Cillian Murphy Returns! Danny Boyle Confirms Star for Epic '28 Years Later Part 3'
After his Oscar win for <i>Oppenheimer</i>, Cillian Murphy has quietly returned to key roles, notably reprising Jim in <i>28 Years Later: The Bone Temple</i>. Director Danny Boyle confirms the highly anticipated <i>28 Years Later 3</i> is in development with a script by Alex Garland and significant involvement from Murphy, whose impressive physique for the role has also drawn attention. Fans eagerly await further updates on the third installment while they can stream existing films in the franchise.
Cillian Murphy, fresh off his 2024 Oscar win for his performance in Oppenheimer, has maintained a career trajectory that often sees him avoiding the constant spotlight. Following his Academy Award success, Murphy's recent projects include Small Things Like These, a Netflix original drama titled Steve which garnered millions of views, and a return as Tommy Shelby for the Peaky Blinders movie, The Immortal Man. However, one of his more anticipated returns was a brief reprisal of his role as Jim in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, confirming his character's survival and the addition of a daughter to his story. Notably, 28 Years Later and 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple were filmed back-to-back, facilitating their release within a year of each other.
The future of the popular zombie apocalypse franchise is also taking shape, with writer/director Danny Boyle providing updates on the confirmed third installment, tentatively referred to as 28 Years Later 3. During a recent interview to promote his new movie, Ink, Boyle addressed the sequel's status, affirming that it