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'28 Years Later' writer Alex Garland says sequel fatigue is real — and that Marvel shares the blame

Alex Garland and Danny Boyle co-created "28 Days Later" in 2002, and it's upcoming sequel "28 Years Later." BI asked them if it's harder to get original movies made nowadays.

Alex Garland, the writer of the long-awaited movie " 28 Years Later," told Business Insider that sequels have become less profitable — and he thinks Marvel is partly to blame. In an interview before "28 Days Later" arrives in theaters on Friday, BI asked Alex Garland and the film's director, Danny Boyle, if it's harder to get original movies made nowadays. While sequels of films, including 2003's "Pirates of the Caribbean," 2001's "Fast and Furious," and 2001's "Harry Potter," raked in hundreds of than the originals, they're not the reliable hits they once were.

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