Danny Boyle is Considering 28 Weeks Later Sequel
28 Months Later Movie, Horror Movie News — By Nix on July 17, 2007
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…)
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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 .
I’m pretty sure he used that thing called logical deduction.
fuck yeah i hope there is another on hell ill sell my house to help pay for that . i love these movies i always put my self inside the movie and feel the movie i no its weird but i love thses movies so much .i wish he would do another one.some of these movies are not for some people jsut as people like action are romance i love horror and watch the same ones over and over again my girl gets sooooo pissed so i watch them when she is sleeping .
I agree, i do not understand why the critics did not love 28 weeks later as much as 28 days later. I slept with my lights on for 2 weeks after watching the sequel and I still love the movie! It is the scariest movie I have ever seen since the exorcist. I love it! I DVRed 28 weeks later yesterday. I hope they do another weeks movie- AND PLEASE NO STRAIGHT TO DVD! SCREW THE CRITICS AND MAKE IT A BIG BUDGET FILM. I HAVE NOT HEARD ONE PERSON SAY THEY HATED 28 WEEKS LATER!
Did anyone consider that both contries are conected by a tunnel……….hmmmm…makes a little sense doesn’t it. The boy whom is infected at the end is like his mother “a carrier”, but does not attack as her body prevents “the rage” from surfacing. Would it not be more likely that all three from the final scene or at least the boy survive said French destruction as a plot line to find the weakness of “the rage” and cure infection and close the franchise (possibly in Russia?!?) before it gets beats itself to death in a rage…………..just for foot note, am actually a massive fan of both 28’s just think three is a good number! And please lets not look too deep into the plots guys, its a horror flick
It’s unlikely that Andy would survive the entire thing, though he is able to keep from losing control and attacking people, he’s carrying the virus and it’s only a matter of time before he effects people around him.. and then the chances of continually escaping larger, faster infected is quite slim.
Well will, in this artle and many other articles, Danny Boyle says he is thinking about doing a sequel to “28 Weeks Later” which he says “it has something to do with Russia actually”.
But maybe he will change his mind.
i believe that zane kaften is a fucking moron and should never become a critic you suck at criticizing movies and you just suck at life think you need to watch it again buddy
zane kaften,
You smoke pot? You see some other movie or something? Or you just want to get a reaction out of these folks? None of the scenes you described, kid, are in 28 Weeks Later or 28 Days Later. That is all…
I dont think he was implying that what he described ever took place, but rather that that is what one would logically deduce based upon the evidence presented in the movie. Like his mother, Andy is a carrier. Any contact with his saliva or other bodily fluids will infect those around him.. Zane’s description of what happened is likely, though we’ll have to see the 3rd installment to know for sure! & I certainly hope there is a third installment. Everyone I know, who’s seen the movies loves them. Whenever they’re mentioned it leads to crazy planning about how we would survive a zombie apocalypse.
The infected in this movie are most certainly the most realistic and utterly terrifying “zombies” I have ever seen in a horror film. I’ve never been afraid to be alone in my house after watching a horror movie, but after 28 Days and 28 Weeks, I couldn’t help but imagine a group of zombies with read eyes, bloody froth around their mouths, and the creepiest gutteral sounds of all time breaking through my picture window to beat me to death and rip my throat out.
uh,the infection spread because of the outbreak in great britain,the helicopter did not crash and they are still alive.
shut up,
asshole x
They will call it: “28 days earlier”
I believe 28 days later and 28 weeks later were the best version of zombie genre i have ever seen. Most zombie movies do not have a good storyline and are scenes of slow moving zombies(rather boring). I think you should either create a sequel of 28 weeks later, or to recreate a new zombie storyline. The second was not as good do to the storyline and lack of encounters with the infected but could easily be made into something more.
I totally agree with you. I like how they got away from the idea of living dead and replaced it with a virus that makes some sense. I’m not a big fan of zombie movies. Most of them contain a bunch of slow dead mofo’s walking around trying to eat people, and a group of 5 guys killing them by the thousands. 28 days/weeks both share an excellent and well thought out story line, and in my opinion they should and could do another installment. Got Boyle!
