28 Weeks Later

[Jason Voorhees]

I locked the old one and decided to start a fresh 28 Weeks later thread. http://www.allthingszombie.com/images/jvsmily.gif

[Bad Zombie Night]

Well, let's get this thread off to a running start.

28 Weeks Later on ATZ (http://www.allthingszombie.com/movies/28weeks.php)

Movie Online Articles
28 Weeks Later : Sequel to 28 days Later (http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_264.html)
Danny Boyle talks future projects including 28 Weeks Later (http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_3154.html)
Sequel to 28 days Later (http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_264.html)

Latest Article : Danny Boyle has his sights set on a director for 28 WEEKS LATER!!! (http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20238)

[monkeymandoka]

I love this film... It's my favourite british horror film... I'll tell you wot, we know susspence!

[Bad Zombie Night]

I love this film... It's my favourite british horror film... I'll tell you wot, we know susspence!

How could you love this film mm, when it hasn't even been made yet? :drool:

[Some_Day...]

I think he was talking bout 28 Days later....his days obviously last forever...that's awful!!!

[Divided Soul]

How could you love this film mm, when it hasn't even been made yet? I was thinking the same thing.... Confusion does seem to run rampent here at ATZ.... or maybe Monkeymandoka is from the future.... :)

[jackskellington]

I can see into the future...HOTD 2 will suck!!! Ha!! On the serious side, though, I really hope 28 Weeks is better than 28 Days 'cause I just couldn't get into that one. I don't think it was a bad movie necessarily, just not my cup of tea so to speak.

[King Robert]

28 Days Later SUCKS. I've said this before on this forum, and I'll say it again-they're not even zombies, they're just ordinary people with super-rabies. A poor, poor excuse for zombies if there ever was one. If those can pass for zombies, I can pass for the king of Switzerland.

[King Robert]

Oh 28 WEEKS later...well it'll probably suck big hairy gorilla balls too

[Pain]

I was a little sceptical about 28 Days Later for quite a while, but really like it now. It was a well crafted movie with a DIFFERENT style of zombie in it.
So now i am looking forward to a sequel, as long as they come up with a strong story and some good actors to do it justice.

[HOO-HAA]

28 Days Later SUCKS. I've said this before on this forum, and I'll say it again-they're not even zombies, they're just ordinary people with super-rabies. A poor, poor excuse for zombies if there ever was one. If those can pass for zombies, I can pass for the king of Switzerland.

Hail the King of Switzerland..

[jackskellington]

28 Days Later SUCKS. I've said this before on this forum, and I'll say it again-they're not even zombies, they're just ordinary people with super-rabies. A poor, poor excuse for zombies if there ever was one. If those can pass for zombies, I can pass for the king of Switzerland.

It's also been said before that if it wasn't for 28 Days, there would have been no Dawn remake which in turn means there would be no Land coming in 2 weeks. I am also not a fan of 28 Days and I believe EVERYONE here agrees that there were no zombies in that movie. For some reason, though, the movie seems to have been labeled a "zombie" movie by the mainstream and therefore, fan or not, you have to give it props for reigniting the genre.

[MADMAN]

It's also been said before that if it wasn't for 28 Days, there would have been no Dawn remake which in turn means there would be no Land coming in 2 weeks. I am also not a fan of 28 Days and I believe EVERYONE here agrees that there were no zombies in that movie. For some reason, though, the movie seems to have been labeled a "zombie" movie by the mainstream and therefore, fan or not, you have to give it props for reigniting the genre.


I hear that man. Amen. While I am a fan of 28DL, I do not agree that it is a zombie film. (Though BZN has expressed dissent with that sentiment numerous times. :-P .) But, I love that it opened up the genre to an entirely new audience. I doubt even Apocalypse would have found the funding so soon were it not for the help of that film. From what I read of the other thread, I guess Boyle is not going to helm 28WL :cry: (pardon my sp, in the other post. I'm fat. :lol: ) I hope that it retains some of the elements of the first film. We shall have to adopt a wait and see attitude.

Edit: Watching 28DL now, (Sat. 12:36 a.m. PST) :lol:

[jackskellington]

This 28 Weeks is probably a good year or more away, right? If you think about it, 28 Days reignited the whole genre, (I know, I know...there were no zombies in this movie! Been there, heard that!), and now 28 Weeks could possibly be the close of it! Seems to me that this spark has probably just over a year of life left in it and that could very well happen. Alot of it is hinging on Lands success or failure and I really hope Universal backs GAR one more time so that he can close it out but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. It's a fun ride though, isn't it?! Let's just be happy we can give 28 Days credit for the resurgence instead of having to give it to HOTD!

