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| This powerful, frightening film sees a deadly psychological virus accidentally released in Britain, killing the majority of the population and leaving the remaining survivors, infected with the terrible disease, little more than crazed zombies.
The main character in the film, Jim (Cillian Murphy), wakes from a coma in an abandoned London hospital to find the entire city a wasteland. He wanders around confused until he is discovered and pursued by a pack of the terrifying zombies.
He is rescued and, together with his saviour and other uninfected survivors, decides to leave the city and head for Manchester in the hope of making contact with others like them. But zombies aren't the only problem facing them...
Legendary director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew MacDonald, who worked together on Trainspotting and Shallow Grave, are reunited on the movie and, along with writer Alex Garland, who worked with Boyle on The Beach, have combined to make 28 Days Later one of the most memorable British films of recent years.
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This powerful, frightening film sees a deadly psychological virus accidentally
released in Britain, killing the majority of the population and leaving the
remaining survivors, infected with the terrible disease, little more than
crazed zombies.
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The main character in the film, Jim (Cillian Murphy), wakes from a coma in an
abandoned London hospital to find the entire city a wasteland. He wanders
around confused until he is discovered and pursued by a pack of the terrifying
zombies.
He is rescued and, together with his saviour and other uninfected survivors,
decides to leave the city and head for Manchester in the hope of making contact
with others like them. But zombies arent the only problem facing them...
Legendary director Danny Boyle and producer Andrew MacDonald, who worked
together on Trainspotting and Shallow Grave, are reunited on the movie and,
along with writer Alex Garland, who worked with Boyle on The Beach, have
combined to make 28 Days Later one of the most memorable British films of
recent years.
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Danny Boyle has risen to being one of the most admired and original directors
in the business. Hes busy too, but not too busy to grab a few words...
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WHAT WAS THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YOU
FACED MAKING THE MOVIE?
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We thought the London aspects of the
film would be the toughest, but it actually turned out to be relatively
straightforward. The toughest thing was actually agreeing on where the film was
going to go. We argued more about that than anything. There are about four
alternative endings, including one fantastic huge one that is storyboarded on
the DVD that takes the whole last third of the film in a totally different
direction.
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WHICH ASPECT OF THE FILM ARE YOU MOST
PROUD OF?
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I'm proud that a lot of people turned
up for the film, especially women, who might expect to dislike it, thinking
it's going to be some kind of gore-fest horror zombie film. There's a more
interesting film in there than that, and there are some ideas in there to think
about. I'm proud of that.
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WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING ON WORKING ON
NEXT?
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I'm doing a film called Millions,
which is about the introduction of the Euro to the UK. It's a lovely script
about the opportunity thats given to criminals when the currency is exchanged
and how two young boys get involved in that.
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WHICH OTHER FILM DO YOU WISH YOU'D
DIRECTED?
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I'm a big Nik Roeg (Dont Look Now)
fan. He's faded away now, but I admire him greatly. Apocalypse Now is a
personal favourite too.
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BUT PRESUMABLY YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LIKE
TO HAVE DIRECTED THAT!
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I wouldn't like to have gone through
what Coppola went through directing it, no! And I love those big metal monsters
from James Cameron films like The Terminator. I know I can't direct those films
but I would love to be able to.
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FANCY TRYING?
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I don't think so, it's such a
different kind of thing. Trainspotting 2, though, that's kind of T2, isn't it?
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