 weeks later” It should not be called 28 months later , I would say “28 people Left”.
If Boyle WERE to make a sequel to 28 weeks later, Andy and Tammy should have a part in it. I mean the kid has the ”immunity” to the Rage virus ( They’re not zombies in my book ), his blood holds the answer to it, you can’t just leave him out of the picture. They could call it 28 days after 28 weeks…later
Of course seeing Jim returns would be great, but there’s more stories to be told too.
OR why not make one that starts it all. Before 28 days later, while Jim in his coma. I dunno, why not make one with Mark ( I think that was his name ( guy with Selena ))
Anyway, can’t wait to hear more about the sequel. Excellent movies and work! 2 Thumbs up
I watched both movies yesterday and think they are absolutely fantastic. I love violent movies and this saga just dished up. However i think the lil boy is evil. I say this because if you see in the end, written in blood on the helicopter window, it says “For Dad”. So yeah i think he’s become the new “Don” some godfather stuff happening. But anyway, i also think that the virus will be contained because the infected are not intelligent and cannot develop technology. They will neva get to america and/or japan, australia, africa…
True, zombies cannot develop technology. However, if fleeing refugees carrying the virus managed to get on a ship or plane, they could infect other continents. Not to mention those with an immunity can pass it on through any bodily fluid because they are still carriers.
yes make another movie
I’m so glad their might be a low budget on a third film! 28 Days Later was the best movie in it’s decade. 28 Weeks Later was great but would have been better with Boyle in the director’s seat. I think that because the budget was so large in Weeks, the idea lost it’s rough charm.
Will you please make a third movie?! The idea is too good to let die… You only have one life to make as much art as you can, fall into a dream with your work… Don’t wake up…
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I would love to see another one.
I think Andy, Tammy and Jim should meet together somewhere and have to try and surive but the ending of 28 weeks later kept you guessing how the virus spread again.
Please make a dam sequal, it pisses me of that 28 weeks later didnt do go it has to be the most intense movie ive ever seen. If you can make another movie like that with the same budget it would be awesome. Not many people even know about this series of movies but there really good. uhh hello comercials? duh cmon now
When I first saw 28 days, I completely fell in love with it. It never got old and still hasnt. 28 weeks later was awesome, even though I was skeptical about seeing it mostly because more than half the time sequels suck. But I watched it and loved that too. I really think they should make another one, I dont care what the title is as long as the movie is good and is as good as the other two.
28 days had a low budget but it turned out beautifully. I loved the camera angles the cheapness of it and its well just the best damn low budget movie ive ever seen. But anyway, MAKE ANOTHER!
I adore these movies!! The next installment should definitely have more science in it though. Why not bring back the first guy who woke up from a coma? A third movie has great promise. I would definitely want to see the saga continue. I want to know if mankind can survive such horrors. If we have a spirit that is strong enough or if God is using this as the end. A world war III against ourselves with out borders of nationality or race, just humanity destroying humans. Make another movie!!!!
Great movies. Please make another sequel. weeks had the best intensity ” I Am Legend” could have rivaled these movies, instead it fell flat. I like the science idea. Thanks for such good zommie movies.
a Prequel to the films would be nice, and as for a title to the sequels 28 months later would be a little ridiculous leaving so much time in between outbreaks considering how fast it seems to spread.
you could always do “28 hours later” or stear far away from the entire sequel and call it “Rage” ahhaha.
I think if done right and old characters were to come back into play, those from the first that survived and the kids from the 2nd then it would possibly bring back a lot of the crowd that stayed away from it considering the loss of popular names from the first.
thats just my tid bit.
all in all the films were way better in my opinion then the Resident Evil films they keep making, those things are dreadful, especially with them not following the original story line what so ever.
I dislike Paul Anderson having anything to do with a game series being made to movie.
especially after seeing how the Mortal Kombat films turned out.
if they make a sequel it should be called 28 minutes later as 28 months seems a fair time to jst skip, and they should sumhow bring both the characters jim and selena frm 28 dayz and tammy and her brother together to form the plot, though if the film is in russia that idea just doesnt seem plausable
Wow i just saw 28 weeks later and i found it amusing, i mean, i was literally tied to my bed the whole time “its 4 am” lol damn, i think everyone would love a sequel for it, maybe call it, 28 years later when the whole world is infected lol well not really but yea, something plotful and not so effect based, something that will make you really get into the characters life. yep
hah latez
I think a third installment would be a good idea.
