One of the greatest innovations of 28 Days Later was the idea that the zombies in the movie weren’t only carnivorous, they were also fast. This notion pervaded nearly every single conversation about the film when it was released in 2003. But what’s interesting is that the zombies we saw in the final film weren’t even the original design. Instead, director Danny Boyle had been inspired by Francis Bacon's paintings, and was hoping to replicate the agonized, blurry look for the moments when the zombies attacked in 28 Days Later.
And now, what that zombie effect might have looked like has emerged. On X (formerly known as Twitter), makeup designer and VFX creator Dominic Hailstone has revealed what 28 Days Later might have looked like, had Boyle gone with this more painterly inspiration.
