The Danny Boyle movie has a star-studded cast including Jodie Comer and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Danny Boyle’s upcoming zombie follow-up 28 Years Later reportedly had a very unconventional filming method despite having millions pumped into it.
According to reports, the highly-anticipated horror sequel – which has an impressive cast and a $75 million (£56 million) budget – was filmed on several adapted iPhone 15s.
Cillian Murphy starred in the original (Sundance/WireImage/Fox Searchlight/Getty)
The Danny Boyle movie, titles 28 Years Later, is set for release next summer and is the follow up to the 2002 zombie flick, 28 Days Later which starred Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris and Christopher Eccleston.
Meanwhile, 28 Weeks Later was also released in 2007.
The latest instalment sees Boyle teaming up with cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle – who also worked on the OG – while the likes of Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes will star.
According to WIRED, details about the production of the movie – and specifically, it being filmed with smartphones – have been kept under wraps.
However, in a paparazzi shot taken in July, Comer could be seen standing in front of a camera with a long lens attached to what could be an iPhone.
WIRED says that several ‘people connected with the movie’ have confirmed to the outlet that the iPhone 15 Pro Max was the principal camera system on the film.
LADbible has reached out to Boyle’s reps as well as Sony Pictures for comment.
The movie was apparently filmed on an iPhone (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The original 28 Days Later movie starred Murphy as Jim, a courier who awakes from a coma to discover that a highly contagious virus has taken over the planet
Directed by Boyle, 28 Days Later also starred Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns and Brendan Gleeson.
At the time, the movie was hugely successful, pulling in $82.7 million (£61 million) worldwide on a budget of $8 million (£6 million) and receiving an 87 percent on review site Rotten Tomatoes.
There was a sequel, titled 28 Weeks Later in 2007, but Murphy didn’t reprise his role of Jim.
The third movie is set for release in June 2025 (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Prior to the third movie being confirmed, Murphy was asked about the chances of him making a sequel.
He told the Happy Sad Confused podcast: “I’d love to do it. There needs to be a script, and Danny needs to find the time, and Alex needs to feel that there’s more story to tell.”
The plot of the third movie is yet to be revealed.
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