The films themselves were fantasic, rejuvenating the Zombie genre.
However, having them spread through Europe would be ludicrous, as the world would react and Nuke france (as should happen LOL) to prevent the spread. I think there should be an eliment of the Americans taking blood sample etc to the states (Which wouldn’t be affected, due to geography.
Here someone will be infected and bang, there goes the world. What do you think?
Looking forward to Dog Soldiers sequel.
I am really looking forward to the third part to these movies! I watched 28 days later right when 28 weeks later came out. Then i went to see 28 weeks later in theaters. I do have to say i loved them both, but i really liked 28 weeks later the best. There was great story line to it and the characters were amazing!
If I had any say in whether you make another movie I’d say HELL YES!!!
isnt the “For Dad” picture in the helicopter at at the end of 28 Weeks from from the orginal black pilot? I dont think its Tommys.
Hell yes make another installment!!! I think both movies were excellent. I really enjoyed the story line of the second one how it followed one families story through an outbreak like this. Absolutely the best low budget films I have had the pleasure of viewing. Please Please Please don’t let the story end here….
oh my god please do another movie i am such a great fan of 28 weeks and days please please please do another one.
Man, this movie was great. I really wanna see how the virus really ends. It didn’t end in this movie, and it should, if it is supposed to.
Indeed. I really enjoyed both movies in the franchise. I kind of hate it when a movie leaves things open right at the end because it makes you imagine and speculate on what happened or what will happen. Especially with a movie that is good, then you have to wait until a sequel is done.
As in the case with 28 Weeks Later, the cliffhanger at the end made me question what happened to the kids and the dude from Lost. Was it the Andy that did it or did they land and take a break and get bumrushed by some infected?
I really do hope a 3rd movie is made and I hope the writers tell the story of if anything was made out of Andy being a carrier.
And I agree with what a few other people said before me about the 28 Days Later franchise being good. I just rented and saw Resident Evil Extinction last night and couldn’t believe how they messed up RE in the movie genre. Paul WS Anderson claims he played the RE games so he knows about it, but I question if he just played the games for 5 minutes.
IT WOULD BE A CRIME NOT TO MAKE ANOTHER INSTALLMENT!!!!!!! The story line to these films are great (the first was slightly better imo though).
Make another pleeeeease and ill be there on the first showing at the cinema!!
I just watched 28 weeks later and i loved it .They should make a sequel were the characters that lived in part 1 and 2 should come into it .Please dont live us hanging .We all love too know what happened to these characters and how the virus ends.PPPPPPLease make another sequel.
I hae seen alot of people saying that the sequel to 28 weeks should show the infection spreading to other countries. but does noone recall that in 28 days when Selina ad Jim first met she was explaining to him that shortly after the evacuation of Lonon there were reports of the infection spreading as far as New York.
I remember them saying something like that in the movie but all i kno is if they dont make a sequel to this i will be very upset because ive fallen in love with these movies.
I think that there should be a third movie that happens after 28 days later but before 28 weeks later.
It could tell us how Don, his wife and the other survivours (now dead) made their way to house in which they were staying.
Or it could be completely different it could be years later with Andy and Tammy grown up, Andy could have found a girlfreind and kissed her because the virus is passed on by saliva, she could become infected infect others and BAM everyone is dead. The survivours could include Andy, Tammy and even Hannah from the first one.—-Just a thought but hey without random thoughts there would be no great films such as 28 days or 28 weeks later.
Here’s my idea for 28 months later.
The rage virus spreads across Europe. Its progress is slow as it traverses Siberia in winter. Farther south, the world community repeatedly nukes a line stretching southwards to the Himalayas, leaving a wide enough wasteland that the infected generally cannot cross it without dying of starvation first. At the eastern edge, there are outposts.
The virus has also spread through the middle east. The desert stops many of the infected, but the path through Lebanon to Israel leads into Africa. Eventually, they fall to the infected and the movie focuses on the Suez Canal along with the monitoring stations in Siberia, the Himalayas and eastern deserts. Overall, the movie focuses on the strategic command rather than ground troops… we see a lot of gore, but the plot is driven by the strategy and the whole movie begins with the trauma of the world community being forced to nuke southern Russia, the Ukraine, etc..
i have to say the idea made by Zultan sounds kinda crap and very boring doin that wud just ruin it u have to think of how it spread etc… coz in the last one it only crossed to paris (well what we no of) but how will it cross?the only idea i cud fink off was that one of the infected got on a boat of sumkind- infects the other passengers and then it turns up at a nother country, just before the infected die of starvation. They get loose and eat all the people on the island that they land on are attacked and become infected.– That is the only way that i can think off.
ok let me set you guy straight with the ending of 28 weeks later, it hints that tammy andy and jim are head, the helicopter have seen “for dad” in his helicopter when hes talking to the soldier on the roof. Therefore when you see the “for dad” in the wreckage of the helicopter it hints that they were either shot down or maybe something else happened..
