28 Weeks Later

Danny Boyle Wants to Direct 28 DAYS LATER Sequel?

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: October 11th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

There have been rumblings of a second sequel to 28 Days Later over the past couple years, many of them perpetrated by director Danny Boyle himself.  Boyle confirmed to Dread Central that a third 28 Days film is “in the works,” which he suggests could follow the pattern under the name 28 Months Later.  He followed that relatively minor news with this exciting tidbit: “Actually, I want to direct it.”  Boyle directed the first film, then handed the reins off to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo for the follow-up 28 Weeks Later.  This is far from confirmation that he will direct, but Boyle seems jazzed by the idea they have for the new feature.  As evidenced in his restless body of work, the best kind of Boyle is marked by an eager sort of adrenaline.

Following the release of 127 Hours, Boyle’s next project teams him with Stephen Daldry to direct the 2012 London Olympics.  Click here for a video interview Boyle conducted with Steve circa 2008 where he talks about the conceit behind the sequel, which he calls “risk-taking” and “challenging to the franchise.”

28 Weeks Later Director to enter Rapture in BIOSHOCK

by Jeffrey Van Camp    Posted: August 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 pm

Unlike “Halo”, it seems “Bioshock” may get its movie before the actual rapture. Universal is in talks with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to direct the big screen adaptation of the videogame franchise. With two sequels in development, “Bioshock” was hailed by many publications as 2007s Game of the Year with sales approaching 4 million units (a kingly sum in the game world) one of the biggest emerging videogame franchises of the last five years. Fresnadillo, a Spanish director best known for “28 Weeks Later” here in the states, will take over for Gore Verbinski, who is still a producer on the project. More about the troubled production after the jump.

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