As our eyes turn more intently towards the upcoming 2025 movies, the dream of the long awaited second sequel to 28 Days Later continues to come further into focus. The first trailer to director Danny Boyle ’s latest apocalyptic nightmare was recently dropped, and it’s prompted many theories about Cillian Murphy’s 28 Years Later role.

A 28-year-old model named Angus Neill instead plays the zombie. Cillian Murphy is *Not* the Emaciated Zombie in the 28 Years Later Trailer

Many stars are expected to appear in the movie, which is a sequel to the popular 28 Days Later movie (released back in 2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007). Jack O'Connell, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are just some of the big names set to appear and many fans hoped Cillian Murphy would be back to reprise his role of Jim.