Sony has responded to the huge viewership of the trailer for the upcoming zombie horror movie 28 Years Later by bringing the unique Danny Boyle-directed film 28 Days Later to digital platforms. It is going to be obtainable for buy and rental starting on Wednesday, December 18th.
After initially being launched by way of Fox Searchlight Photos in 2002, 28 Days Later has been almost unimaginable to seek out on-line via reputable means. It didn’t materialize on Disney-owned streaming platforms as a result of rights points (the Home of Mouse bought Fox’s stake in Hulu in 2019), and was not obtainable for buy, both. Bodily Blu-ray and DVD copies have additionally been tough to trace down.
Per Fangoria, nevertheless, producer Andrew MacDonald purchased again the rights to the film this previous February and offered them to Sony forward of the upcoming sequel. Now, Sony is heeding the enthused fan response to the 28 Years Later trailer, which racked up 60 million international views in its first 24 hours, based on Deadline.
That makes it the second-biggest of all time throughout that preliminary window behind It Chapter Two. A number of the 28 Years Later trailer’s reputation possible stems from hypothesis over a presumed look of authentic protagonist Cillian Murphy as an emaciated zombie.
Nonetheless, an interview with a 28-year-old mannequin named Angus Neill revealed he was really the zombie in query. Murphy remains to be anticipated to have a job in 28 Years Later, although the main points stay unclear. Revisit the trailer right here, for those who’d like.
Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, and Ralph Fiennes are set to star within the first installment of a deliberate trilogy involving director Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland. Nia DaCosta is predicted to take over as director for the second movie, with Boyle remaining as a producer. In the meantime, Garland is connected to write down all three motion pictures.
