![]() And, sure enough, it isn’t long before a new outbreak runs rampant throughout the swarms of refugees who survived the previous outbreak. Don is reunited with his children, who were vacationing in Spain during the outbreak, and struggles to answer difficult questions about “what happened to Mum.” Things seem fine for a while, and the Yankee infantry is so bored by the country’s reconstruction that they pass the time gazing through the scopes of their sniper rifles past the windows of survivors. They smugly declare that the war against the infection has been won, and everything is under control. That doesn’t improve any when the American military shows up-28 weeks later. Already, this prologue sets a tone of unrelenting apocalyptic doom. Step after step, pushing himself past the point of weariness, Carlyle takes one last look behind him as his wife is ripped away from the window by the infected. The camera swoops above him across the field, and we’re plunged into the realm of nightmare. Perfectly cast in the role, Carlyle looks wizened and exhausted, hair graying at the temples and mouth grimacing in fear, as he races across a green field chased by a legion of monsters. The opening sequence shows how wrong Don is, and in a moment of panic he leaves his loved ones behind and races toward his own self-preservation. The everyman hero this time around is Don (Robert Carlyle), who thinks he and his wife (Catherine McCormack) are safe in their wee rural cottage when the rage virus transforms most of mainland Britain into shrieking, blood-vomiting zombies that sprint head-on at their victims. 28 Weeks Later rolls in like a poisonous dust cloud of nihilism. Of all the post-apocalyptic zombie scenarios you could find yourself in, this ranks among the worst, though I'd argue that the World War Z universe is at the top of the list given how those zombie can straight up form gigantic waves.Basically, we’re all fucked and there’s no hope. Granted, that's the same case in other zombie movies and television shows, but at least with them, there's no need to worry about the zombies running like a track star or having ridiculous muscles. Thanks to the accidental release of a highly contagious virus, the majority of the population was been turned into these monstrous creatures known collectively as The Infected, and the survivors had to be on guard at all times to make sure they weren't killed. ![]() All these influences led to the kind of zombies moviegoers saw in 28 Days Later. They can literally tear you apart.ĭanny Boyle added that another source of inspiration for 28 Days Later zombies also came from retired athletes and gymnasts who were hired for corporate jobs, noting how if one of those individuals was charging straight at you, there was nothing you could do. And I remember thinking, 'If we could put that into the zombies, that would be really scary.' The power in the arms, they can pull you. ![]() It was incredible, this body! It was so muscular. I'd had a relationship a long, long time ago with a ballet dancer. ![]() That segued into the zombie strength levels, which came from a ballet dancer Boyle knew. While speaking with Yahoo about his latest feature, T2: Trainspotting, Danny Boyle talked about how screenwriter Alex Garland's vision for "running zombies" was enough to bring Boyle aboard, as it was a welcome change from the Night of the Living Dead-style zombies. ![]()
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