The trailer for 28 Years Later has been released, with controversy surrounding Chillian Murphy’s character and zombies really freaking out fans

Cillian Murphy is all set to shock his fans with the sequel of 28 Days Later, his upcoming release 28 Years Later. Get ready to return to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s world of fleet-footed zombies as the makers have dropped 28 Years Later’s first official trailer.

The trailer of 28 Years Later has taken over the internet. It reveals the dark fate of Cillian Murphy’s character Jim in the first film- 28 Days Later, which released in 2002. The transformation of the actor as a Zombie has shocked the fans as they cannot believe their eyes.

Cillian Murphy’s SHOCKING Transformation in 28 Years Later
28 Years Later is the third film in the franchise after 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. Cillian played the role of Jim in 2002 release and has shocked his fans with his reportedly Zombified look in film’s trailer. Fans are convinced that the Zombie is Cillian Murphy but his name is not included on the promotional posters, meaning Murphy is unlikely to be a major part of the sequel, though he does serve as an executive producer. Murphy did not feature in 28 Weeks Later.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, fans were quick to share their shock at the zombified form of what is seemingly Cillian’s character Jim, with the scene indicating the grim fate of the courier following the 28 Weeks Later film.

One user penned: ‘Bro, what this mf did to Cillian Murphy’ Another one wrote, ‘Us seeing Cillian Murphy’; ‘Is….is that Cillian Murphy?’ ‘Cillian Murphy has that perfect eerie vibe to pull off an infected’ a third one added. Another one wrote in the caption, ‘That better not be Cillian Murphy rising out of that field. I didn’t think we’d actually ever get this movie’ A shocked fan wrote, ‘Oh god finally! Was not expecting Cillian Murphy to come back like that! I’m shook!!!’

‘Time didn’t heal anything,’ is the tagline for the Sony Pictures movie 28 Years Later, which is all set to premiere on June 20, 2025.