Boyle says of the pair, “They liked the idea of me directing because of my reputation but they thought ‘wasn’t it a bit ’ with lots of violence and trash and even though they did exactly what I asked, I could feel them being a bit reluctant.” It seems Boyle’s sweet description of the zombie genre is one he shared with his actors Cillian Murphy and Naomie Harris, when they first teamed for the production nearly six years ago. Especially since it was all I shot one weekend and I was like ‘Wow, this is really great! You just come in and kill him and that’s what we’ll shoot today.’ It’s fantastic release.” “I wanted to get out of the cutting room because I’d been in so long doing this film ( Sunshine) and I really enjoyed it - you know - doing something trashy like zombies killing people. Spanish helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo took over the reins (with Boyle onboard as exec producer) resulting in a decent critical and commercial response.īoyle affectionately describes zombie films, a genre he famously revamped for the first of the 28 series, as “trashy.” He loved the weekend he spent directing second unit footage for 28 Weeks Later. Due to schedule conflicts and production on Sunshine, out in limited US theatres this Friday, Boyle couldn’t have helmed the sequel anyway. “I don’t know whether it’ll happen or not…the third idea has more to do with Russia but that’s all I can say.”īoyle also noted, “I didn’t want to do the second one,” referring to the recently released 28 Weeks Later, which also stars Sunshine actress Rose Byrne. “I did have this other idea,” Boyle said.

On his press tour for Sunshine, Boyle reported that he’s got some hopes to work on another sequel: 28 Months Later.

With a rumored second sequel on the horizon, how does the Sunshine director really feel about revisiting the “trashy” world of zombie horror?

Danny Boyle has had a varied career (Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, The Beach, Millions) but is arguably best known for reviving the zombie genre with 2003’s 28 Days Later.

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