Summary
One of the greatest horror franchises in the last 20+ years is finally ready to get another installment. The third chapter of the28 Days Latersaga,28 Years Lateris one of those projects that has had fans excited for a while now, even if they didn’t have any details about what the next movie would include. However, it looks like there are now some plot details out there.
Among the details finally being released is that thehorrorfranchise is moving quickly. Not only has shooting wrapped for28 Years Later, but shooting has wrapped for its sequel as well. While there isn’t any details about when the third movie is going to start production, it looks like things are moving right along.
28 Years Later Details Are Enticing
28 Years Laterstar Ralph Fiennes recently talked toIndiewireabout the progress that’s been made on the next two films. In addition to the beans he spilled on shooting being completed on the next two movesin this beloved horror franchisehe also finally also talked details about the plot.
Fiennes said that the next film will pick up in a Britain that is 28 years into the rage plague and its gone so out of control that the infected have essentially taken over the country again. Much likein the original28 Days Later, there are still pockets of uninfected people hiding out from those carrying the disease. However, instead of trying to avoid being seen, this new flick centers on a young boy who wants to find someone to help his dying mother. In order to find that help, the boy will need to move through the “beautiful” English countryside. The problem, of course is that while the scenery is great, it’s also chock-full of infected all over the woods and in the hills.
Fiennes did share one other detail about this new installment in the28 Days Latersaga. At some point, as the boy makes his way through the area he does eventually find a doctor who agrees to help his mother. This particular doctor, according to Fiennes is “weird and odd, but actually is a force for good.”
With that synopsis, there are still some rather obvious questions, with the most prominent being how a disease that always burned itself out in a matter of weeks because the rage zombies died of thirst and starvation has taken over the entire country for several years. The most likely answer to that question is that the virus has mutated in a way that’s allowed the infected people to have some ability to think to the point where they understand they need to eat or drink. Or perhaps they’ve morphed more into full-on zombies that don’t need to eat or drink to remain upright, moving and infecting or killing everyone they run across. The good news is that the answer to those questions are on the verge of getting answered when Fiennes joins the other28 Years Laterstars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Erin Kellyman, andthe returning Cillian Murphywho is expected to make acameo appearance at leastif he doesn’t have a larger role on Jun 03, 2025.
