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As Cillian Murphy returns for 28 Years Later... what happened to the original cast of Danny Boyle's iconic post apocalyptic horror?
Cillian Murphy is back, at least in manner of speaking, for 28 Years Later, the eagerly anticipated third instalment in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's post-apocalyptic zombie franchise.
Long before his Oscar winning turn as nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the lesser known Irish star played Jim, a bicycle courier who wakes up in hospital to discover humanity been compromised by a rapidly spreading virus, in 2002 blockbuster 28 Days Later. Long before his Oscar winning turn as nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer , the lesser known Irish star played Jim, a bicycle courier who wakes up in hospital to discover humanity been compromised by a rapidly spreading virus, in 2002 release 28 Days Later (pictured) Speaking to Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor (seen in the 2002 film, left) revealed that Christopher Nolan was convinced to cast him in Batman Begins after watching 28 Days Later - a relationship which eventually resulted in Murphy winning an Oscar in 2024 for his role in Oppenheimer (right)
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