London’s Leicester Square was infected by the rage virus last night as it hosted the world premiere of Danny Boyle‘s zombie-horror 28 Years Later.
Deadline was on the red carpet to speak to the team behind the film, including Oscar-winning director Boyle, stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Alfie Williams and Edvin Ryding, as well as Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures, Tom Rothman, who gives us a tip on an upcoming movie that will make its lead into “a true movie star”.
You can check out the highlights from our interviews below, which touch on Brexit, parenthood, eccentric characters, upcoming projects (“I can’t talk about it,” Taylor-Johnson said with a smile), making movies for the big screen, and the sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
In 28 Years Later, written by Oscar-nominated writer Alex Garland, it’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory. And now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.
28 Years Later is in theaters on June 20, 2025.
Jodie Comer on the “nuanced” relationship between mother and son in #28YearsLater: “This film is a beautiful exploration of how we’re so shaped by the way in which we’re brought up” pic.twitter.com/xG6t4AURjG
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#28YearsLater star Aaron Taylor-Johnson discusses the film’s relevance as a metaphor for current affairs: “Great Britain’s quarantine from the rest of the world [in the film] gives the feeling of Brexit” pic.twitter.com/ISyugaVoAX
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#28YearsLater star Jodie Comer discusses taking her award-winning play ‘Prima Facie’ on tour, doing more horror movies and “manifesting” to make a movie musical pic.twitter.com/mRXaGaiClW
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Ralph Fiennes on his “eccentric” character Dr Kelson in #28YearsLater and how he develops in the following film ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ pic.twitter.com/P3pNDrB8gY
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Director Danny Boyle on how #28YearsLater is a reflection of the world we currently live in and the growth of horror as a film genre pic.twitter.com/8efTNDK5Fy
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson discusses his archery skills in #28YearsLater and mentoring his young co-star Alfie Williams on set.
“I felt a real responsibility to mentor him throughout this film experience because I remember what that was like, being a kid on a movie set,” he says pic.twitter.com/8mIU9bpWVE
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson declined answering a question about what he’s doing next during the #28YearsLater world premiere.
“I can’t talk about it,” he said as he was being escorted away pic.twitter.com/KI2t1DjhaN
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#28YearsLater director Danny Boyle on shooting the film back-to-back with its sequel ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’, which is directed by Nia DaCosta and is set for a 2026 release pic.twitter.com/dMGttOpTHE
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Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman on Danny Boyle’s #28YearsLater and making movies for the big screen: “You come to Sony, you come to Columbia [Pictures] because you want it on the big screen: high, wide and handsome. That’s our business and that’s what we deliver” pic.twitter.com/4fyBxVeU7Z
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Edvin Ryding on the kindness of the ‘Young Royals’ fanbase and playing the tough soldier Erik in Danny Boyle’s #28YearsLater pic.twitter.com/5z7evq8l2B
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Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Tom Rothman on Quentin Tarantino’s next movie and how Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Caught Stealing’ will make Austin Butler “a true movie star” pic.twitter.com/MuLVP8kOGK
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Alfie Williams on mastering archery for Danny Boyle’s #28YearsLater pic.twitter.com/lmg0mWpeKA
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