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28 Days Later
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UK release poster

Directed by
Danny Boyle
Produced by
Andrew Macdonald
Written by
Alex Garland
Starring
Cillian Murphy
Naomie Harris
Christopher Eccleston
Megan Burns
Brendan Gleeson
Music by
John Murphy
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing by
Chris Gill
Studio
DNA Films
British Film Council
Distributed by
20th Century Fox (United Kingdom)
Fox Searchlight Pictures (United States)
Release dates
1 November 2002 (United Kingdom)
27 June 2003 (United States)

Running time
113 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
£5,000,000
Box office
$82,719,885 or £52,833,190.55
28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle. The screenplay was written by Alex Garland. The film stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston. The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew.
Successful both commercially and critically, the film is credited with reinvigorating the zombie genre of horror fiction.[1] The film spawned a 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, a graphic novel titled 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, which expands on the timeline of the outbreak, and a 2009 comic book series 28 Days Later.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Alternative endings 2.1 Jim dies at the hospital 2.1.1 "Hospital Dream"
2.1.2 Rescue coda without Jim
2.2 "Radical Alternative Ending"
3 Cast
4 Production
5 Reception 5.1 Accolades
6 Music
7 Legacy 7.1 Sequels
7.2 Comic books
8 References
9 External links

Plot[edit]
In Cambridge, animal liberation activists break into a medical research laboratory with the intent of freeing captive chimpanzees. They are interrupted by a scientist (David Schneider) who desperately warns that the chimps are infected with "Rage," a highly contagious virus that is spread through bites and turns the creatures into flesh-eating maniacs. Ignoring the scientist, the activists release the chimpanzees. One of the chimps attacks an activist and immediately infects her, leading her to infect everyone else present, including the scientist, turning them into monstrous beings.
Over the course of days, the entire United Kingdom is quarantined, as the virus continues to spread. In five days, the infection reaches the entire country, and the rest of the healthy population is led out of the country in a period of ten days. On the fifteenth day of the infection, the country is quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus to the mainland Europe, and devastation occurs after twenty days of the virus spreading.
Twenty-eight days later, Jim (Cillian Murphy), a bicycle courier, awakens from a coma in St Thomas' Hospital in London. He finds the hospital—and the city—completely deserted with signs of catastrophe everywhere. Jim wanders into a church, where he is spotted and pursued by people infected by Rage. He is rescued by Selena (Naomie Harris) and Mark (Noah Huntley), who throw Molotov cocktails at the "infected", resulting in the explosion of a petrol station. At their hideout in the London Underground, Selena and Mark explain that a blood-borne, rage-inducing virus spread uncontrollably among the populace, resulting in societal collapse. They claim that infection has been reported in Paris and New York, indicating that the situation is worldwide.
The next morning, Selena and Mark accompany Jim to his parents' house in Deptford, where he discovers that they have committed suicide. That night, two infected see a candle Jim lights in the kitchen and attack. Mark is badly cut and covered in blood from the infected; Selena quickly kills him, later explaining to Jim that the virus overwhelms its victims in no more than thirty seconds. This necessitates the immediate killing of people who may have been infected. She also assures him that, should he become infected, she would kill him "in a heartbeat." After leaving, at Balfron Tower, they discover two more survivors, Frank (Brendan Gleeson), a cab driver, and his teenage daughter, Hannah (Megan Burns), and are invited to spend the rest of the night with them.
Frank informs them the next day that their supplies, particularly water, are dwindling, and plays them a pre-recorded radio broadcast apparently transmitted by a military blockade near Manchester. The broadcast claims the soldiers have "the answer to infection" and invite any survivor to attempt reaching their safe haven. The survivors board Frank's cab in search of the signal source and, throughout the trip, bond with one another in various situations. When the four reach the deserted blockade, Frank is infected when a drop of blood from a dead body falls into his eye. As he succumbs, he is killed by the arriving soldiers, who then take the remaining group to a fortified mansion under the command of Major Henry West (Christopher Eccleston).
West shows the group that he keeps an infected soldier, Jim Mailer, chained in a back yard, demonstrating that his "answer to infection" entails waiting for the infected to starve to death while recruiting survivors to rebuild society, also revealing that Mailer was infected two days earlier. However, Jim discovers that part of the "answer" also includes luring female survivors into sexual slavery to rebuild the population with West's platoon. Jim attempts to escape with Selena and Hannah, but is captured by the soldiers, along with the dissenting Sergeant Farrell (Stuart McQuarrie). During their imprisonment, Farrell theorizes that only Great Britain has been infected and is now quarantined; his theory is confirmed when he spies NATO aircraft conducting aerial reconnaissance, revealing that the virus has only spread through the UK, and has not reached mainland Europe.
The next day, Selena and Hannah are dressed in bouffant gowns in preparation for rape, as two soldiers lead Jim and Farrell to be executed. After his escorts quarrel after killing Farrell, Jim escapes. After luring West and one of his men to the blockade and ambushing them, Jim runs back to the mansion where he releases Mailer. As Mailer attacks the rest of the platoon, Jim rescues Selena and kills her captor, Corporal Mitchell (Ricci Harnett). The two reunite with Hannah and run to Frank's cab, only for Jim to be shot by an infuriated West. After feeding West to Mailer and fleeing the mansion, Selena and Hannah rush Jim to a hospital. Jim is saved by Selena, but is once again comatose. The group leaves Manchester.
Another 28 days later, around 61 days after the infection initially spreading, Jim is shown to be recovering at a remote cottage. Downstairs, he finds Selena sewing large swaths of fabric when Hannah appears. The three rush outside and unfurl a huge cloth banner, adding the final letter to the word "HELLO" laid out on the meadow. A lone Hawker Hunter T7 fighter jet flies over the landscape. The infected are shown lying on roads dying of starvation. The jet flies over the three waving survivors and their distress sign while the pilot, speaking in Finnish, calls in a rescue helicopter. As it flies away, Selena says with a smile, "Do you think they saw us this time?"
Alternative endings[edit]
The DVD extras include three alternative endings, all of which conclude with Jim dying. Two were filmed, while the third, a more radical departure, was presented only in storyboards. On 25 July 2003, cinemas started showing the alternative ending after the film's credits.[2]
Jim dies at the hospital[edit]
In this ending, after Jim is shot, Selena and Hannah still rush him to the deserted hospital, but the scene is extended. Selena, with Hannah's assistance, attempts to perform life-saving procedures but cannot revive Jim. Selena is heartbroken, and Hannah, distraught, looks to her for guidance. Selena tells Hannah that they will go on; they pick up their guns and walk away from Jim's lifeless body. Selena and Hannah, still dressed in ballgowns and fully armed, walk through the operating room doors, which gradually stop swinging.
On the DVD commentary, Boyle and Garland explain that this was the original ending of the film's first cut, which was tested with preview audiences. It was rejected for seeming too bleak; the final exit from the hospital was intended to imply Selena and Hannah's survival, whereas test audiences felt that the women were marching off to certain death. Boyle and Garland express a preference for this alternative ending, calling it the "true ending." They comment that this ending brought Jim full circle, as he starts and finishes the story in bed in a deserted hospital. This ending was added in the theatrical release of the film beginning on 25 July 2003, placed after the credits and prefaced with the words "what if..."[2]
"Hospital Dream"[edit]
The "Hospital Dream" ending is an extended version of the theatrical alternative ending where Jim dies at the hospital. It is revealed by the director during the optional commentary that this was the full version of the original ending. Jim dreams while unconscious and remembers the final moments on his bicycle before the crash. The footage cuts back and forth between the scene with Selena and Hannah trying to save his life and the dream sequence. As he gets hit by a car in his flashback, he simultaneously dies on the operating table.
Rescue coda without Jim[edit]
This ending, for which only a rough edit was completed, is an alternative version of the potential rescue sequence shown at the very end of the released film. Here, the scenes are identical, except that this ending was intended to be placed after the first alternative ending where Jim dies, so he is absent. When Selena is sewing one of the banner letters in the cottage, she is seen facetiously talking to a chicken instead of Jim. Only Selena and Hannah are seen waving to the jet flying overhead in the final shots.
"Radical Alternative Ending"[edit]
The "Radical Alternative Ending", rather than a bare ending, is a radically different development of the movie from the midpoint onwards; it was not filmed and is presented on the DVD as a series of illustrated storyboards with voiceovers by Boyle and Garland. When Frank is infected at the military blockade near Manchester, the soldiers do not enter the story. Instead, Jim, Selena and Hannah are somehow able to restrain the infected Frank, hoping they will find a cure for the virus nearby as suggested in the radio broadcast. They soon discover that the blockade had protected a large medical research complex, the same one featured in the first scene of the film where the virus was developed. Inside, the party is relieved to find a scientist self-barricaded inside a room with food and water. He will not open the door because he fears they will take his food, although he does admit that the "answer to infection is here". Unfortunately, he refuses to talk further because he does not want to make an emotional attachment to people who will soon be dead. After hours of failed attempts to break through the door or coax the man out, Jim eventually brings Hannah to the door and explains Frank's situation. The scientist reluctantly tells them that Frank can only be cured with a complete blood transfusion, and supplies them with the necessary equipment. After learning that he is the only match with Frank's blood type, Jim sacrifices himself so that Frank can survive with his daughter. Just as his journey began, Jim is left alone in the abandoned medical facility, and Selena, Hannah and Frank move into the room with the scientist as a horde of the infected breach the complex. The computer monitors show death and destruction come to life around a thrashing, infected Jim, who is strapped to the same table as the chimp had been in the opening scene.
Garland and Boyle explain that they conceived this ending to see what the film would be like if they did not expand the focus beyond the four core survivors. They decided against it because the idea of a total blood replacement as a cure was not credible. As Boyle said in the DVD commentary, it "didn't make much sense" since the film had already established that one drop of blood can infect a person. "What would we do? Drain him of blood and scrub his veins with bleach?!"
Cast[edit]
Main article: List of 28 Days Later characters
Cillian Murphy as Jim
Naomie Harris as Selena
Brendan Gleeson as Frank
Christopher Eccleston as Major Henry West
Megan Burns as Hannah
Noah Huntley as Mark
Stuart McQuarrie as Sergeant Farrell
Ricci Harnett as Corporal Mitchell
Leo Bill as Private Jones
Luke Mably as Private Clifton
Junior Laniyan as Private Bell
Ray Panthaki as Private Bedford
Sanjay Rambaruth as Private Davis
Marvin Campbell as Private Mailer
David Schneider as Scientist
On the DVD commentary, Boyle explains that, with the aim of preserving the suspension of disbelief, relatively unknown actors were cast in the film. Cillian Murphy had starred primarily in small independent films, while Naomie Harris had acted on British television as a child, and Megan Burns had only one previous film credit. However, Christopher Eccleston and Brendan Gleeson were well-known character actors.
Production[edit]
28 Days Later features scenes set in normally bustling parts of London such as Westminster Bridge, Piccadilly Circus, Horse Guards Parade, and Oxford Street. In order to depict these locations as desolate, the film crew closed off sections of street for minutes at a time, usually in early morning before sunrise on Sundays and would have typically around 45 minutes after dawn in which to shoot the locations devoid of traffic and members of the public - to minimise disruption. Portions of the film were shot on a Canon XL1 digital video camera.[3] DV cameras are much smaller and more manoeuvrable than traditional film cameras, which would have been impractical on such brief shoots. The scenes of the M1 motorway completely devoid of traffic were also filmed within very limited time periods. A mobile police roadblock slowed traffic sufficiently to leave a long section of carriageway empty while the scene was filmed. The section depicted in the film was actually located at Milton Keynes, nowhere near Manchester.[citation needed] For the London scene where Jim walks by the overturned double-decker bus, the film crew placed the bus on its side and removed it when the shot was finished, all within 20 minutes.[citation needed] Much of the filming took place prior to the 11 September attacks, and in the audio commentary Boyle notes the parallel between the "missing persons" flyers seen at the beginning of the film and similar flyers posted in New York City in the wake of the attacks. Boyle adds that his crew probably would not have been granted permission to close off Whitehall for filming after the terrorist attacks in New York. A clapperboard seen in one of the DVD extra features shows filming was still taking place on 8 October 2001.
The mansion used in the film was Trafalgar Park near Salisbury. Many rooms in the house, including the Cipriani-painted music room and the main hall, were filmed with minimal set decoration. The scenes occurring upstairs were actually filmed downstairs, as the mansion's owner resided upstairs.[citation needed] The old ruins used as the setting for an idyllic interlude in their journey to Manchester were those of Waverley Abbey, Surrey. The end scenes of the film where Jim, Selena and Hannah are living in a rural cottage were filmed around Ennerdale in Cumbria.[4] This reflects the motorway road signage in the film which indicates the trio heading north towards the Lake District National Park.
On the DVD commentary, Boyle and Garland frequently call it a post apocalypse and horror film, commenting on scenes that were specific references to George A. Romero's Dead trilogy. However, during the initial marketing of the film Boyle did try to distance the film from such labels. Boyle identified John Wyndham's The Day of the Triffids as Garland's original inspiration for the story.[5]
Reception[edit]
28 Days Later was a considerable success at the box office and became highly profitable on a budget of about £5 million. In the UK, it took in £6.1 million, while in the US it became a surprise hit, taking over $45 million despite a limited release at fewer than 1,500 screens across the country. The film garnered around $82.7 million worldwide.
Critical views of the film were very positive. Based on 205 reviews collected by the film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of critics gave 28 Days Later a positive review.[6] On Metacritic, the film received a rating of 73 (out of 100) based on 39 reviews.[7]
Bravo awarded it the 100th spot on their list of The 100 Scariest Movie Moments with the commentators explaining that making the zombies move fast for the first time was a bright and effective idea.[8][when?] In 2007, Stylus Magazine named it the second best zombie movie of all time.[9] The film also ranked at number 456 in Empire's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time.[10] Bloody Disgusting ranked the film seventh in their list of the Top 20 Horror Films of the Decade, with the article saying "Zombie movie? Political allegory? Humanist drama? 28 Days Later is all of those things and more – a genuine work of art by a director at the top of his game. What's so amazing about the film is the way it so expertly balances scenes of white-knuckled, hell-for-leather horror with moments of intimate beauty."[1]
Accolades[edit]
Best Horror Film (U.S. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films — Saturn Award)[citation needed]
Best British Film (Empire Award)[citation needed]
Danny Boyle (Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver)[citation needed]
Best Director — Danny Boyle (International Fantasy Film Award)[citation needed]
Best International Film — Danny Boyle (Narcisse Award)[citation needed]
Best Breakthrough Performance — Naomie Harris (Black Reel)[citation needed]
Best Cinematographer — Anthony Dod Mantle (European Film Award)[citation needed]
Music[edit]
Main article: 28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album