I have to agree but 4 all u know Tammy and Andy might not be dead, there may be another reason for the helicopter being crashed.
Tammy and Andy could be somewhere safe, and the helicopter guy ?(dunno his name i forgot ) could have had to fly off early after being attacked by the infected. The infected could have held onto the helicopter it could have crashed etc and then we would be back where we started i have to argue coz im a akward git
just had a thought the third one could happen 28 days later after 28 weeks later or it could be 28 hours after the original outbreak in London ?
it is obvious how the infected got to france they went to dover and got the ferry across. only joking they went in the channel tunnel and ket on going until they reached france
They need to make another one like 28 days. I think alot of people loved it because it wasn’t like all the other cliche zombie movies……mostly residant evil…..i still love rsident evil, but 28 days was different because there was not really alot of chaos like all the other zombie movies. It was completely different and brilliant. I didn’t like how in 28 weeks there was so much chaos, the whole being alone aspect that the had in the first one was brilliant, if they make a sequel again they need to make it like the first one. Not like the un-original, and cliche sequel. I still really liked weeks, but it didn’t compare at all to the first one in my eyes.
In my opinion 28 days later could not have been any better of a movie. On the other hand 28 weeks later followed the same road as Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean, it left a little to be desired. That is not to say the movie was not awesome but standing next to 28 days, it had large shoes to fill. Personally I feel that George A Romaro would be proud. As for a 3rd installment, I would let an infected bite off my left arm to see a “28 months later”, but I do agree that off beat actors and a low budget is what’s needed. Get back to the basics and make a suspenseful amazing chilling horror film that keeps kids and adults alike awake at night…pulling the covers up. I await the infected to storm my local movie theater again, I hope I don’t have to wait too long.
another movie is needed i love the idea of infected or zombies taking over the world i like to see who people survive such as barracading themselves in a shopping center. pls pls pls make another pls
if u want to see people barracading themselves in a shopping centre watch the “Dawn Of The Dead”…DUR…..lol
i have seen it and it is crap the original buy george a roemero or whatever his name is is a better one
its not that bad. the endings crap but when they are in the mall its funny. george a roemero is makeing a new zobie flick called “diary of the dead “
Making? Diary of the dead is made, it comes out on February 15th, in 2 days… Unfortunately in a limited release, its now showing in any theaters near me =(
& I loved 28 days.
28 weeks was good. No 28 days, but still very good IMO.
I think the next (if he decides to do a next one) one COULD be very good, or could be VERY bad. I’d say that lower budget would be better because that always allows more freedom and less studio intervention, which I think ruins lots of movies.
Then again, I’m a huge fan of anything zombie & post-apocalyptic, so I’ll probably enjoy anything that comes out that falls under those genres.
I meant to say NOT showing in any theaters near me, in Connecticut
dairy of the dead? whats that about
In his first independently produced zombie film in over two decades, George A. Romero returns to ground zero in the history of the living dead. When a group of film students making a horror movie in the woods discovers that the dead have begun to revive, they turn their cameras on the real-life horrors that suddenly confront them, creating a first person diary of their bloody encounters and the disintegration of everything they hold dear. Told with Romero’s pitch-black humor and an unflinching eye on our post-Katrina world, GEORGE A. ROMERO’S DIARY OF THE DEAD marks the noted filmmaker’s return to his roots.
thats what it about lol i agree with AJ zombie movies are great!!!!!
do you rekon that danny boyle even comes on this site?
hope he does because he will see that many people want another 28 movie
i do love zombie movies
danny boyle if you are reading these threads add some yourself we would like to hear how you feel as a result of these messages
yeah what he said!!!! wouldnt it be great if he actually used these ideas ?
has eny one seen the new movie cloverfield ? it was really weird!! tell me what u thought of it
i wanna see it, it looks good don’t tell us what happens plz
its really good but bloody weird
i wont say nothing more coz im nice lol 
i was going see it on friday ith my mates but i hadn’t been paid that week so i could not go
poor u lol if u watch it at cinemas take ear plugs coz it is really loud
I would love to see the franchise continue. However, I hope that the third installment has a lot of scares a la the opening of 28 Weeks (which was one of the most frightening sequences ever). Wherever they decide to go, I do think it would be delicious to see Jim and Selina in a cameo. I was hoping that the couple would be seen in the Paris sequence looking shocked to see the Infected rampaging again. That is just too delicious a sequence (if a little cruel to the characters) not to make it to the screen.