Stop shaking the damn camera on this next film! Jesus! Can’t see anything.
Well then you must not have any eyes at all. I’ve seen both movies SEVERAL times and i’ve never had, nor heard of any one else, having problems seeing the movie.
Get better glasses pal
Loved both movies, and personally I liked 28 weeks later more. It was less suspenseful I will admit, half the movie was just gore and violence, but that’s what made it DIFFERENT from the first one and great! Since they were ‘infected’ and not ‘zombies’, they could actually RUN full speed non stop… unlike zombies where they… walk as slow as a snail moves? And as I said before, since they were ‘infected’ they were still HUMAN, which means stalking (reference to Don stalking Andy and Tammy) can be involved which makes these ‘infected’ people WAY more fearful than regular, ordinary, mindless zombies.
The beginning of the movie to me, is probably the best scene. Just the way how as a survivor, you will do ANYTHING to get away, including ditching your wife and others (I know he didn’t intend to ditch his wife, because if he didn’t, he would be dead). For me, those first 10 minutes were already worth my pay to watch the movie.
Already on IMDB.com they made a page for “28 Months Later” indicating a sequel, but the release date is currently set at 2011. I cant wait for “28 Months Later”, I just hope they don’t screw it up with that big of a time gap. I mean, it’s basically 2 years and 4 months later…
I LOVED both 28 weeks and 28 Days, I have been waiting for the 3rd installment since Weeks ended. I think the slight political and social commentary in the film really captured what was happening in the US at that time and what happens when the authority figures lose control. It honestly depicted, even though a bit one dimensional, who people really are when it comes down to it, what actions one takes when it is a matter of life and death, who you really are when put to the test. The “28’s” are true to what the 1970’s zombie fascination represented and I think we need more films that remind us of the human condition and challenge ideas on the way our world runs.
Well, I love both of the 28 Later movies. I’d like to see a 3rd one, and I hope they keep it lower budget like 28 Days Later. One thing I didn’t like about 28 Weeks Later is they made the dad seem like a smarter version of Rage victims. He hid in an alley as they fire bombed the city, come on, would a Rage victim know to do that?
He also hunted down his family and actually seemed like he knew them, a Rage victim wouldn’t do that either. I just think it’s better with lesser known actors as well, like the first one. Other than the big guy from Braveheart (played the girl’s Dad), I’d never seen any of them before. Just keep the 3rd low budget with a few people fighting for their lives. Keep the fantastic weapons out of it too, nothing bigger than assault rifles.
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!
yeah i agree but hopefully they will put him in the third one, like if he was like an infection expert or something
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”.
Thankfully i watched this on HBO on-demand. And even more thankfully it
has fast-forward capabilities. I watched this movie in about 28 minutes and even those sucked..what a limp-dick flick. who would make, and who would watch a sequel of this garbage?
i have a title for the threequel… 28 flushes(another piece of shit).
YOU are a piece of shit
retard
TOM PARR IS A FAG
Why don’t you go swallow a bottle of pills you fucking moron.
This movie was great.
We’re all entitled to an opinion, but if you fast forwarded it, you probably missed the entire plot, which is part of what makes it great.
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.
wat if the boy was good or he could hav been playing in act had become out of control of the virus and since hes the youngest would mean he would have a stronger source of the rage virus. an wat happened if there knowledge did expand or the virus had adapted to water or airbourne abilitys.there could hav been a human who was at the back of the helicopter an started to attack andys sister tammy witch she spreaded to the pilot an made him crash. because tammy might not have invulrebility to the rage virus
an luv her brother so much that she let him live an thus letting him use the blood and writing for you dad and leaving them running to france
im out
You guys are retarded. The “for dad was from the pilot’s kid written with pencil, and right underneath the photo of his family… Save the speculations and just wait for the next movie.
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…
x
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!