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The film's score was composed by John Murphy and was released in a score/song compilation in 2003. It also features notable tracks from Brian Eno, Grandaddy, and Blue States.
A heavily edited version of the song "East Hastings" by the post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor appears in the film, but the track is excluded from the soundtrack, because Boyle could only obtain the rights to use it in the film.[11]
28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album was released on 17 June 2003. A modified version of the soundtrack 'In The House – In A Heartbeat' was used as the character Big Daddy's theme in the 2010 film Kick-Ass. The same song was played in the latest advertisement campaign of Louis Vuitton, L'Invitation au Voyage.[12]
Legacy[edit]
Sequels[edit]
A sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was released on 11 May 2007.[13] Danny Boyle and Alex Garland took producing roles alongside Andrew Macdonald. The plot revolves around the arrival of American troops about seven months after the incidents in the original film, attempting to revitalise a nearly desolate Britain. The cast for this sequel includes Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Imogen Poots, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, and Idris Elba.
In March 2007, Danny Boyle claimed to be interested in making a third film in the series, 28 Months Later.[14]
Comic books[edit]
Fox Atomic Comics, in association with HarperCollins, has published a graphic novel bridging the time gap between 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, entitled 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, written by Steve Niles.
28 Days Later, a comic sequel also linking Days and Weeks and produced by Fox Atomic (until its demise) and Boom! Studios, begun production in 2009. The series focuses on Selena and answers questions about her in the film and her sequel whereabouts.[15]
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "00's Retrospect: Bloody Disgusting's Top 20 Films of the Decade... Part 3". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
2.^ Jump up to: a b "Plotting alternative film endings". BBC. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
3.Jump up ^ Bankston, Douglas (1 July 2003). "Anthony Dod Mantle, DFF injects the apocalyptic 28 Days Later with a strain of digital video". TheASC.com. Retrieved 1 May 2007.
4.Jump up ^ "Cumbria live". BBC. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
5.Jump up ^ Kermode, Mark (6 May 2007). "A capital place for panic attacks". Guardian News and Media Limited (London). Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
6.Jump up ^ "28 Days Later". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
7.Jump up ^ "28 Days Later". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
8.Jump up ^ "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments". BravoTV.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
9.Jump up ^ "Stylus Magazine's Top 10 Zombie Films of All Time". StylusMagazine.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
10.Jump up ^ "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Times". EmpireOnline.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
11.Jump up ^ Kitty Empire (10 November 2002). "Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Adjusting to Fame After '28 Days Later'". Guardian News and Media Limited (London). Archived from the original on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
12.Jump up ^ Kilic, Uygar. "Louis Vuitton L’Invitation au Voyage Advertisement Campaign: Video and Collection". Cars & Life. Retrieved 28 November 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Gingold, Michael (14 July 2006). "July 14: Fox sets HILLS II and more release dates". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
14.Jump up ^ "28 Months Later?". Moviehole.net. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
15.Jump up ^ "BOOM!, Fox Announce "28 Days Later" Comic Book Series". ComicBookResources.com. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
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28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album
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28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album

