- 28 Years Later will be “insanity” according to one of its new stars
- Danny Boyle returns to direct a sequel to 2002’s 28 Days Later
- Boyle shot much of the movie on iPhones
Zombie fans better brace because Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later will be pure “insanity” according to new star Emma Laird.
Boyle follows up his 2001 cult classic 28 Days Later by reteaming with original screenwriter Alex Garland. Little is known for sure about the movie’s plot but we do know that a sequel to this sequel has already been shot.
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Directed by Candyman and The Marvels filmmaker Nia DaCosta, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is set for release in January 2026. A third instalment is already in the works too, with rumors suggesting that Boyle will return to direct.
However, before we get too ahead of ourselves, we’ve got to return to the zombie world that Boyle first introduced to us back in 2002. Here, we’ll meet a mysterious new character played by Mayor of Kingstown actor Emma Laird.
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She’s someone we definitely won’t like, says the star.
Emma Laird’s character in 28 Years Later
During a chat with Collider, Laird shed a little more light on her 28 Years Later role… but not much.
While keeping tight-lipped regarding the specifics, Laird teased that while we’d meet her role in Boyle’s new film, she won’t arrive until pretty late in the game.
“I come in at the end of Danny’s film, so I didn’t get to work with him that much,” she told the outlet. “You’re introduced to me. What I will say is I’m not a likable character, and it’s absolute insanity.”
Meanwhile, Laird teased more chaos to come in DaCosta’s instalment, calling the film “quite insane.”
“What Danny has set up for Nia DaCosta’s film, those two films couldn’t be more different in a way,” added the actress.
“Nia’s film is gonna be quite insane. I don’t even know how to describe it. Both are wonderfully unique and both very different.”
Did Danny Boyle really shoot on iPhones?
According to multiple sources, Boyle did indeed shoot much of 28 Years Later on an iPhone. The move marks most recent example of a new trend that sees filmmakers using the tech many of us carry in our pockets to create big screen entertainment.
The technique was confirmed by Laird who seemed pretty taken aback by the process. She also likened it to the way Boyle managed to capture an indie-aesthetic on the franchise’s first instalment back in the early noughties.
“I think Danny was trying to do something like what he did with 28 Days Later,” said Laird. “It was such an indie film, and now it’s not quite the indie film that one was, but trying to kind of have that same feel to it. He’s amazing.”
Talking about the experience, she recalled that “there was a whole tent.
“We’d be walking down to set, and there’s just a tent full of iPhones charging, and I was like, ‘What’s going on?’ They’re like, ‘We’re shooting this on iPhone.’ I’m like, ‘What? No, we’re not!’”
