28 Days Later revitalized the zombie genre, but the success of Danny Boyle’s 2003 post-apocalyptic masterpiece can’t be tied to just the filmmaker. Breakout star Cillian Murphy lent a great deal to the movie’s popularity, and it’s no surprise he went on to a successful career that recently culminated in an Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer.
Now, 28 Days Later is getting a long-gestating sequel, 28 Years Later, but while Cillian Murphy is an executive producer, he won’t appear in the film. That doesn’t, however, mean that his time playing Jim for the franchise is over.