Soundtrack album by John Murphy, Various Artists

Released
June 17, 2003
Recorded
2002
Genre
Rock, post-rock, alternative rock, ambient, electronica, classical
Length
45:03
Danny Boyle film soundtrack chronology

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28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album is the accompanying soundtrack to the 2002 film 28 Days Later. It was released on June 17, 2003. The original score was composed by John Murphy, and tracks from Brian Eno, Grandaddy and Blue States which featured in the movie also appear on the album. The second movement of "East Hastings" by the Canadian post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor, albeit condensed, appeared in the movie but not on the soundtrack album.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks performed by John Murphy unless otherwise stated.
1."The Beginning" 2:56
2."Rage" 1:22
3."The Church" 1:16
4."Jim's Parents (Abide with Me)" (Abide with Me performed by Perri Alleyne) 2:29
5."Then There Were Two" 0:42
6."Tower Block" 1:26
7."Taxi (Ave Maria)" (Ave Maria performed by Perri Alleyne) 2:08
8."The Tunnel" 1:39
9."A.M. 180" (performed by Grandaddy) 3:20
10."An Ending (Ascent)" (performed by Brian Eno) 4:17
11."No More Films" 0:48
12."Jim's Dream" 0:40
13."In Paradisum (Faure's Requiem in D Minor)" 2:11
14."Frank's Death – Soldiers (Requiem in D Minor)" 2:39
15."I Promised Them Women" 1:24
16."The Search for Jim" 2:41
17."Red Dresses" 0:48
18."In the House - In a Heartbeat" 4:16
19."The End" 1:55
20."Season Song" (performed by Blue States) 4:12
21."End Credits" 1:46
22."Season Song (Rui Da Silva Remix)" (performed by Blue States) 7:39
23."Taxi (Ave Maria) (Jacknife Lee Remix)" 6:15
Tracks 22 and 23 appear on the U.S. release only.
Reception and single releases[edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores

Source
Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 stars[2]
"In the House – In a Heartbeat" is an instrumental track by John Murphy. The track was featured over the climactic confrontation of the film, and recurs in several scenes in the sequel, 28 Weeks Later. It is also featured in a climactic torture and fight scene in 2010's Kick-Ass and throughout the sequel Kick-Ass 2, and in a trailer for the post-apocalyptic Ukrainian videogame Metro 2033. The song was covered by British Death Metal band The Rotted on their album Get Dead Or Die Trying, and indie developer James Silva for the Xbox Live Arcade game The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, in a Guitar Hero style mini-game segment where the protagonists play guitar solos. This iteration was included in one of the game's soundtracks when released for free on the developer's bandcamp site, where it was dubbed "Iffenhaus – In a Heartbeat (John Murphy Homage)". An unofficial arrangement of it was used in the final scene of the first episode of the anime Highschool of the Dead. The Italian band Eldritch used the song on the first CD of their 2008 live album Livequake as an intro. It has also been featured in a Strongbow cider advert on British television.
The BBC used the track in a number of their television programmes in July 2011. It was used in tense or large scale moments in Top Gear, The Apprentice and Richard Hammond's Journey To....
"In Paradisum", a song arranged by Richard Marlow, has also received airplay in some countries.
"Season Song", a song performed by British band Blue States, from their 2002 album Man Mountain, was released as a single, containing a remixed version by Ru Da Silva and a "Taxi" (Ave Maria) remix by Jacknife Lee.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Heather Phares. "28 Days Later (Enhanced) (Score)/O.S.T.". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
2.Jump up ^ "Soundtrack: 28 Days Later Soundtrack". Sputnikmusic. May 16, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2011.


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28 Weeks Later
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28 Weeks Later
Twenty eight weeks later.jpg
UK promotional film poster

Directed by
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Produced by
Enrique López-Lavigne
Andrew Macdonald
Allon Reich
Bernard Bellew

Written by
Rowan Joffé
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
E. L. Lavigne
Jesus Olmo

Starring
Robert Carlyle
Rose Byrne
Jeremy Renner
Harold Perrineau
Catherine McCormack
Mackintosh Muggleton
Imogen Poots
Idris Elba

Music by
John Murphy
Studio
Fox Atomic
DNA Films
UK Film Council
Figment Films
Sociedad General de Cine (SOGECINE) S.A.
Koan Films

Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release dates
26 April 2007 (London)
11 May 2007 (United Kingdom)
29 June 2007 (Spain)

Running time
100 minutes
Country
United Kingdom
Spain

Language
English
Budget
$15 million
Box office
$64,238,440
28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British-Spanish post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film, structured as a sequel to the 2002 critical and commercial success, 28 Days Later. 28 Weeks Later was co-written and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, respectively director and writer of 28 Days Later, now acting as executive producers. It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007. The on-location filming took place in London and 3 Mills Studios, although scenes intended to be shot at Wembley Stadium, then undergoing final stages of construction, were filmed instead in Wales, with Cardiff's Millennium Stadium used as a replacement.[1]


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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Pre-production
3.2 Casting details
3.3 Filming
4 Promotion 4.1 Biohazard warning
4.2 Graphic novel
4.3 Viral advertising
4.4 Prop giveaway
4.5 Flash game
5 Reception
6 Soundtrack
7 Possible sequel
8 References
9 External links

Plot[edit]
During the original outbreak of the Rage Virus, Don, his wife Alice and four other survivors are hiding in a barricaded cottage on the outskirts of London. They hear a terrified boy pounding at their door, whom they let in. A few minutes later they find that the Infected have followed the boy to them. The Infected attack and kill most of the survivors, while Don, Alice and the boy are chased upstairs. Don is separated from Alice and the boy by the Infected and jumps out of a window, abandoning them. Don, closely pursued, desperately sprints to a nearby motorboat and narrowly escapes.
After five weeks, all the Infected have died of starvation. After eleven weeks, NATO forces headed by the United States take control of Great Britain. After eighteen weeks the island is declared relatively safe, although still under quarantine. Twenty-eight weeks after the outbreak, an American-led force, under the command of Brigadier General Stone, bring in settlers to re-populate the area. Among the new arrivals are Tammy and Andy, Don and Alice's children, who were in Spain on a school trip during the initial outbreak. They are subsequently admitted to District One, a safe zone guarded by the US Army, on the Isle of Dogs. As they are examined by Major Scarlet Levy, the district's chief medical officer, she notes Andy's differently coloured eyes, a trait inherited from his mother. Sergeant Doyle, a Delta sniper and his friend, Chief Flynn, a helicopter pilot, are amongst the military presence charged with guarding the district. Tammy and Andy are reunited with their father, who had survived the original infection, was found by the US army, and has become the district's caretaker. In their new flat, Don explains what happened to him and their mother and that after escaping, he arrived in a military camp and survived by waiting for the Infected to die of starvation.
That night, Andy has a dream about forgetting his mother's face, so Tammy and Andy decide to visit their home to get a picture of her. The next day they sneak out of the safe zone and proceed on a scooter through the depopulated London wasteland to their former home. To their shock, they find their mother at home, in a semi-conscious state. Doyle had seen Tammy and Andy leave the safe zone; they and their mother are quickly picked up by soldiers and returned to the district. Alice is taken to a quarantine room where she is tested and found to be an asymptomatic carrier of the Rage virus. While she does not show the uncontrollable rage, she is extremely infectious and the virus causes her eyes to discolour red. Don sneaks through the security and makes an unauthorised visit to Alice in her isolation cell and asks forgiveness for abandoning her at the cottage. When they kiss, however, the Rage Virus in her saliva immediately infects Don, who savagely kills her before going on a rampage, killing and infecting several soldiers in the building.
General Stone orders the building to be quarantined and District One to be put into Code Red Lock-down, and civilians are herded into safe rooms. Despite the precautions, Don breaks into a room containing a large crowd and begins killing and infecting them, quickly causing a domino effect of attackers. Scarlet rescues Tammy and Andy from containment as the soldiers in District One are ordered to shoot indiscriminately after being unable to differentiate between infected and uninfected persons during the panic. Doyle, unable to bring himself to comply with the order, abandons his post and escapes with Scarlet, Tammy, Andy and others through the Greenwich foot tunnel. General Stone then orders that District One be firebombed, but large numbers of the Infected, including Don, escape the bombardment. Scarlet informs Doyle that the children might hold the key to a cure and must be protected at all costs. Flynn arrives by helicopter to pick up Doyle, but refuses to take anyone else as they would be shot down if carrying possibly infected people.
Flynn contacts Doyle by radio and tells him to head to Wembley Stadium, but to leave the civilians. Doyle ignores his instructions and begins escorting the civilians to Wembley, breaking into an abandoned car to escape nerve gas released to kill the Infected. He is burned alive by soldiers as he tries to push start the car. Scarlet drives the car away, but an Apache gunship tries to destroy the car with Tammy and Andy, but all three manage to escape the chopper. She drives them into the London Underground where, as the trio continue on foot, she is ambushed and killed by Don who then attacks and bites Andy. Tammy shoots Don before he can kill Andy who remains symptom-free, but with his eyes discoloured red like those of his mother, signifying that he is now an unknowing carrier of the Rage virus. They continue to the Stadium and are picked up by a reluctant Flynn, who flies them across the English Channel to France, as previously instructed by Doyle.
Twenty-eight days later, a French-accented voice requesting help is heard from the radio in Flynn's abandoned helicopter. A group of the Infected are seen running through a tunnel which, as they emerge into the open, is revealed to be the exit of the Paris Métro Trocadéro station with a view of the nearby Eiffel Tower.