[Bad Zombie Night]

This 28 Weeks is probably a good year or more away, right?
I don't know? I heard of some personnel moves, but when it comes to actual filming?



If you think about it, 28 Days reignited the whole genre

I'd say it was the movie Undead, but that's from a Zombie fan's point of view... I think it was more likely Dawn of the Dead 2004, because the other two movies got limited distribution.

[preacher]

i think it was 28 days with its v.small budget and huuuge takings that made people think about the profitability of zombie movies.

undead is pretty much unheard of over here in the uk

though i bet dawn 2004 was in pre-production while 28 days was released, 28 days probably gave the suits more confidence in promoting DOTD

[jackskellington]

I don't know? I heard of some personnel moves, but when it comes to actual filming?



I'd say it was the movie Undead, but that's from a Zombie fan's point of view... I think it was more likely Dawn of the Dead 2004, because the other two movies got limited distribution.

You talking about that Aussie movie Undead? That hasn't even come out yet here in the states has it? Also Dawn 04 was WAY after 28 Days and even HOTD. I just always attributed the resurgence to 28 Days...Also, I wasn't aware it got limited distribution. Seems like it was playing and being advertised everywhere you turned when it hit and then the DVD release was just as big.

[jackskellington]

but that's from a Zombie fan's point of view...

Are we not ALL zombie fans?

[Bad Zombie Night]

I'd say it was the movie Undead, but that's from a Zombie fan's point of view.
I never said Undead got the ball rolling. The only people who knew about it, were Zombie and horror fans, and not the main stream public. Before Undead came out, there really wasn't anything going on in the genre. I should know, because there wasn't anything buzzing on this forum at the time.... 28 Days Later was popular, but just about everybody heard of Dawn before it debuted, even the non Horror/Sci-Fi movie goers.
Let's put it this way.... Would you say that 28 Days Later had any influence in getting Land of the Dead made?

Besides... Didn't several of you say that 28 Days Later wasn't a Zombie flick?

[zombiekilling101]

Besides... Didn't several of you say that 28 Days Later wasn't a Zombie flick?

I think everyone pretty much said that, as did i, but it is a zombie-esque movie. And you cant say that it didnt jump start the genre into getting big time money, instead of the low budget ones like undead (which i still havent seen:x )

[Bad Zombie Night]

And you cant say that it didnt jump start the genre into getting big time money, instead of the low budget ones like undead (which i still havent seen:x )

No.... I'm saying Dawn 04' did. ;-)

[zombiekilling101]

No.... I'm saying Dawn 04' did. ;-)

yeah it gave romero's movie some pubicity for the movie money givers, but 28 days later jumpstarted the genre

[jackskellington]

Originally Posted by jackskellington
If you think about it, 28 Days reignited the whole genre




I'd say it was the movie Undead, but that's from a Zombie fan's point of view... I think it was more likely Dawn of the Dead 2004, because the other two movies got limited distribution.

Guess I just read that wrong. I do, however, believe that if 28 Days had never been made then there would be no Dawn 04 or Land but I could be, and probably am, wrong about that, especially if Dawn 04 was already in pre-production when 28 Days was released. Did Universal pick it up before 28 Days success or after? And yes, I had never heard of Undead until last month when I got on this forum. Although I am a horror/zombie fan I am also part of the mainstream public...

[Exile]

First, 28dl was more of a bioterrorism type movie, I mean, thats what the advertising was based on. Remember the whole "special news update, its spreading blah, blah, blah" thing?

Second, wasn't Land of the dead going to be called Twilight of the Dead?
What's the story behind that?

[jackskellington]

First, 28dl was more of a bioterrorism type movie, I mean, thats what the advertising was based on. Remember the whole "special news update, its spreading blah, blah, blah" thing?

Second, wasn't Land of the dead going to be called Twilight of the Dead?
What's the story behind that?

Yes, it's been argued time and time again about whether or not 28 Days is a zombie movie or not. But as for the whole "special news update" thing, that was done in Dawn 78 and 04. I believe in the 04 version they thought it was some kind of sickness or something on the news reports just like in 28 Days. As far as the Twilight of the Dead thing, that was squashed a long time ago for reasons I don't know. Kind of glad though, 'cause then you would have all these younger people running around saying that Romero was trying to cash in on the success of Dawn since most of them have no idea there ever even was an original in 78.

