Emaciated 28 Years Later Zombie Actor Speaks Out

The viral Cillian Murphy zombie in 28 Years Later has been debunked
28 Days Later fans can sleep a little easier, now that the viral fan theory regarding the fate of Cillian Murphy's Jim has been debunked. Lovers of the zombie horror series were left distraught recently when the first trailer for upcoming sequel 28 Years ...
Emaciated 28 Years Later Zombie Actor Speaks Out After Cillian Murphy Rumors
This week horror fans got a first trailer for one of the genre’s most anticipated upcoming releases: 28 Years Later, the long-awaited next installment in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland ‘s zombie saga. It shows a world still in post-apocalyptic chaos decades after the dead began walking,
We all mistook him for a zombie, but is Cillian Murphy actually in 28 Years Later?
In September, residents of the Lake District village Ennerdale spotted Cillian Murphy on what appeared to be the set of 28 Years Later. He donned a dark grey sweater, Jim’s signature floppy brown mop, and had a suspicious injury to his shoulder.
Is that Cillian Murphy as a zombie in the '28 Years Later' movie trailer?
The "28 Years Later" trailer is here, and fans think a split-second shot may have revealed Cillian Murphy's unexpected role.
Cillian Murphy Isn’t the Viral ‘28 Years Later’ Zombie After All
Fans hoping to see a zombified Cillian Murphy reprise the role of Jim in Danny Boyle’s upcoming 28 Days Later sequel might be in for a disappointment. An art dealer has come forward as the emaciated zombie bearing a striking resemblance to Murphy that made a brief appearance in the 28 Years Later trailer released on Tuesday.
Cillian Murphy’s Look-Alike Actor Claims To Be The Zombie In ’28 Days Later’
A brief scene from the latest trailer of the upcoming movie 28 Years Later, set to release on June 20, 2025, had fans buzzing with excitement when an emaciated zombie that they believed to be none other than Cillian Murphy—the star of 2002’s 28 Days Later—appeared on screen.
No, that’s not a zombie Cillian Murphy in ’28 Years Later’
Fans quickly began making memes from the multi-second clip, many of them reaction images poking fun at aging. On Dec. 11, 2024, The Guardian confirmed that the actor is not Cillian Murphy, though these memes continue to fuel speculation about Murphy’s fate in the franchise and humorously riff on the character’s ancient appearance.
Cillian Murphy’s 'upsetting' role in 28 Years Later ‘confirmed’ in fresh trailer
The Danny Boyle-directed film serves as a sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, and is expected to release in June next year
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The 2003 film starred Murphy as Jim, a bicycle carrier who wakes up from a coma after the outbreak begins. He wasn’t in 28 Weeks Later, but Sony Motion Pictures chairman Tim Rothman confirmed to Deadline in May 2024 that his character will return to 28 Years Later in “a surprising way and in a way that grows.”
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28 Years Later: Identity of 'Cillian Murphy' zombie in sequel trailer is revealed
Fans immediately speculated that the 28 Days Later star might be reprising his role as Jim in the new installment
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