Cast[edit]
Further information: List of 28 Days/Weeks Later characters
Catherine McCormack as Alice
Robert Carlyle as Don
Amanda Walker as Sally
Garfield Morgan as Geoff
Emily Beecham as Karen
Beans Balawi as Boy in cottage
Jeremy Renner as Doyle
Harold Perrineau as Flynn
Rose Byrne as Scarlet
Imogen Poots as Tammy
Mackintosh Muggleton as Andy
Idris Elba as Stone
Production[edit]
Pre-production[edit]

We were quite taken aback by the phenomenal success of the first film, particularly in America. We saw an opportunity to make a second film that already had a built in audience. We thought it would be a great idea to try and satisfy that audience again.
—Danny Boyle on 28 Weeks Later, [2]
In 2003, plans for the film were conceived after the international success of 28 Days Later. Danny Boyle, Andrew Macdonald and Alex Garland stated that they felt the time was right to make a sequel.[2]
In March 2005, Boyle said in an interview that he would not direct the sequel due to commitments to Sunshine, but he would serve as executive producer. He also revealed that the film would revolve around a great deal of the aftermath from the first movie.[3] It was also revealed that the film would include the "US Army declaring the war against infection had been won, and that the reconstruction of the country could begin."[4] Boyle hired Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to helm the project after seeing Fresnadillo's 2001 film Intacto.[5] Fresnadillo stated that he was "thrilled working on his first English language film alongside such an exciting international cast and talented production team."[6]
Both Fresnadillo and Lopez-Lavigne were involved in writing the script, which revolved around a family and what happened to them in the aftermath of the original film, which the producers "liked a lot".[7]
Casting details[edit]
Boyle said in March 2005 that the sequel would feature a new cast, since previous cast members Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, and Naomie Harris were occupied with their own projects.[3] On 23 August 2006, Jeremy Renner was announced to portray Doyle, one of the principal characters for 28 Weeks Later.[8] On 31 August 2006, Harold Perrineau was announced to portray a US Special Forces pilot in the film.[9]
Filming[edit]
On 1 September 2006, principal photography for 28 Weeks Later began in London[10] with much of the filming taking place at Canary Wharf.[11]
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Promotion[edit]



 US theatrical release poster
Biohazard warning[edit]
On 13 April 2007, 28 days before the release of the film in UK cinemas, a huge biohazard warning sign was projected against the White Cliffs of Dover.[12] The sign contained the international biological hazard symbol, along with the admonition that Britain was "contaminated, keep out!".
Graphic novel[edit]
In July 2006, Fox Atomic Comics and publisher HarperCollins announced the publication, in early 2007, of 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, a graphic novel bridging the gap between 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later.[13] Motion comics of two segments of the graphic novel were added to the DVD & Blu-ray release of 28 Weeks Later.[14]
Viral advertising[edit]
Removable chalk-powder graffiti was sprayed in locations around London and Birmingham featuring the web address 'ragevirus.com'. However, the web address was found to be unregistered and was quickly snapped up. The advertising agency who made the mistake agreed to purchase the rights to the domain name for an undisclosed sum.[15]
Prop giveaway[edit]
In April 2007, the horror/science-fiction film website Bloody Disgusting promoted 28 Weeks Later by giving readers a chance to win a prop from the film. The props were included in a "District 1 Welcome Pack", which featured an actual ID card and an edition of the London Evening Standard newspaper with a headline proclaiming the evacuation. The giveaway was only open to residents of North America and entries closed on 9 May 2007.[16]
Flash game[edit]
In May 2007, 20th Century Fox posted a free 28 Weeks Later-themed flash game on their international website, foxinternational.com.[17] In the game, the player can play one of the infected in three parts of the city.
Reception[edit]
28 Weeks Later gained generally positive reviews.[18] The film has generated a "fresh" rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 187 reviews (132 fresh, 55 rotten).[19] View London called the film an "exciting, action-packed and superbly directed thriller that more than lives up to the original film".[20] The New York Times's A. O. Scott wrote that "28 Weeks Later is brutal and almost exhaustingly terrifying, as any respectable zombie movie should be. It is also bracingly smart, both in its ideas and in its techniques."[21]
The film opened in 2,000 cinemas across the United States.[22] It made $9.8 million in its opening weekend, coming in second place at the box office, behind Spider-Man 3. The film has grossed $28.6 million in the US and $35.6 million in other countries, bringing the worldwide total to $64.2 million.[23]
1.3 million DVD units have been sold in the United States, gathering a revenue of $24.3 million, as of July 2010.[24] The film has been released as its own DVD and as a double feature with 28 Days Later.
Soundtrack[edit]
Main article: 28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was composed, written and performed by John Murphy. The score was released exclusively to iTunes on 12 June 2007. The theme of the first film, "In the House - In a Heartbeat",[25] is a reoccurring motif throughout the second film, varying in tone and speed. On 2 June 2009, a limited edition soundtrack was released by La-La Land Records. Only 1500 copies were made.[26]
The film's theatrical trailer featured the songs "Want" (Witchman) and "Shrinking Universe" (Muse).
Possible sequel[edit]
Fox Atomic stated in June 2007 that they would consider producing a third film, if DVD sales of the film did well.[27] In July 2007, while promoting Sunshine, Boyle said he had a possible story for the next film. "There is an idea for the next one, something which would move the story on. I've got to think about it, whether it's right or not."[28] In October 2010, when Alex Garland was asked what was happening with 28 Months Later, he declared: "I'll answer that completely honestly. When we made 28 Days Later, the rights were frozen between a group of people who are no longer talking to each other. And so, the film is never going to happen unless those people start talking to each other again. There is no script as far as I'm aware."[29] In January 2011, Danny Boyle said, "There is a good idea for it, and once I've got [my stage production of] Frankenstein open, I'll begin to think about it a bit more."[30] On 13 April 2013 Boyle stated: "[I]t’s 40/60 whether [a sequel] happens or not. But we did have an idea of where to set it and what it might be about." When asked to share that idea, Boyle laughed and said "No, because they’ll end up in The Walking Dead."[31]
References[edit]
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2.^ Jump up to: a b "28 Weeks Later planned". Rotten Tomatoes. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Boyle Talks 28 Days Sequel". Sci Fi Wire. 14 March 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2006. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
4.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later Plot Revealed". Coming Soon. 1 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
5.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later Director Hired". Rotten Tomatoes. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
6.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later Director Speaks". Coming Soon. 1 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
7.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later Script Approvied". Rotten Tomatoes. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
8.Jump up ^ Gardner, Chris (23 August 2006). "'Later' leading man". Variety. Retrieved 1 September 2006.
9.Jump up ^ Crabtree, Sheigh (31 August 2006). "Perrineau hits a triple on film side". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 September 2006.[dead link]
10.Jump up ^ "28 months Later".
11.Jump up ^ "28 British Waterways' Film Map: Canals and rivers on screen".
12.Jump up ^ News, BBC (13 April 2007). "'Biohazard' image on Dover cliffs". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2007.
13.Jump up ^ Roston, Sandee (19 July 2006). "HarperCollins Publishers and Fox Atomic Announce Graphic Novel Publishing Imprint". Retrieved 2 October 2006.
14.Jump up ^ Hi-Def Digest: 28 Weeks Later Blu-Ray Review
15.Jump up ^ B3ta Newsletter 274
16.Jump up ^ Roston, Sandee (19 July 2006). "Bloody-Disgusting Prop Giveaway". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
17.Jump up ^ "Free 28 WEEKS LATER online game". ShochYa. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
18.Jump up ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.
19.Jump up ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
20.Jump up ^ "View London". 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
21.Jump up ^ Scott, A. O. (11 May 2007). "28 Weeks Later Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
22.Jump up ^ "Rotten Tomatoes". 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
23.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later at Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
24.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later - DVD Sales". The Numbers. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
25.Jump up ^ 28 Weeks Later - Soundtrack
26.Jump up ^ LA LA LAND RECORDS, 28 WEEKS LATER.
27.Jump up ^ "Bloody Disgusting". 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
28.Jump up ^ "MTV". 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
29.Jump up ^ "worst previews". 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
30.Jump up ^ "Danny Boyle Webchat". Empire. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
31.Jump up ^ Franklin, Garth (13 April 2013). "Boyle Not Keen On "28 Months Later"". Dark Horizon. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
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28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Soundtrack album by John Murphy