Also, I hope that we don’t see any more super-Infected or sentient-Infected. That took me out of the story a bit in the second installment. The transformation sequence is chilling to the bone though.
he better hurry up and make a new film. i glare at him for not making it fast enough !
Does nyone know of ny new zombie movies coming out?
a remake of day of the dead or dawn of the dead and george a romero is doing it himself
that will probably be good then
Jim should be in it! he turned hella savage. although he did die in the theatre version of the movie. oh well. bring em back or something. him and the kids from 28 weeks later and need to be there. and 28 months later would be too far from where it last ended. like…”28 weeks later 3″ or like “28 hours later”
yeah but joe if it was called 28 hours later how could jim be there he was in a coma lol
DAIRY OF THE DEAD OUT MARCH 7
28 days later was one of the best movies i ever saw and so i had to wach the sequal with is just as awsome! You really MUST not should MUST make a third, but to those who say keep andy and tammy in HE CANT, they are the reason the virus spread to france, look carefully at the first scene with the guys heli and the last scene. obviously the kid wasn’t as immune as his mom and destroed the human race thax kid! BUT U MUST MAKE ANOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WILL KILL U IF U DONT! not really but pleeez make another!
I watched 28 weeks later and I loved it. I’ve showed it to a lot of my friends and they all seemed to like it. We would love you to do a third.
Honestly I agree…….we can’t get enough!!!!!
Please please please please, make a sequel. I just watched 28 weeks later and I have to say its on my list for favorite movies of all times along with 28 days later. I had planned on seeing 28 weeks later in theaters but never got around to it for some reason…. anyway please make another installment, that movie was so sick.
The reason why the second did so poorly in box office because there was virtually no advertising! I had never heard of 28 Weeks Later or 28 Days Later until one day I was going through the thriller section in my local video store and found the first movie.
I JUST finished watching 28 Weeks a few moments ago for the 5th time. I love it. Would be cool if they made another sequel, and if they did they should call it something like 29 Days Later, or 27 Days Later… But right at the end of the movie it comes up with 28 Days Later anyway, so maybe they should just call it Present
boyle 28 days and 28 weeks was an amazing story im sooooooo loooking forward for the next installment pleaseeee pleaseeee make the third installment ill go insane if a third installment werent made…..
Please make a third movie!!!! The first movie was great. Something like this could happen someday. That’s what I think hits home with a lot of fans. I work in the medical field thats partially what attracts me to the whole idea of a virus outbreak. I like how it almost combines a type of mad cow disease with an ebola strain. Im not an actor but by george I would love to be part of one of your movies. Make a third movie for you die hard fans. Please!!!
Sorry I forgot to check the follow up comments box.
Yeah definatly, I don’t know why you said “how poorly “28 Weeks Later” did” when that 28 weeks later came out I was pissing my pants, and not only that, my whole town preatty much saw it the DAY it came out and I live in the suburbs of chicago. I would definatly go with a thrid installment but don’t leave us hanging with france.. Because by switching that up and putting the third installment in Russia, you then have a sceen in the movie that isn’t needed (the ending). So continue (optional) with working on France but once again your the guy in charge and you make the movie flawless so if its in russia so be as long as its good but I felt I needed to let you know how a few freinds and others feel if you did do this. (But member, if it is in Russia Its FINE as long as its good
we don’t care where it takes place we won’t be disapointed)
PLEASE make a third installment!!! 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later were both amazing movies! A third movie would be absolutely amazing!
My all-time favorite Horror movie series. Every now and then I rant and rave about 28 Weeks Later to those who haven’t seen it…and one of the most violent scenes in any movie I’ve seen (you know which part I mean).
I find myself surfing the web for any mention of a 3rd installment in this series. It must happen! I think France would be an interesting place to start the movie, just as an opening sequence like in the testing lab, or in the boarded up house. A way to introduce the vibe and atmosphere of the movie, and then unfold in Russia. Either way, I have so much faith in the production team of these films, so…as long as there’s another.
He really needs to shift his but and make the next one!!!