Cillian Murphy will return in the new "28 Weeks Later" trilogy, but fans have to wait a bit. While talking with IGN, director Danny Boyle revealed Murphy - who played Jim in "28 Days Later" way back in 2002 - would be at the end of "28 Days Later: The Bone Temple" releasing early in 2026 rather than in the first film in the trilogy dropping in June.

Danny Boyle revealed to Business Insider when Cillian Murphy will return to the zombie franchise.

Danny Boyle was "shameless" about using Cillian Murphy's name to get a third film in the planned 28 Years Later trilogy made. Fans were disappointed when they learned that Jim, Murphy's character in the 2002 film 28 Days Later,