Released
June 2, 2009
Genre
Soundtrack
Length
50:28
Label
Fox Music
Producer
John Murphy & Michael Gerhard
28 Days Later chronology

28 Days Later: The Soundtrack Album
 (2003) 28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
 (2007) 

28 Weeks Later: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the accompanying soundtrack for 2007 film of the same name, composed by John Murphy. It was released on June 12, 2007, exclusively to iTunes.com.[1] On June 2, 2009, a limited edition a CD of 1500 copies (which included an interview with Murphy as the final track), was released by La-La Land Records.[2]


Contents  [hide]
1 Track listing 1.1 iTunes track listing
1.2 2009 La-La Land Records Album
2 References

Track listing[edit]
iTunes track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by John Murphy.

No.
Title
Length

1. "28 Theme"   3:57
2. "Welcome to Britain"   2:25
3. "Helicopter Chase"   1:41
4. "Fire-bombing London"   2:38
5. "Theme 1"   1:53
6. "Walk to Regents Park"   2:54
7. "Kiss of Death"   2:53
8. "Don Abandons Alice"   2:59
9. "London Deserted"   2:24
10. "Go Go Go!"   2:10
11. "Theme 2"   2:33
12. "Knock Knock - Cottage Attack"   2:30
13. "Night Watch"   1:56
14. "Code Red"   2:29
15. "Going Home"   2:38
16. "Tammy Kills Her Dad"   2:20
17. "Crowd Breaks Out"   1:48
18. "Outbreak"   3:06
19. "Leaving England"   2:36
20. "End Credits (Theme 3)"   2:38
2009 La-La Land Records Album[edit]

No.
Title
Length

1. "Cottage Attack"   2:34
2. "28 Theme"   3:31
3. "Welcome to Britain"   2:25
4. "Firebombing London"   2:35
5. "London Deserted"   2:23
6. "Kiss of Death"   2:52
7. "Scooter Through London"   3:16
8. "Going Home"   2:37
9. "Alice is Alive!"   2:23
10. "Don Abandons Alice"   2:57
11. "Night Watch"   1:56
12. "Go Go Go!"   2:10
13. "Code Red"   2:30
14. "Walk to Regents Park"   2:53
15. "Outbreak"   3:06
16. "Crowd Break Out"   1:49
17. "The Depot"   3:17
18. "Helicopter Mayhem"   4:27
19. "Andy's Theme"   1:53
20. "Underground"   3:35
21. "Leaving England"   2:37
22. "Hymn to England"   2:38
23. "John Murphy Interview"   13:08
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "28 Weeks Later (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Murphy". iTunes.Apple.com. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
2.Jump up ^ "LA LA LAND RECORDS, 28 WEEKS LATER". Retrieved 2011-10-08.


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Characters from the 28 Days Later series (the films 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later and from the graphic novel 28 Days Later: The Aftermath) are listed below.


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1 28 Days Later characters 1.1 Civilians
1.2 Military
1.3 Main Host
2 28 Weeks Later characters 2.1 Civilians
2.2 Military
3 28 Days Later: The Aftermath characters 3.1 Military
3.2 Civilians
4 External links