[preacher]

considering everyones so insistent that its not a zombie movie, 28 days seems to be mentioned an awful lot on this zombie web site

no they never said the Z word (but no zombie movie ever does) and no theyre not dead.

but instead of taking the easy way out and not explain whats happening (like Gar etc did) 28 days took a realistic, scientific approach. They tried to tell the classic zombie story in a way that would make people go "OMG that could actually happen" and this was one of the main features thats made it so popular. So you could actually imagine a virus pandemic causing the events shown in the movie and then think as to what you would do in a similar situation.

The main negative aspect of the dead trilogy is that youre watching it but you know that this will never ever happen, you could never be in a similar situation.

So youll have to forgive 28 days for not using the dead but if they did it would be half the film it was.

Zombies are unrelenting, mindless humans whos sole aim in life is to kill/eat other people. Thats what the people are in 28 days, thats what they are in the dead trilogy.

i mean if someones walking around work dazed and ambling about youd describe them as a zombie. Being dead has nothing to do with it. Its the fixed, obsessed mental state the persons in that makes someone a zombie

[goesaround]

The heck with all that. What could the plot be past the 'Yanks have come'. Does that mean we reinfect England? What could the plot possibly be?

[jackskellington]

Originally posted by Preacher
no they never said the Z word (but no zombie movie ever does)

Dennis Hopper does in the Land trailer!

[preacher]

ha ha true :) apparently they creep him out

though i think its fair to say without 28 days there would be no running zombies in Dawn04.

so dawn 04 couldnt have been too far in preproduction while 28 days later otherwise the script would have needed a whole lot of rewrites to change the slow zombies to fast

[Darth Erroneous]

I'm a sucker for random and intense violence. In 28DL, when ol' dude get's bit on his arm in Jim's house and Ol' girl just hacks his @$$ up with the machette I think that is just some great violence. If there is another scene like that in 28WL we may have something here.

[Zombpete]

28 was an awesome flick (slightly disappointing ending) and I have heard there is a sequel planned. Anyone got any idea of the plot/characters as I need the RAGE.

Cheers! :)

[The Blind Dead]

The title of your thread is actually the title of the sequel to 28 days Later (not sure if you knew). Anyhow decent flick though it's never been high on my favorites list. I suppose I'm looking forward to the sequel.

[podboy5]

I'm sure this has been said before, but "28 Days Later" is not a zombie flick.
Get over it.

[Zombpete]

I'm sure this has been said before, but "28 Days Later" is not a zombie flick.
Get over it.

For **** SAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who the **** said anything about 28 being a zombie flick, and 'YES' it has been said before.

So there is no point in your post, so **** OFF!

[Zombpete]

And, furthermore, it's that kind of pedantic ramblings that really pisses me off. Having posted here regularly and engaged in many conversations of all things zombie, of course I know that '28 Days Later' did not contain zombies. Surely, cretin, it was a pertinant question on a forum where films of this genre are appreciated?!?

[Raccoon_City_Survivor]

I liked it--it was a new spin on the horror movie genre.

[SGT. DEATH]

Podboy5 grow up.Now there is a thread on 28 weeks later some where in the forums that give the basic outline for the film.

[The Blind Dead]

Just a quick question...if you know 28 days Later "did not contain zombies"...why would you place it in the Zombie Flicks in Theaters & Upcoming section? lol

BTW, what's with losing your mind over an off-handed comment and calling a new poster names? Perhaps you should cut down on your caffeine intake. :roll:

[The Blind Dead]

Podboy5 grow up.Now there is a thread on 28 weeks later some where in the forums that give the basic outline for the film.
Podboy is new to the forums so there's no need for people to start choosing shirts and skins here.

[corgi37]

As far as i am concerned, for all intents and purpsoses, without splitting hairs, without being anal about it, 28 days later, more or less, give or take, IS a zombie movie. Sort of.

Who the frig cares? You bunch of babies.

[Jason Voorhees]

For **** SAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who the **** said anything about 28 being a zombie flick, and 'YES' it has been said before.

So there is no point in your post, so **** OFF!

