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[Freeza Under The Shower]

What is this website and why would Boyle talk exclusively to them?

I demand a prequel. 28 minutes earlier.

This is not 'the Event'.

 

[luxarific]

I loved 28 Weeks more than I thought it would. Mostly because of Robert Carlyle. He plays a guy who abandons his wife to be eaten alive by rage zombies and not only makes that decision seem rational, but then he makes you feel SORRY for him. :lol A stunning performance really.

 

[Spire]

I like both Days and Weeks and I'm pretty excited for Months. Considering the plague has now spread to the largest landmass in the world, there are a ton of cool things they could do with it. I'd like to see the film take place in Russia, or maybe even Jerusalem (Christians, Muslims, and Jews defending the holy city against the undead horde would be awesome).

 

[MWS Natural]

Looking forward to 28 years later.

 

[MisterNugNug]

He's only really made one movie like 28 Days Later (he was producer on 28 Weeks... IIRC) and if anything, Danny Boyle's filmography shows that he doesn't like to get pigeonholed making movies in one particular genre; Trainspotting/Shallow Grave could have done that, so he broke off in a new direction with A Life Less Ordinary/The Beach, then again with 28 Days Later, again with Millions and again with Sunshine and Slumdog Millionaire.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if he had said he wasn't going to return to the 28... series (especially if the rights issue was complicated, as suggested in another interview) but changed his mind a few years down the line.

He did some second unit directing stuff for the second film, I think he shot segments of the awesome intro to 28 weeks. And when he saw the film in theatres and watched people respond to the intro he got interested in directing the possible sequel.

 

[McNei1y]

So pumped.

I didn't mind 28 weeks later. Only one really dumb plot mistake. Everything else was decent. Jeremy Renner was awesome though. I also hope Harold Perrineau is in this one too.

 

[Dram]

I hope there aren't any kids in this one.

 

[Pctx]

JACKED!!!!

This will be sooooo goood.

 

[dskillzhtown]

I'm trying to wrap my head around what it could be about.

Weeks started with the outbreak under control, so maybe this one will start with it completely out of hand. With civilization totally abandoning areas of the globe because of fear. Then the inhabited areas getting too crowded, meaning they would have to venture out. But somehow you are going to have to work in carriers of the virus who show no signs of infection.

Hell, I dunno.

 

[Dali]

I hope Tammy returns. Poots <3

*High five*

We should print out t-shirts that say "Team Gay" or "Gay Poots 4 Life".

 

[McNei1y]

I'm trying to wrap my head around what it could be about.

Weeks started with the outbreak under control, so maybe this one will start with it completely out of hand. With civilization totally abandoning areas of the globe because of fear. Then the inhabited areas getting too crowded, meaning they would have to venture out. But somehow you are going to have to work in carriers of the virus who show no signs of infection.

Hell, I dunno.

Remember the end of 28 weeks later?

Spoiler

They showed the downed helicopter. It successfully flew across the channel but it landed in France. It was an unknown time. Lots of infected around. Obviously the little boy infected the people.

So maybe this will be about the massive area that the infection is covering. 2 years is pretty severe if there is still an infection.

 

[TheDrizzlerJ11]

Remember the end of 28 weeks later?

Spoiler

They showed the downed helicopter. It successfully flew across the channel but it landed in France. It was an unknown time. Lots of infected around. Obviously the little boy infected the people.

So maybe this will be about the massive area that the infection is covering. 2 years is pretty severe if there is still an infection.

I'm willing to bet there is nothing left but Australia, the Americas, and/or Japan by the end of the movie.. Can't wait!

 

[~Kinggi~]

Hope this is true. FirstShowing.net apparently doubts the news though. Other sites seem more certain.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/10/11/big-rumor-danny-boyle-is-returning-to-direct-28-months-later/

 

[Discotheque]

Well it would be a lot more interesting than 127 Hours or Slumdawg Millionaire.