28 Days Later characters[edit]
Civilians[edit]
Jim (played by Cillian Murphy) is a bicycle courier who lived in Deptford, London with his parents. While running a delivery to an address somewhere across the city, a car cut across Jim's bike and caused him to crash, putting him into a coma. 28 days later, Jim woke up and the entire city was empty due to an outbreak of the Rage Virus. Jim survives the film; and, as explained in the 28 Days Later comics, he is remembered as one of the "Manchester Three". It was later revealed that Jim was arrested and scheduled to be shot for the deaths of Major West and his soldiers, although his death is never shown, and some fans have suggested that Jim would probably avoid this execution after the Rage virus spread to France.
Selena (played by Naomie Harris) is a young woman who lived in London. During the outbreak of the Rage Virus, Selena's family was killed and she hid in a barricaded shop in the London Underground with another survivor named Mark. Selena adopted a more serious attitude towards the current situation and believed "staying alive's as good as it gets". She is a qualified pharmacist and obviously has a measure of medical training. Selena survives the film; and, as explained in the 28 Days Later comic, she is remembered as one of the "Manchester Three". It was later revealed Hannah and Selena were released following Jim's arrest for the deaths of Major West and his soldiers, and Selena lived a quiet life of seclusion in a European refugee camp until she is approached by American journalist Clint Harris and his crew to be their guide on their trek to document the reports that a US-led NATO force will soon repatriate London. She serves as main protagonist for the comic and her background is much further explored - for example, we learn that before the outbreak Selena was married to a man named David, who was killed by Selena herself when he got infected. She survives the outbreak of Infection in District One and flies to New York with Clint Harris.
Hannah (played by Megan Burns) is the daughter of Frank. When the virus broke out, she and her father barricaded themselves into their apartment. When they ran out of water they were forced to find another place with Jim and Selena. When her father became infected and killed by soldiers, she went into shock. The soldiers planned to rape her and Selena to ensure the survival of humanity through forced reproduction. Hannah survives the film; and, as explained in the 28 Days Later comic, she is remembered as one of the "Manchester Three". It was later revealed Hannah and Selena were released following Jim's arrest for the deaths of Major West and his soldiers, and Hannah is now in the care of the German foster system.
Frank (played by Brendan Gleeson) was a cabdriver in London and lived with his wife and daughter Hannah in an apartment block near the center of the city. When the Rage Virus broke out, his wife was killed, but Frank was able to barricade the apartment complex and use salvaged police equipment to fight the Infected. He became infected when a drop of blood fell into his eye, and he was killed by a group of soldiers.
Mark (played by Noah Huntley) was a young man who lived in London with his parents and sister. During the outbreak of the Rage Virus, Mark survived and hid in a barricaded shop in the London Underground with Selena. During an attack at Jim's house, he was cut and apparently infected, prompting Selena to immediately hack him to death before the virus overtook him.
Military[edit]
Major Henry West (played by Christopher Eccleston) is a veteran in the British Army. During the original outbreak of Rage, West and his brigade of 800 soldiers are tasked to protect Manchester and keep the Infected out by manning the M602 Blockade, which becomes the only entrance into Manchester. After the death or infection of nearly all in his command and the fall of Manchester to the Infected, West is driven insane by what he has seen. He is killed by an infected Mailer when Hannah reverses her father's taxi into the mansion, allowing Mailer to attack and claw him to death. His decomposing corpse is seen in the 28 Days Later comic.
Sergeant Farrell (played by Stuart McQuarrie) is a veteran soldier of the British Army and serves as Major Henry West's second-in-command. He is killed by Private Jones when he and Jim are taken into the woods to be executed. The ensuing argument between Jones and Mitchell over how to kill him allows Jim to jump over the wall and escape while Farrell is shot by Jones. Farrell's belief that the outside world is, in fact, continuing normally is later proven correct, when Jim sees a plane flying across the sky over Britain and in 28 Weeks Later, the arrival of the US-led NATO force.
Corporal Mitchell (played by Ricci Harnett) is a vulgar, cocky, and insensitive soldier under Major Henry West's command. He is sarcastic and cruel to virtually everyone he meets, seeming to have a particularly bitter rivalry with one of his two remaining superiors, Sergeant Farrell. He is brutally killed through eye-gouging by Jim while preparing to rape Selena.
Private Bedford (played by Ray Panthaki) is a soldier who was killed when the infected Private Mailer was released in their mansion base. He chases after Mailer, who was pursuing Jones through the house. After cornering him, he is jumped by the recently infected Clifton, and both beat him to death.
Private Bell (played by Junior Laniyan) is a soldier killed by the infected Mailer and Clifton. He is found hiding under a bed by Jim, and screams frantically to Jim that he has no bullets. He is shortly killed after being beaten to death by Infected Mailer and Clifton.
Private Clifton (played by Luke Mably) is a soldier infected by Mailer, becoming the only other soldier to be infected, and proceeds with Mailer on a rampage through the house. He kills Private Bedford who was about to shoot Mailer, and then kills Bell.
Private Davis (played by Sanjay Rambaruth) is a soldier who went with Major West to kill Jim when he escapes. Jim bludgeoned him with Frank's crowbar, killing him.
Private Jones (played by Leo Bill) is a young, inexperienced soldier. He serves as the cook for the group. He shoots Farrell when Mitchell wants to bayonet him, and during the resulting argument between the two soldiers Jim is able to escape. He is bayoneted by Jim attempting to escape the mansion, and is comforted by the arriving West before he dies. His decomposing corpse is seen in the 28 Days Later comic.
Private Mailer (played by Marvin Campbell) is a soldier who is infected two days before Jim arrives. He is chained up to see how long it would take for an Infected to starve to death. He is released by Jim and proceeds to rampage through the house, infecting Clifton and killing Bedford, Bell and West.
Main Host[edit]
Rage Chimps (played by trained animals) are chimpanzees that are animal test subjects at a primate research center in Cambridge, that were the first beings to be infected with the man-made virus Rage, eventually the apes acted very aggressive towards others. When the animal right activist came one night to get the violent primates, one of the chimps infected the activists, the others watched their fellow prisoner killed and the infected woman kill her colleagues and the scientist who warned them.
28 Weeks Later characters[edit]
Civilians[edit]
Donald "Don" Harris (played by Robert Carlyle) is the husband of Alice and father of Tammy and Andy. Alice infects him through her saliva, and he spreads the virus across District 1. He survives the firebombing and later attacks his son Andy but is shot to death by Tammy.
Tammy Harris (played by Imogen Poots) is the daughter of Don and Alice and older sister to Andy. Unlike her mother and brother, she has no heterochromial eye colours, presumably taking more characteristics from her father. She originally lives with her family in a house in London where they were able to get by financially, but her parents barely manage to pay for a school trip to Spain. Eventually, Andy and Tammy come back to London in District 1. They meet their father who hides the fact that their mother could have survived. Tammy takes care of her brother Andy and takes him to a biohazardous area where they find their mother alive, conflict begins with both children demanding the truth of their mother's fate. After the outbreak of infection Tammy leads Andy through District 1 while being accompanied by two soldiers and a couple of civilians. Tammy helps her brother through a subway station until she is forced to kill her infected father who attacks Andy and infects him.
Andy Harris (played by Mackintosh Muggleton) is the son of Don and Alice and younger brother to Tammy. Like his mother, he has heterochromatic eye colours. Andy shows courage in several different ways by escaping the infected streets by himself and running across a road while a sniper takes shots at him in order to blow his cover. He becomes infected after Don bites him later in the subway station, but is a carrier like his mother. Andy is flown across the English Channel by Flynn, whose helicopter is seen abandoned at the end of the film.
Alice Harris (played by Catherine McCormack) is the wife of Don and mother of Tammy and Andy. One of her most distinguished features was that she has heterochromatic eye color, which she passes onto Andy. She is attacked at the beginning by the Infected, who break in and kill everyone except her (who was infected but not killed) and Don (who escapes). She is a carrier, meaning she is infected, but was not displaying symptoms. After she kisses Don, he becomes infected and kills her by gouging her eyes out. Her body is lit ablaze during the firebombing confirming her death.
Geoff (played by Garfield Morgan) is an old farmer who lives with his wife Sally in a farm in the country a few miles from Sandford. When the Rage Virus breaks out, Geoff and his wife take in fellow survivors Don, Alice, Jacob, Sam and Karen and barricade the house to hide the occupants from outside view and escape detection by the Infected. He is mauled and infected while trying to save his wife from the Infected.
Sally (played by Amanda Walker) is an old woman who lives with her husband Geoff in a farm in the country. During the Rage Virus outbreak, Sally and Geoff held up in their farm with fellow survivors Don, Alice, Jacob, Karen, and Sam. She is presumably infected or killed when she fails to get up a ladder with Jacob after her husband is infected.
Sam (played by Raymond Waring) is Karen's boyfriend. During the Rage Virus outbreak, Sam and Karen joined Don and Alice Harris, Geoff, Sally and Jacob in hiding at a cottage in the country. But, according to Jacob, Sam "ran off." He survives, and appears later in the film; he saves Tammy and Andy by helping them into a warehouse but later proves rather cowardly. He dies when he jumps onto Flynn's helicopter, which destabilizes it and throws it into a horde of infected. Sam falls off of the helicopter and is presumably killed by the infected.
Karen (played by Emily Beecham) is Sam's girlfriend and lives in the country with him. When the Rage Virus breaks out, Geoff and Sally take them in, along with fellow survivors Don, Alice and Jacob, and barricade themselves in the house. When she opens a small peek-hole in the barricade one of the infected grabs her hand and bites her, she becomes infected within 8 seconds and dies before she can bite Jacob, when Don smashed her head in with a crowbar.
Jacob is a young fisherman who lives in the country. When the Rage Virus breaks out, Jacob survives, but is left pessimistic and bitter. Faced with being overwhelmed by the Infected, Jacob quickly seeks shelter with Don and Alice Harris, Karen and Sam at Geoff and Sally's country farm. He becomes infected by being mauled under water in the river, he rises onto the boat during Don's escape but is kicked off and shredded to death by the boat's motor.
Refugee Boy lives in Sandford, several miles upriver from Geoff and Sally's farm, with his mother and father. When the Rage Virus breaks out, Sandford is overrun, and everyone but the boy is infected, including his parents. When he goes outside to get help, he discovers all his neighbours have become Infected as well so he runs to the cottage and is let in. He either became infected or killed inside the house with Alice who tried to protect him.
Military[edit]
Major Scarlet Levy (played by Rose Byrne) is chief medical officer of District 1. She becomes one of the foremost experts in the Rage Virus following the original outbreak and assists in the creation of the military camps in Britain to protect survivors stranded in the country, and refugee camps to house any British citizens who escaped quarantine of the British Isles. While escaping with the other survivors she is wounded in the leg by a military sniper. She is killed by an infected Don, who ambushes her in the London Underground and beats her to death with the end of Doyle's rifle.
Sergeant Doyle (played by Jeremy Renner) is a Delta marksman with the rooftop observation unit of District 1. He is an excellent marksman and expert on hand-to-hand combat. Doyle is good friends with an attack pilot named Flynn. During the Code Red suppression, Doyle would leave his post to help Major Levy and several survivors escape the firebombing of District One. He is burnt to death by soldiers in NBC suits who are armed with flamethrowers, he sacrificed himself in order to get the others to safety by push-starting the escape car.
Brigadier General Stone (played by Idris Elba) is a high-ranking member of the United States Army's 82nd Airborne Division. Following the original outbreak of the Rage virus and subsequent demise of all Infected of starvation, Stone is chosen to lead a force of 7000 NATO troops, under U.S. supervision, into London and begin work to make an area habitable for re-habitation by British refugees. When Tammy and Andy cause a second outbreak of the Rage virus, Stone at first orders a lockdown and for the soldiers under his command to only shoot infected, but when this fails, he quickly enacts Code Red, a procedure for total extermination of the London populace, with no attempts made to tell infected from uninfected.
Flynn (played by Harold Perrineau) is a helicopter pilot in 160th SOAR and a family man. He and Doyle are assigned to the Delta detachment which joins the U.S.-led NATO force of 7000 soldiers under Brigadier General Stone's command as they are assigned with patrolling District 1. He takes Andy and Tammy to France after the second outbreak of the Rage virus, his status is unknown as the last image of his helicopter shows that he has abandoned it.
28 Days Later: The Aftermath characters[edit]
Military[edit]
Army Doctor Westchester was an Army Doctor in the U.S. Military. He journeyed to Britain following the Rage Virus outbreak and served as chief medical officer at a U.S. military quarantine camp which existed for the purpose of protecting survivors from the Infected.
Civilians[edit]
Allie and her brother Callum were apparently wealthy individuals who lived in London with their father and were good friends with Sophie and her family. It is unknown what happened to them when the Rage Virus broke out.
Barbara was the wife of Roger and mother of Sid, Sophie and Liam. The family was enjoying a family picnic for her birthday a few miles from Cambridge during the early days of the Rage Virus, when one of the Infected monkeys from the laboratory where the Rage Virus was developed attacked Liam and turned him into an Infected. She and her husband, Roger, let Sid and Sophie escape an oncoming attack by the Infected, and fended them off until they were killed.
Bradley lived in Cambridge with Clive's Ex-Wife, now his own, and treated her with the respect and courtesy Clive lacked. It is unknown what happened to Bradley when Clive's project, which led to the Rage Virus, went out of control.
Doctor Clive was a scientist at Cambridge University and Warren's lab partner. He is more down-to-earth than Warren and normally considered what risks there would be if they went in a new or radical direction to pursue their goals in their projects. After waking up from an attempted suicide, he escapes a Military Camp and is killed by Sophie.
Doctor Warren was the head scientist at Cambridge University and Clive's lab partner. He is a radical when it comes to science, as he will do whatever it takes to make sure the project succeeds. He was recruited by "The Financiers" to create an Anti-Excessive Aggression Inhibitor, which would have been worth billions and could end domestic and professional crime world-wide. After the experiment goes wrong and the Rage Virus escapes, Warren becomes infected by one of the Lab Monkeys.
Hugh Baker was a popular newsagent in London, with the population calling him "The Screamer", and he lived with his wife, who he loved very much. After the outbreak of the Rage Virus, Hugh was among the few survivors of the Infected's attack on London and, being a patriot at heart, and believing everyone else despicable for abandoning "their magnificent city", remained behind. After escaping a Military Camp, he is killed by a wave of bullets from the Military.
Liam was the youngest son of Roger and Barbara and younger brother to Sid and Sophie. During the early days of the Rage Virus outbreak, when the family were enjoying a family picnic only a few miles from the original hotzone, Liam was attacked by an Infected monkey, which turned out to be one of the chimps from the lab. Liam was one of the earliest human infected.
Lieb was a member of "The Financiers", a secret group of industrialists and businessmen who sought to make money by selling radical new products to the world. Lieb was sent by the group to recruit Doctor Warren from Cambridge University to create an Anti-Excessive Aggression Inhibitor, which would have been worth billions and could end domestic and professional crime world-wide. It is unknown what happened to Lieb after the inhibitor mutated into the Rage Virus and escaped.
Mrs Baker is the wife of Hugh Baker, a local newsagent in London, and loves her husband very much. During the original outbreak of the Rage Virus, Mrs. Baker is assumed to have escaped to Europe as Hugh, 28 days later and waging a one-man-war against the Infected, hopes she will return one day. Sadly, they presumably never saw each other again as Hugh was killed by U.S. soldiers when he attempted to escape one of the quarantine camps he was brought to against his will.
Roger was the husband of Barbara and father of Sid, Sophie and Liam. The family was enjoying a picnic for his wife's birthday a few miles from Cambridge during the early days of the Rage Virus outbreak, where one of the Infected monkeys from the laboratory where Rage was developed attacked Liam. He and his wife, Barbara, were killed during an attack by the Infected, which allowed Sophie and Sid to escape the scene.
Sid was the oldest child of Roger and Barbara and older brother to Sophie and Liam, and was an aspiring musician and adopted the punk-look when he became a young man. Sid and the family were enjoying a picnic for his mother's birthday a few miles from Cambridge during the early days of the Rage Virus outbreak, where Sid was reluctant to take part in the festivities until Roger forced him because it was for his mother, and then began to bond with Roger over talk of their respective music eras. Sid is killed by the Military when he escapes a quarantine camp.
Sophie is the middle child of Roger and Barbara, older sister to Liam, and younger sister to Sid. Clive, whose emotions had reached a breaking point, finally confessed about everything he did to help in the development in the Rage Virus and warned Sophie that the virus could mutate again. Sophie, realising that Clive was responsible for all the suffering the Rage Virus had caused, kissed him, then shot him in the head. She then stood still, and allowed a sniper to shoot her in the head.
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28 Days Later (comics)
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28 Days Later

