💥Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later Plan Is Already An Insult To A Great Horror Sequel💥
1Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later Plan Is Already An Insult To A Great Horror Sequel
The upcoming 28 Years Later looks to reunite the creative forces of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, thus effectively disregarding a previous great horror sequel. Before the release of 28 Weeks Later, 2002 saw Boyle and Garland's 28 Days Later, a post-apocalyptic horror movie that sees a man named Jim awakens from a coma only to discover that an incurable virus has been spread throughout the United Kingdom, thus turning people into violent, zombie-like creatures. Renowned for its stellar acting performances, gripping suspense, and riveting score by John Murphy, 28 Days Later has gone down in history as one of the best zombie movies ever made.
While 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later are both zombie movie classics, the two movies were penned by different writers, thus resulting in them feeling drastically different despite 28 Weeks Later being a direct sequel to 28 Days Later. However, the news of Boyle taking over directing duties for 28 Years Later and Garland writing all three movies in a 28 Years Later trilogy suggests the filmmakers have big plans for the underrated zombie franchise. Despite the exciting news of 28 Years Later, it can't be ignored that Garland writing all three movies in the upcoming trilogy means the efforts established from 28 Weeks Later will go ignored.
2007's 28 Weeks Later takes place shortly after the events of 28 Days Later, and it sees Rob Carlyle, Idris Elba, and Jeremy Renner enduring the wrath of the post-apocalypse in a sequel that's quite good despite having big shoes to fill. Perhaps because Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's movie doesn't try too hard to replicate the essence and success of 28 Days Later is precisely why it is a solid sequel to the 2002 original. Furthermore, 28 Weeks Later's characters are just as compelling if not more so than 28 Days Later's characters, and the implementation of the United States Army expands the stakes of the situation that the characters face.
However, with Boyle returning to direct the upcoming 28 Years Later based on a screenplay by returning writer-director Garland, the chances of them retaining anything from 28 Weeks Later are incredibly slim. This is likely due to the fact that Garland and Boyle already have plans for a new trilogy that will hopefully carry the post-apocalypse zombie movie's legacy the same way 28 Days Later helped revitalize interest in it back in the early 2000s. Although 28 Weeks Later will likely go unnoticed in the upcoming 28 Years Later trilogy, Boyle and Garland's return inspires hope that the new movies will be a return to form for both artists.
Danny Boyle Is Probably Still The Right Choice For 28 Years Later
Boyle's vision is the perfect fit for the franchise despite how good Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's movie is
Boyle returning to the director's chair for 28 Years Later is still the best case scenario considering how well things turned out with 28 Days Later. Additionally, Boyle and Garland's decision to replace the slow-moving zombies with faster creatures while focusing on the character drama aided significantly in 28 Days Later earning its esteemed reputation as a zombie movie classic. While 28 Weeks Later includes gripping action and characters who are arguably more interesting than its predecessor's, Boyle and Garland returning to 28 Years Later is still the best choice for the franchise's future since they understand it better than anyone else.