This was totally uncalled for. No more of this will be tolerated.http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/Snowserpent/jvsmily.gif

[Bad Zombie Night]

I'm sure this has been said before, but "28 Days Later" is not a zombie flick.
Get over it.Pb5... The guys are right... The title of this thread is '28 Weeks Later' not '28 Days Later', so this isn't the place to be arguing about that kind of stuff... Here's an ancient thread in the Classic & Not-So-Classic Zombie Films (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=11) forum, specifically created for your argument: 28 days later..considered a zombie movie? (http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4789&highlight=days)

Now let's get back to disucussing 28 Weeks Later (The Sequel to 28 Days Later) http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[The Blind Dead]

I don't there's anything "right" about swearing and calling names but it seems a smack has officially been laid down so 3 cheers for the mods. :drinking:


As for 28 Weeks...I'm betting this next flick is going to further the franchise from the whole zombie aspect. It'll be interesting to find out in which way they'll be going with this.

[The Blind Dead]

Anybody happen to read up on who the direct of the sequel might be?

[SkullOrchard]

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

One entry found for zombie.

Main Entry: zom·bie
Variant(s): also zom·bi /'zäm-bE/
Function: noun
Etymology: Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zõbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost
1 usually zombi a : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : AUTOMATON b : a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior

If It Walks Like A Duck And Quacks Like A Duck It’s Probably A Zombie.

Until Romero redefined the zombie as pop culture icon in 1968, zombies (as portrayed on film and in literature) were basically generic ghouls with no concrete defining characteristics. The rabies infected inhabitants of 'I Want To Drink Your Blood' (1970) were described as blood-thirsty zombies, and that description is a fairly accurate one in my opinion. I don't think it's necessary to restrict the definition of 'zombie' to such a narrow point of reference. The infected humans in 28 Days Later were certainly 'zombie-ish' by the definition given by the Merriam-Webster dictionary....that's good enough for me.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

One entry found for zombie.

Main Entry: zom·bie
Variant(s): also zom·bi /'zäm-bE/
Function: noun
Etymology: Louisiana Creole or Haitian Creole zõbi, of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu nzúmbe ghost
1 usually zombi a : the supernatural power that according to voodoo belief may enter into and reanimate a dead body b : a will-less and speechless human in the West Indies capable only of automatic movement who is held to have died and been supernaturally reanimated
2 a : a person held to resemble the so-called walking dead; especially : AUTOMATON b : a person markedly strange in appearance or behavior

If It Walks Like A Duck And Quacks Like A Duck It’s Probably A Zombie.

Until Romero redefined the zombie as pop culture icon in 1968, zombies (as portrayed on film and in literature) were basically generic ghouls with no concrete defining characteristics. The rabies infected inhabitants of 'I Want To Drink Your Blood' (1970) were described as blood-thirsty zombies, and that description is a fairly accurate one in my opinion. I don't think it's necessary to restrict the definition of 'zombie' to such a narrow point of reference. The infected humans in 28 Days Later were certainly 'zombie-ish' by the definition given by the Merriam-Webster dictionary....that's good enough for me.

Hey SkullOrchard! Did you see my previous post? Scroll down a bit... You'll find it.

Now let's get back to 28 Weeks Later please. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif

[devourthesun]

You poor mods, You guys have to deal with such stupid crap all the time. Personally, Im a little excited about this 28DL sequel, if done right it could be really good, course, The question is, what angle are they going to go with?

In 28DL, the sargent plants the idea that Englands been quaranetiened by the rest of the world, which makes perfect sense, considering that the infection isnt airborne, it has no real way of getting out of england. So then, if the infected starve to death, then what?

Or did the infection *somehow* leave england, because honestly, i dont see anyway it could have left the island, the infected werent shown as having enough motor skills to do anything like swim, so they couldnt swim the english chanel, and if they managed to get on a plane, they would infect everyone else on the plane, and the plane would crash, thus killing them all.

Deffiently cant wait to see what the plot synopis is

[SkullOrchard]

Hey SkullOrchard! Did you see my previous post? Scroll down a bit... You'll find it.

Now let's get back to 28 Weeks Later please.

My mistake, BZN...feel free to delete my post. :doh:

[Nonn_azen]

They could also go with something related to the Resident Evil series. By that i mean Umbrella corp. and it constantly recreating the "virus" and thus spawning more zombies. deja vu.

The scientists we saw in 28dl might have not been the only ones with the means to create that virus.

Course if they do go with that, i might end up hating it. :puke:
Im just hoping that whatever they go for, its surprising and somewhat new in a good way. :drinking:

[Crombie]

The thing is right at the beginning Selena (Mark?) says that they saw on the news that infections had spread to most major cities. Not sure how that would have happened considering how fast the infection takes over a person. I was surprised when they considered that the the UK was quarantined.