28 Days Later #1 (July 2009)
 Cover by Tim Bradstreet

Publication information

Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Schedule
Monthly
Format
Ongoing series
Genre
Post-apocalyptic

Publication date
July 2009 – June 2011
Number of issues
24 (as of June 2011)
Main character(s)
Selena
 Clint Harris
Creative team

Writer(s)
Michael Alan Nelson
Artist(s)
Declan Shalvey (1-4, 6-8, 10-12)
Malek Oleksicki (5)
Leonardo Manco (9)
Alejandro Aragon (13-16, 18-20, 22-24)
Ron Salas (17)
Pablo Peppino (21)
Letterer(s)
Ed Dukeshire
Colorist(s)
Nick Filardi
Creator(s)
Danny Boyle
Editor(s)
Matt Gagnon
Ian Brill
28 Days Later is a comic book series published by BOOM! Studios, written by Michael Alan Nelson and drawn by Declan Shalvey and Alejandro Aragon.
The series follows on from the events of 28 Days Later, initially taking place in the gap between it and the sequel, 28 Weeks Later, much like the graphic novel 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, and as such references the upcoming American NATO occupation. Issues 22, 23 and 24 directly reference events from the second movie, and takes place in the same time frame, ending with the Rage Virus spreading into mainland Europe.


Contents  [hide]
1 Main characters
2 Collected editions
3 Plot
4 References

Main characters[edit]
Selena - One of the three survivors from the first film. Selena lives as a refugee in Norway. Jim was revealed to have been executed for the death of Major Henry West and Hannah is fostered into a German family.
Clint Harris - An American reporter who learns that a U.S. led NATO Force will soon enter London to start the restoration process. In an effort to get the "whole" story, Clint plans on sneaking past the quarantine into infected London with his team with Selena as his guide.
Derrick - An American cameraman reporter and Clint Harris' best friend. He is blinded by an explosion in Issue 4, and sacrifices himself in Issue 14.
Captain Stiles - The main antagonist and a good friend of the late Henry West. He hunts Selena intensely throughout the first twenty issues of the series and reaches a grisly fate at the hands of a landmine.
Collected editions[edit]

