Sony won the fierce bidding competition and obtained the distribution rights for the sequel to "28 Days Later".
The sequel is called "28 Years Later". It is still jointly developed by the original director Boyle (first from left) and Alex Garland (first from right). It even invited the original star to star, and now he has become an actor. Character's Cillian Murphy once again joined the team, and this dream combination attracted many publishing units to compete for it.
The project consists of two films, with Boyle directing the first and a director to be determined for the second. It was with "28 Days Later" that Keillian was recognized by Nolan, and now he will return as an executive producer in the sequel. As for whether the star is interested in starring, it has not yet been announced.
Representatives of the agency wme, Boyle and Garland, promoted the project to Hollywood, triggering a fight among studio giants. In the end, there were only two players left: Warner and Sony. The latter relied on the friendship between company leader Tom Rothman and Boyle to finally defeat Warner and get this project with a budget of 120 million US dollars, with an investment of about 60 million US dollars per film.
Rothman (pictured left) is the founder of Fox Searchlight Pictures. He has collaborated with Boyle to release eight films, from the psychedelic classic " Beach " to the Olympic award-winning " Slumdog Millionaire " and later "127 Hours", it can be said that most of Boyle's films since "Trainspotting" have been arranged by Fox and Rothman.
Rothman left Fox Pictures in 2012, joined Sony Pictures in 2013, and became chairman of Sony Pictures Group in 2015, leading the company to unprecedented heights (two Jumanji films and three Spider-Man films).