[HOO-HAA]

They could also go with something related to the Resident Evil series. By that i mean Umbrella corp. and it constantly recreating the "virus" and thus spawning more zombies. deja vu.

The scientists we saw in 28dl might have not been the only ones with the means to create that virus.

Course if they do go with that, i might end up hating it. :puke:
Im just hoping that whatever they go for, its surprising and somewhat new in a good way. :drinking:

I agree with that.. What we don't need is yet another evil corporation zombifying the planet...

I think this franchise (if that's what it becomes) needs to remain faithful to its roots.. It felt fairly credible and realistic (almost) until the end bit...

[Darth Erroneous]

About how how long does 28 Weeks Later take place after 28 Days Later? Oh, also, if anyone is interested, some guy offered to sell me the Air Force base in Dayton for $1,000.00. I need a little more if anyone wants to chip in.

[SkullOrchard]

About how how long does 28 Weeks Later take place after 28 Days Later? I would assume that the correct answer is 28 weeks later. :)

[Darth Erroneous]

I would assume that the correct answer is 26 weeks later. :)
So about a year? :drool:

[zombiekilling101]

The scientists we saw in 28dl might have not been the only ones with the means to create that virus.



I dont think they were trying to make the virus, they were studying it

quote "to cure you must first understand"

[devourthesun]

To the best of my memory, they never actully said there was footage, just reports. and it wasnt clear if it was TV reports or Radio. Just "Before the tv's and radios stopped broadcasting there were reports...." Doesnt mean that its true, like i said above, how did it get out of england?

[Zombie Survivor]

People travel with airplanes, so if one becomes infected, the whole world gets infected... I doubt that though if you see how fast someone gets infected...

[zombiekilling101]

People travel with airplanes, so if one becomes infected, the whole world gets infected... I doubt that though if you see how fast someone gets infected...

post 47 explains the airplane theory

[devourthesun]

Thanks ZK101.

[podboy5]

Thank you for making me feel so welcome here at the ATZ forums. You guys are the best.

[zombiekilling101]

Thank you for making me feel so welcome here at the ATZ forums. You guys are the best.

dont let a few bad bad posts get in the way of liking this foruum.

Im kinda pissed that there hasnt been any new info on this, youd think theyd be bringing it up seeing that the last one was such a success.

[jay-mac]

This is maybe old news but seeing as how this is the thread on the movie that the Zombie Film Reference list refer to I thought I'd include it here.

28 Weeks Later is currently slated for 2007 on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/combined) . The plot is listed as "Britain has been emptied. There's nobody there. It's completely dead. And six months later the Americans arrive to reboot it back up again. But, of course, something goes wrong... "

Danny Boyle has said (http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=3480&Template=newsfull) - "England has basically been abandoned, and there's been no life there for six months. The Americans arrive to start it back up again, to reboot it. Especially the franchises that are going to waste!"

Yeah, the Americans are only coming to reclaim the UK for the sake of McDonalds. The big empty island needs to be restarted so they can sell more burgers...oh, wait everyone's dead aren't they?

I had a big problem with the idiotic anti-military caricatures in 28 Days Later- they simply weren't credible at all. I'm hoping that the sequel is not infected with an anti-American attitude.

Apart from that I'm wondering how this sequel will work. Any suggestions on how the virus will get free again? I'm guessing that given the fact that an entire country was decimated we'll be expected to swallow some pretty stupid moves on the part of the arriving Americans for the virus to spread. Maybe a military unit is abandoned when the infection begins to spread and they have to fend for themselves?

[Dearth]

So we get 'rebooted' eh?

I like the idea of there being no Brits left... gets rid of all the chavs, the ruddy 'goff' students... and other elements of society I say 'grrr' at.

But EVERYONE gone?

even Les Denis?

That's just out of order!

Right - I'm moving to the U.S. of Uncle Freakin' Sam lovin' A as soon as poss.

I ain't staying here to die!

:lol:

N.

[Kemper]

I think they make it a race...the troops are trying to claim it before the Chinese do. Or they are trying to get there before terrorists get the virus.

[zombiekilling101]

Im sure by franchises they mean natural resources, plus Britain is like our brother so of course were going to go help them out... I expect the same from you brits:evil:

I just hope it doesnt get crappy hollywood sequel syndrome...