Chalk me up as another who actually enjoyed 28 Weeks Later. Not as much as Days, but it was pretty good. (apart from that black guy from Lost, especially that scene where he kills the zombies with his chopper :/)

Robert Carlyle was great.

 

[way more]

I'm willing to bet there is nothing left but Australia, the Americas, and/or Japan by the end of the movie.. Can't wait!

USA! USA! USA!

I figure the movie will either be about the eastern seaboard of Russia and China being overrun or a opportunity for a parable about US immigration as the Amero's fight to repeal the oncoming hoards.

I hope Tammy returns. Poots <3

Shut up Vox-pop!

 

[Puddles]

28 Minutes Later would actually be pretty fucking sweet. Pick up from immediately after the scientists in the lab got infected and show how everything escalated. Plenty of chances to atone for that god-awful outbreak scene in Weeks. Maybe they could even show the airport outbreak that was hinted at in Days.

 

[way more]

28 Minutes Later would actually be pretty fucking sweet. Pick up from immediately after the scientists in the lab got infected and show how everything escalated. Plenty of chances to atone for that god-awful outbreak scene in Weeks. Maybe they could even show the airport outbreak that was hinted at in Days.

You didn't like the outbreak scene? The people quarantined in the basement? The sniper's attempting selective firing?

 

[Solo]

Don't let Alex Garland pen the script, please.

Judging by the success he had with Slumdog and the upcoming 127 Hours' crew, Simon Beaufoy seems to be his new go-to guy.

 

[TheKaeptain]

I love both of the 28later movie.

 

[~Kinggi~]

I think the fact that 28 Weeks Later was actually a lot better than it should have been is the only reason we are talking about 28 months right now. I give that movie a lot of credit for not fucking it all up.

Of course i enjoy the first movie more, but the second i still very much liked. Hopefully Boyle can bookend the trilogy with an even better entry.

 

[Nappuccino]

Judging by the success he had with Slumdog and the upcoming 127 Hours' crew, Simon Beaufoy seems to be his new go-to guy.

Both of those movies are based on true stories are they not? It seems like Boyle goes to Garland for his weird/scifi movies and might be going to Beaufoy for his realistic ones now. It only makes sense to have the screen play written by the guy who's strengths lean to the kind of movie you're trying to make.

Then again, maybe Beaufoy is more versatile than I know. We'll see what Boyle decides

 

[Puddles]

You didn't like the outbreak scene? The people quarantined in the basement? The sniper's attempting selective firing?

As I said earlier, it was a complete waste of potential. The scenario with the people all locked up together was awesome, but they completely ruined it with the editing. You can't even see what's going on in that scene between the quick cuts, the colored lens shots, the stupid angles and the poor lighting. For most of the scene you're just watching shadowy figures move around in almost pitch darkness.

Give me an outbreak scene set in a packed train station or airport in broad daylight with the camera pulled back far enough to let you see everything, and don't use any quick cuts or other gimmicks, and you'll have the best zombie scene ever.

Such a scene would be a lot more challenging to pull off than the scene they filmed in Weeks, but that's why you need to get a director with skill.

 

[fortified_concept]

I actually enjoyed the sequel more. It's a 'leaner' film, there is far too much 'fat' on the first film for my liking.

I seem to remember the film going completely off the rails when Chris Eccleston's character gets involved.

I think one of the strongest points of the franchise is the atmosphere, the sense of desperation and strong emotion in some scenes and nothing beats the barracks scene of the first one in that regard. The second one might have been faster and flashier which I thoroughly enjoyed but imo it didn't manage to replicate the atmosphere of the first one. Both great films though.

 

[black_13]

Fuck yea!!!

And while Weeks wasn't all that bad on its own, it just pales compared to Days.

 

[msdstc]

Weeks really wasn't that good... Days is one of the best zombie movies ever made. I'm psyched hopefully this news is true.

 

[Clemsontigers35]

I guess I'm the only person who didn't like 28 days later. Its cliched, boring, and you see everything coming from a mile away. The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better, see that instead. The Omega Man remake with Will Smith was actually pretty good, you may want to see that one too.