Title
ISBN
Release Date
Collected Material
28 Days Later Volume 1: London Calling HC ISBN 1-60886-505-3
 SC: ISBN 1-60886-622-X March 23, 2010
 September 7, 2010 28 Days Later #1-4.
28 Days Later Volume 2: Bend in the Road SC: ISBN 1-60886-635-1 December 7, 2010 28 Days Later #5-8.
28 Days Later Volume 3: Hot Zone SC: ISBN 1-60886-631-9 March 1, 2011 28 Days Later #9-12.
28 Days Later Volume 4: Gangwar SC: ISBN 1-60886-650-5 June 7, 2011 28 Days Later #13-16.
28 Days Later Volume 5: Ghost Town SC: ISBN 1-60886-651-3 September 6, 2011 28 Days Later #17-20.
28 Days Later Volume 6: Homecoming SC: ISBN 1-60886-652-1 December, 2011 28 Days Later #21-24
Plot[edit]
It has been two months since the Rage outbreak. At a refugee camp in Norway, Selena is visited by an American journalist named Clint Harris, who asks her to help him sneak through Britain's island-wide quarantine and act as his guide in London. After initially refusing, Selena reminisces about her life prior to the outbreak and decides to join Clint at his helicopter. Clint introduces her to the rest of his team: Derrick, Trina, Hirsch and Acorn. Selena and Derrick instantly dislike each other. Upon being attacked by a U.S. aerial patrol, the group lands on the Shetland Islands. They soon discover that Infection has spread to Shetland from mainland Britain.
After fighting Infected at an abandoned hotel, the group drive a hot-wired van to Sumburgh, fortifying themselves in a pub. Selena and Derrick are able to sort out their differences over a drink and a game of Texas Hold'em poker. Unfortunately, Selena is forced to kill Hirsch when he is bitten by Infected, leading Trina, his lover, to hold a psychotic vendetta against her. As the pub is attacked, Trina bites Selena's arm in an unsuccessful bid to have her killed as an Infected. The group escapes the pub and commandeers a boat, heading for Scotland. Everyone except Selena, Clint and Derrick is killed when the boat is attacked by a U.S. fighter jet.
Selena and Clint are left to guide a blinded Derrick towards the shores of Scotland. As the former two set up a campfire, they discuss what to do with Derrick, since it would be difficult to get a blind person all the way to London. Derrick refuses to allow Selena to kill him, and she reluctantly agrees. In a flashback, we see Clint's initial efforts to cover the Rage pandemic during the original outbreak, during which he travelled to France and witnessed the U.S. military's human experimentation with the Rage virus on the Isle of Wight. Seeing the contagion's effects, Clint decided to approach Selena at the refugee camp.
Selena and Clint save Derrick from two oncoming Infected, and learn that despite claims and reports, some of the Infected in Scotland have not died off. They find cover in a village, where Derrick falls ill and the other two struggle to care for him. Selena once again tries to convince Clint to euthanize Derrick, but he refuses. The following night, a horde of Infected destroy their van. The damage being merely cosmetic, Selena, Clint and Derrick take off in another van and run into a group of armed survivors led by a woman named Kate. Kate sends Selena and Clint to Halkirk to search for antibiotics in what she tells them is a pharmacy; however, it turns out that she sent them to recover her son, Douglas.
The three are captured by U.S. intelligence personnel, which experiments on Douglas with the Rage virus for the purpose of weaponizing it. Clint and Selena manage to escape as a forest fire nears the U.S. camp, which is overwhelmed by fleeing Infected. After recovering Derrick, Selena and Clint commandeer a train in Inverness; Derrick, however, is killed in the process. Travelling to Edinburgh, Selena and Clint discover that the survivors in the city are locked in a resource war with delinquents in Glasgow.
Upon entering England, the pair are confronted by a Captain Stiles, a former British Army officer who seeks revenge against Selena for her role in the death of his commander, Major Henry West. After several close run-ins, Selena is captured and taken to Manchester; Clint is abandoned and is eventually found by the U.S. Army. Stiles takes Selena to the mansion which West and his troops had fortified and tortured her. He meets his death as he walks across the lawn, which is laced with landmine]s. Selena is rescued by U.S. troops, who had been tipped off by Clint where Selena had been taken.
Selena and Clint are both taken to London, which is being repopulated by British refugees who had escaped during the outbreak, under NATO supervision. Selena leaves shortly afterwards, sneaking out of the green zone to search her former home. There, it is revealed her husband had been infected during the outbreak months earlier, forcing Selena to kill him. Selena and Clint are eventually reunited as the infection once again breaks out in London, and successfully escape across to France via boat. They board a flight to the United States just as the infection breaks out in France and the Infected storm Paris, escaping the infection.
References[edit]
28 Days Later at the Grand Comics Database
28 Days Later at the Comic Book DB


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28 Days Later: The Aftermath
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28 Days Later: The Aftermath

Cover of 28 Days Later: The Aftermath

Date
April 3, 2007
Publisher
Fox Atomic Comics
Creative team

Writers
Steve Niles
Artists
Cover:
Tim Bradstreet
Stories 1 & 4:
Dennis Calero
Story 2:
 Diego Olmos (Pencils)
 Ken Branch (Inks)
Story 3:
Nat Jones
Colorists
Dennis Calero
Original publication

Language
English
ISBN
0061236764
28 Days Later: The Aftermath is a graphic novel, as a continuation of the hit film 28 Days Later, written by Steve Niles and distributed by Fox Atomic Comics.[1] It was released on April 3, 2007.
The book bridges the gap between the original film and its sequel film, 28 Weeks Later. It explores four interconnecting stories and delves deeper into the development of the Rage virus, the battle for survival that ensued once it was unleashed in London, and what it finally took to restore order in the ravaged city.
28 Days Later: The Aftermath was the first graphic novel released by Fox Atomic Comics.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot 1.1 Stage 1: Development
1.2 Stage 2: Outbreak
1.3 Stage 3: Decimation
1.4 Stage 4: Quarantine
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

Plot[edit]
The Aftermath is divided into four stories ranging in setting from shortly before the outbreak to several months afterward. The first three stories each follow separate groups or individuals; the fourth story brings the survivors of these stories together for their ultimate fate.
Stage 1: Development[edit]
At an unspecified time before the initial outbreak, two scientists – the prudent Clive and the reckless Warren – are attempting to develop an inhibitor which can be used to control aggressive impulses in humans. Warren is able to secure a violent criminal as a human test subject after bribing a police captain. When the subject proves uncontrollable, Warren and Clive are forced to kill him and hide his body. Despite his misgivings about Warren and his ethics, Clive is now irrevocably tied to the project.
Deciding that the only feasible means of widely disseminating the inhibitor is through a contagion, Warren genetically modifies the Ebola virus to carry it. However, the virus mutates and reverses the inhibitor's effect – the Rage virus has been born. After a physical fight with Warren, Clive quits the project. Later, he makes a call from a public telephone to an eco-terrorist group called the Animal Freedom Front, then shoots himself in the head.
Meanwhile, Warren talks to an unknown person on the telephone and informs him about the inhibitor's reverse effect. The man enlightens Warren that this could have "other applications" when the telephone suddenly cuts out. At this moment, Warren hears a strange noise coming from down the hall and seems distressed by it. He approaches a door noticing it was left open. Upon entering the door, Warren is abruptly ambushed by an ape that vomits in his face and infects him with Rage. It is implied that the chimp is one of the animal test subjects freed by the eco-terrorists.
Stage 2: Outbreak[edit]
On the day following the laboratory break-in, a family of five – parents Roger and Barb, and children Sid, Sophie, and Liam – is picnicking at a park in Cambridge. Liam, the youngest son, is attacked and infected by one of the freed chimps, which Roger kills. A team of paramedics rush to Liam's aid and instruct the family to follow their ambulance to London. Along the way, Liam's family witnesses scenes of carnage as the Rage virus precedes them. When Liam infects the paramedics and the three attack the ambulance driver, the family realizes that something is terribly wrong.
Days later, the four survivors hide out in a barricaded dwelling in London, hearing through the radio that the Prime Minister has declared a state of emergency. The family follows Sid's suggestion of escaping via the Thames River. The Infected chase the family on their way to Westminster Bridge, causing Roger and Barber to urge the remaining children to jump down to an motorboats floating below, promising to follow after. Instead, they remain on the bridge for a last stand while allowing Sid and Sophie to escape upriver undetected.
Stage 3: Decimation[edit]
One month after the outbreak, a lone survivor named Hugh is living in deserted London and hunts Infected. After killing an Infected, Hugh is attacked by another survivor wearing SWAT gear and a hockey mask. Evading the assailant's hail of fire, Hugh makes for safety and plans to eliminate this apparent threat. After being ambushed by Hugh, the other survivor retreats to his commandeered military transport. Hugh douses the vehicle with perfume from his rooftop perch, which ignites the petrol tank and kills a large number of Infected; the other survivor is killed by the Infected before the explosion. Afterwards, Hugh sees several U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats making a low pass over central London.
Stage 4: Quarantine[edit]
Two months after the outbreak, Sid and Sophie have found shelter at a refugee center. The children meet the other characters – Sophie meets Clive, who survived his suicide attempt and hides his involvement in the development of the Rage virus, while Sid meets Hugh, who was brought to the camp by the American occupation force. Eventually, Hugh convinces Sid, Sophie, and Clive that the military has ulterior motives and that they must escape.
After stealing uniforms and weapons, the group is intecepted by soldiers during their escape attempt. Sid and Hugh are killed holding off the soldiers. Clive stops Sophie and reveals his involvement with the virus, warning that it could possibly mutate again. He asks her to help him find a way to make things right. Instead, Sophie kisses him, and then shoots him in the head. Smiling, Sophie allows a sniper aboard the pursuit helicopter to kill her with a rifle shot through the head.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Fox Atomic Comics". FoxAtomic.com. 2011.
See also[edit]
##List of comics based on films
External links[edit]
##Fox Atomic Comics
##28 Days Later: The Aftermath – Stage 1: Full Animated Story


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