# "28 Years Later" - June 2025 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [December 10, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459 "2024-12-10T21:09:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/1 "2024-12-10T21:09:34Z")
The trailer for “28 Years Later” has been released, and it’s a masterclass in the art of trailers. No big spoilers (except maybe?\*), just intensity. Unlike “28 Weeks Later,” this one is again directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, which gives me hope. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mcvLKldPM08/maxresdefault.jpg "28 YEARS LATER – Official Trailer (HD)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvLKldPM08) The poem being recited is “Boots” by Rudyard Kipling about the Second Boer War in South Africa. It’s a 1915 recording by Taylor Holmes which is evidently used for psychological training in Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) military school. \*About that maybe spoiler, which is just speculation but would be a major spoiler if true: Cillian Murphy is rumored to be in the cast. There’s a brief shot of a zombie rising out of a field of flowers, and internet sleuths are convinced that it looks like him. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/2 "2024-12-10T21:20:53Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > which is evidently used for psychological training I think you could use it for enhanced interrogation, too. Sounds very 1984ish. Has it really been 28 years? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/3 "2024-12-10T21:25:32Z")
It has not. The first film was released in 2002. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/4 "2024-12-10T22:27:57Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The trailer for “28 Years Later” has been released, and it’s a masterclass in the art of trailers. I really couldn’t tell what you meant by this, until the _poem_ started. Holy crap is that creepy. I don’t know anything about SERE, but it would drive me to insanity. As to the emaciated zombie being Cillian Murphy, the zombie kind of seems like someone made it to _look_ like him but I didn’t read further to verify. Maybe it’s some demented homage. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/5 "2024-12-11T02:42:36Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I really couldn’t tell what you meant by this, until the _poem_ started. Holy crap is that creepy. I just saw this article that agrees with us. > **[Exceedingly good needle drops: why a 1915 Kipling poem is the cherry on top...](https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/10/28-years-later-trailer)** > > Zombie movie action soundtracked by the unhinged vinyl screeches of Boots, Rudyard Kipling’s evocation of soldiers in battle? It’s a match made in horror movie heaven ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/6 "2024-12-11T03:17:22Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I just saw this article that agrees with us. _Very_ interesting. Just as the author admits, I also had to play the trailer several times before the visuals even made an impact (Zombie Cillian notwithstanding). It almost makes me want to see the film but it sounds like it’s only used in the trailer and the the movie itself doesn’t _appear_ to match the tone and creepiness of the reading. In any case, you are absolutely correct about this being an outstanding movie promotion; thanks for sharing it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/7 "2024-12-11T03:27:25Z")
I’m guessing that trailer’s use of a 109 year-old recording is a record or close to one. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/8 "2024-12-11T15:41:36Z")
I don’t understand how this is going to work. Rage zombies are not… undead, they would just die. They don’t have any self preservation, they certainly can’t farm or make food in any way. Once the easy pickings are gone they’d simply die off. Amazing trailer though. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/9 "2024-12-11T16:11:23Z")
I assume the story is that the authorities believed all the infected died off, there’s a return to relative normalcy and then a new wave of infections starts. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/10 "2024-12-11T17:30:48Z")
The implication of the poster is that the virus has changed. I’m guessing they’re not just mindless zombies anymore. > **[https://i.redd.it/mty469naez5e1.jpeg](https://i.redd.it/mty469naez5e1.jpeg)** ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/11 "2024-12-11T18:06:40Z")
The dessicated zombie rising in the field suggests they aren’t subject to normal human body functions any more. But there’s also speculation that the clip is a dream sequence, included in the trailer specifically to mess with people who think it’s Jim/Cillian. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/12 "2024-12-11T22:43:33Z")
The Guardian has confirmed that the emaciated zombie is NOT Cillian Murphy. > **[Emaciated zombie in 28 Years Later is not Cillian Murphy, sources confirm](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/11/emaciated-zombie-in-28-years-later-is-not-cillian-murphy-sources-confirm)** > > Rumour that Irish actor returning as a zombie in Danny Boyle’s new film debunked, as art dealer Angus Neill confirmed to be playing role From his portfolio: [![](https://www.ugly.org/2016/media/djcatalog2/images/item/28/angus-neill.1_l.jpg) ](https://www.ugly.org/2016/media/djcatalog2/images/item/28/angus-neill.1_l.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/13 "2024-12-11T23:01:35Z")
It’s the part he was born to play! ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/14 "2024-12-11T23:02:26Z")
Murphy is listed as a cast member on IMDB, so he’s either in it or appears in flashbacks. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/15 "2024-12-11T23:02:58Z")
That last photo of Angus Neill with his ribs showing; is that in preparation for a role or is he normally like that? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/16 "2024-12-12T00:13:04Z")
I very much hope he’s getting regular medical oversight. That is not a healthy-looking man. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/17 "2024-12-12T02:13:04Z")
Those photos are from a real modelling agency for atypical face/body models, presumably not a movie still, so I’d guess it’s at least mostly real. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2024, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/18 "2024-12-12T02:41:24Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > [Emaciated zombie in 28 Years Later is not Cillian Murphy, sources confirm | Movies | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/11/emaciated-zombie-in-28-years-later-is-not-cillian-murphy-sources-confirm) Well that’s a little jarring. Clearly he’s found a way to capitalize on his unique build, yet being approached for a movie because you look just like the undead the director has in mind feels like a mixed blessing. I really thought it was a mannequin, possibly made to resemble Cillian. Also, even the poster is extra creepy. Something about the spine still being attached to the head makes it that much more chilling. Someone really has a knack for creating scares. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/19 "2024-12-16T18:50:38Z")
At 0:52 there is a shot of graffiti and a scrawled addition of “Jimmy” to the message, possibly a reference to Cillian Murphy’s character of Jim? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459/20 "2024-12-16T20:20:36Z")
That is the suspicion. There’s also the infected hanging upside down with “Jim” or “Jimmy” carved in its back. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/28-years-later-june-2025/1011459.md?page=2)