 

[Prentice]

I guess I'm the only person who didn't like 28 days later. Its cliched, boring, and you see everything coming from a mile away. The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better, see that instead.

 

[spermatic cord]

Liked 28 days, though the ending was pretty terrible. 28 weeks was pretty bad except for that amazing intro. I would watch 28 months.

 

[Puddles]

The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better.

28 Days Later has one tense scene in the entire film (the underground tunnel chase). The rest of the film is saved by gorgeous cinematography. Dawn of the Dead 2004 is a suspenseful thrill-ride from beginning to end (aside from about half an hour in the middle).

 

[Glandy]

What is this website and why would Boyle talk exclusively to them?

I demand a prequel. 28 minutes earlier.

28 Hours Later

 

[AmICoolYet]

Remember the end of 28 weeks later?

Spoiler

They showed the downed helicopter. It successfully flew across the channel but it landed in France. It was an unknown time. Lots of infected around. Obviously the little boy infected the people.

So maybe this will be about the massive area that the infection is covering. 2 years is pretty severe if there is still an infection.

Spoiler

No the zombies got over through the tunnel under the english channel. Which is why the ending showed them coming out of it. It was only 28 days after the events of the movie. I doubt the kid infected anyone.

 

[Drewsky]

God damn this will be awesome if it's true.

The opening scene of Weeks was great, but after that it just paled in comparison to the first.

 

[-COOLIO-]

Slumdog sucked. these are the type of films that made him

slumdog won him a lot of awards. from what ive seen, the dudes just a good director period

looking forward to this

 

[Staccat0]

I loved 28 Weeks more than I thought it would. Mostly because of Robert Carlyle. He plays a guy who abandons his wife to be eaten alive by rage zombies and not only makes that decision seem rational, but then he makes you feel SORRY for him. :lol A stunning performance really.

That opening sequence is fantastic... I think everyone agrees. Its when it becomes a story about zombie dad chasing his kids across the city to munch on them that they lose most people...
Weeks has so many amazing sequences in theory, but the execution beyond that first part is pretty tame.

 

[McNei1y]

Spoiler

No the zombies got over through the tunnel under the english channel. Which is why the ending showed them coming out of it. It was only 28 days after the events of the movie. I doubt the kid infected anyone.

True. Then again, he was infected but immune. I'm sure he was still able to get the others.

 

[TheKaeptain]

The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better.

You crazy. They are two different kind of movies.

True. Then again, he was infected but immune. I'm sure he was still able to get the others.

True, but you're forgetting that his sister wasn't. She have easily done something like drink a soda after him, since we know saliva can transfer the disease.

 

[Discotheque]

The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better.

28 Days Later has one tense scene in the entire film (the underground tunnel chase). The rest of the film is saved by gorgeous cinematography. Dawn of the Dead 2004 is a suspenseful thrill-ride from beginning to end (aside from about half an hour in the middle).

LOL at both shitty comments. No wonder you think Inception is the masterpiece of the decade.

Number 1: Dawn of the Dead remake is a brainless (pun intended I guess) remake of the much cleverer original film, and it's also all style over substance.

Number 2: 28 Days Later is packed with tense scenes. How about when they had to kill Brendan Gleeson after he turned? Or just Cillian Murphy walking through London alone, the image alone was tense. Or....this is a waste of time. It's asinine saying there's only one tense scene here.

EDIT: HAHA major hostility there, my bad.

 

[Drewsky]

The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better.

28 Days Later has one tense scene in the entire film (the underground tunnel chase). The rest of the film is saved by gorgeous cinematography. Dawn of the Dead 2004 is a suspenseful thrill-ride from beginning to end (aside from about half an hour in the middle).

You're entitled to your wrong opinion.

 

[Puddles]

You crazy. They are two different kind of movies.

Yep, and DOTD 2004 is a much better movie.

LOL at both shitty comments. No wonder you think Inception is the masterpiece of the decade.

Number 1: Dawn of the Dead remake is a brainless (pun intended I guess) remake of the much cleverer original film, and it's also all style over substance.

