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Cillian Murphy’s ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Return Was “So Surreal” for Director Nia DaCosta

28 Years Later star Cillian Murphy will officially return in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Director Nia DaCosta (Candyman 2021, The Marvels) tells Empire it was “so fucking surreal” to see the recent Academy Award winner back in the post-apocalyptic world as erstwhile bicycle courier Jim. “I used to watch this man in a movie that was […] The post Cillian Murphy’s ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Return Was “So Surreal” for Director Nia DaCosta appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Alex DiVincenzo
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Defending the Controversial Last Act of Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

Payload. After heavy discussions of Gregg Araki’s Mysterious Skin (listen) and Lisa Brühlmann’s Blue My Mind (listen) – with a stop-over to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s Alien (listen) – we’re headed to space with Danny Boyle‘s 2007 collaboration with Alex Garland: Sunshine. The film features an all-star international cast, including Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle […] The post Defending the Controversial Last Act of Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ [Horror Queers Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Joe Lipsett
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Sony Chairman Hints at Cillian Murphy’s Return in ’28 Years Later’

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reteaming for the long-awaited 28 Years Later horror sequel trilogy, with Cillian Murphy on board as executive producer. But will Murphy, who of course starred in 28 Days Later, be reprising his role? It sounds like the answer is a big YES. Speaking with Deadline this week, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman was […] The post Sony Chairman Hints at Cillian Murphy’s Return in ’28 Years Later’ appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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Cillian Murphy Reflects on Wes Craven’s ‘Red Eye’; “I Don’t Think It’s a Good Movie”

It’s been just about 20 years since the late Wes Craven directed suspense thriller Red Eye, a taut tale of a woman (Rachel McAdams) who gets kidnapped by a charming stranger (Cillian Murphy) on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father in the 2005 movie, she’s pulled into a plot to […] The post Cillian Murphy Reflects on Wes Craven’s ‘Red Eye’; “I Don’t Think It’s a Good Movie” appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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’28 Years Later’ – Sony Officially Boards Danny Boyle’s Sequel With Cillian Murphy Producing

It was announced earlier this month that Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are reteaming for the long-awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, titled 28 Years Later. The Hollywood Reporter brings us an update this afternoon, announcing that the package has been acquired by Sony, who won a bidding war to land the hotly […] The post ’28 Years Later’ – Sony Officially Boards Danny Boyle’s Sequel With Cillian Murphy Producing appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

John Squires
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From Calm to Carnal: Looking at Cillian Murphy in the Horror Genre

Cillian Murphy plays the lead character in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. An amazing actor in a movie that Nolan himself called “kind of a horror movie“? We’ll take it. So, in that spirit we thought we’d take a stroll through the Peaky Blinders actor’s resume in both the thriller and horror genres. Hell, the last time […] The post From Calm to Carnal: Looking at Cillian Murphy in the Horror Genre appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Mike Holtz
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Revisiting ’28 Days Later’ 20 Years Later: The Best Horror Film of the 21st Century? [Halloweenies Podcast]

“Lesson one… You never go anywhere alone, unless you’ve got no choice. And lesson two… only travel during daylight, unless you’ve got no choice.” In June of 2003, Danny Boyle unleashed hell upon Americans with 28 Days Later. Written by then-novelist Alex Garland — in his feature screenwriting debut — the film captured the zeitgeist […] The post Revisiting ’28 Days Later’ 20 Years Later: The Best Horror Film of the 21st Century? [Halloweenies Podcast] appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Michael Roffman
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Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ 15 Years Later – A Shining Example of Cosmic Horror Done Right

While we often take it for granted during the rushed blur of our daily lives, a single glance up at the sky should make it pretty obvious why primitive cultures once worshipped the sun. That’s why it’s no surprise that our nearest star has been a prominent figure in storytelling all the way from Egyptian […] The post Danny Boyle’s ‘Sunshine’ 15 Years Later – A Shining Example of Cosmic Horror Done Right appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Luiz H. C.
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’28 Days Later’ – Celebrating Two Decades of Danny Boyle’s Zombie Epic

Sartre famously wrote that “hell is other people”, and while it can be easy to sympathize with that statement, I think there’s more than one kind of hell. Despite a certain melancholic beauty in solitude, the fear of being alone is both primal and common enough that most people have nightmares about it at one […] The post ’28 Days Later’ – Celebrating Two Decades of Danny Boyle’s Zombie Epic appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.

Luiz H. C.