Number 2: 28 Days Later is packed with tense scenes. How about when they had to kill Brendan Gleeson after he turned? Or just Cillian Murphy walking through London alone, the image alone was tense. Or....this is a waste of time. It's asinine saying there's only one tense scene here.

EDIT: HAHA major hostility there, my bad.

Who cares if it lacked the social commentary? It's a horror film. In a horror film all aspects are not weighted equally; there's one aspect that determines about 90% of its quality, and that's how scary/tense/suspenseful/horrific it is.

In that regard it blows most other zombie films out of the water, 28 Days Later definitely included.

Its third act completely destroys 28 Days Later's; can't see how anyone can even argue that one.

 

[Apath]

So hopefully it won't suck like the second? Here is the template: copy Days and the first 10 minutes of Weeks.

And while I disagree that Dawn of the Dead 2004 > 28 Days Later, Dawn of the Dead 2004 > Original.

 

[TheMissingLink]

The opening bit of "28 Weeks Later" scares me to this day. Utterly terrifying.

 

[Puddles]

IMO:

Dead Alive > DOTD 2004 > 28 Days Later > DOTD original > Night of the Living Dead color remake > Night of the Living Dead original > Day of the Dead > 28 Weeks Later >>>>>>>>> Land of the Dead

 

[way more]

As I said earlier, it was a complete waste of potential. The scenario with the people all locked up together was awesome, but they completely ruined it with the editing. You can't even see what's going on in that scene between the quick cuts, the colored lens shots, the stupid angles and the poor lighting. For most of the scene you're just watching shadowy figures move around in almost pitch darkness.

Give me an outbreak scene set in a packed train station or airport in broad daylight with the camera pulled back far enough to let you see everything, and don't use any quick cuts or other gimmicks, and you'll have the best zombie scene ever.

Such a scene would be a lot more challenging to pull off than the scene they filmed in Weeks, but that's why you need to get a director with skill.

The Dawn of the Dead remake is much better.

28 Days Later has one tense scene in the entire film (the underground tunnel chase). The rest of the film is saved by gorgeous cinematography. Dawn of the Dead 2004 is a suspenseful thrill-ride from beginning to end (aside from about half an hour in the middle).

Haha. I knew you would slip up!

Seems like you just like expensive horror movies with lots of eye candy and expensive productions.

 

[faridmon]

Isn't he busy doing all the arrangment for 2012 Olympics?

 

[Puddles]

Haha. I knew you would slip up!

Seems like you just like expensive horror movies with lots of eye candy and expensive productions.

Was DOTD 2004 more expensive than 28 Days Later? Sure doesn't seem that way.

I favor horror movies that are tenser and don't have third-act problems.

Anyway, I wasn't aware that preferring DOTD to 28 Days Later was a problem. I like both of them well enough, but I think the former is just an all-around better zombie movie.

On that note, the original DOTD has more depth and social commentary, but it suffers from the rather serious problem of not being scary in the slightest.

 

[Spotless Mind]

Boyle's return would excite me greatly. Just keep Alex Garland far, faaaaar away from the script. I'm not a fan of Days final third.

 

[Kinyou]

I loved 28 days later, but HATED 28 weeks later(except the initial bit in the house).
So i don't know what to think.

28 Weeks later wasn't directed by Danny Boyle, so feel free to jump on the hype train.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

I loved 28 days later, but HATED 28 weeks later(except the initial bit in the house).
So i don't know what to think.

The second one is one of the only movies I actively hate. Stupid kids.

 

[Mr. Sam]

Second one wasn't as bad people make out. It was just generally, you know, mediocre. Unremarkable. Disappointing.

Danny Boyle is an excellent director and hasn't made a bad film yet; if I recall correctly. I didn't particularly care for Slumdog but hey, different horses, different courses, whatever. They could put his name on, I dunno, Predators 2 and I'd go and see it.

 

[Lumine]

28 days later was great. Much better than slumdog millionaire.

28 weeks later wasn't so good though.