[Dearth]

Britain is like our brother so of course were going to go help them out... I expect the same from you brits:evil:

Ye kidding?

There's only 50 of us... and all we're armed with is sharpened sticks, 2 cricket bats and a few rocks!

Still... we'll be over there to help out... providing ya can send the air fare!

:lol:

N.

[B00Ne]

Britain is like our brother so of course were going to go help them out...

Which makes Canada the retarded cousin that takes off his shirt and dances at weddings. You know, the one that no-one likes to talk about.

Anyway, I have a really bad feeling about this sequel. I don't know why, but I just don't think it's going to deliver like the first one did.

[jay-mac]

Well it looks like Danny Boyle is sitting it out as exec producer. He's not involved in writing it or directing. Having said that, this film was a fairly big hit- more so than people were expecting I believe- so they may take some care with it. I don't think it will be much like 28 Days Later though; with Britain deserted we're going to have a cast of American actors for starters. It'll lose that British feel right away.

I'd quite liked the first film- the "zombies" were inventive and dangerous- and I'm hoping that they can pull off something equally as original with the sequel.

The set-up reminds me a little of Reign of Fire. Perhaps if they have the Americans hook up with a little group of British survivors it might keep some of the original's flavour.

[corgi37]

You can just tell this is going to suck.

[Zomloch]

Ok, I read through all the posts just now and I have some pennies to add.

While I disagree that it was a true zombie movie, I do see how someone can call it such, and if I ran a video store, I'd probably put them on the same shelf. I will not agree, however, that it "jumpstarted" the zombie genre again. I find it odd that through all these posts, that not a single person has mentioned Resident Evil. Yes, they're virus zombies, but they're zombies nonetheless. If you take into account information from the video games as well as the movie, then you
see that they do eat the flesh of the living, though it's not shown very well in the movie. Both movies were released in 2002, so it's not fair to say that one jumpstarted the genre and the other did not.

Now, that that's out of the way. I am not really anticipating this movie, but out of lack of good decent-budget zombie movies, I'll probably watch it anyway.

[DeadinWV]

I cant wait for this movie.

[Jim of the Dead]

I think Zomloch is dead-on with Resident Evil being the catalyst for all the zombie media showing up. I mean you can watch Season One of Spaced and see how it was on Pegg's mind well before Shaun. I think HotD (the game, not the movie) also did it, but the Resident Evil games were the main one. They sold huge, and they're great.

I had a theory that Wrestling became huge again in the late 90s because FINALLY there were good video games for it, and I think the Tony Hawk proved that video games can market the youth of America (as well as some of the older folk) to new things. The people behind "The Warriors" finally figured this out and released a new game the same time as the new SE DVD.

This is also the reason that "Mortal Kombat" made enough money to warrant a sequel despite being one of the worst films I've ever seen.

[unkle steve]

I've got mixed feelings about this sequel.

For one, most sequels are doomed. I think we can all agree on that.

I just have this nagging feeling that they are going to whip out some kind of BS deus ex machina to explain the survival of the virus. "Oh well one of them survived 'cause he was underwater or something"....some kind of crap like that. And if the premise for the survival of the virus is weak, then the whole movie is going to feel like total crap right from the start. Which would be a total bummer.

I just hope they come up with a good twist to explain why the virus is still an issue. And it better not be that it mutated to animals and there are infected hamsters running around. I would have to kill someone for that.

And just to throw my hat in the ring on the debate over whether or not it's a zombie movie, I do recall that one of the taglines in the advertising was "Danny Boyle's re-imagining of the zombie genre". So take that as you will. I think that pretty accurately describes it, whatever anyone may think of the nature of the creatures. ;)

[DeadinWV]

actually, didnt it come from animals?
And it better not be that it mutated to animals and there are infected hamsters running around. I would have to kill someone for that.

[jay-mac]

Someone could catch it from handling infected bodies or they could be burning the bodies and- just like ROTLD- the virus could survive the flames and become airborne. Any other ideas?

[Jim of the Dead]

I think this movie could be really great. I didn't like 28DL much at first, but now I don't feel really strongly either way. I just have the feeling that now that the set up is taken care of we can get right into the zombie fest (and come on, they're close enough at least). I think the biggest problem with the original is that is cared to much about How and Why and got really heavy handed with the "message" instead of allowing the movie to evolve more naturally. I think the comic The Walking Dead did a better job with the same basic concept, and got better through the first 3 volumes (until they got too comfortable) and I think that building on the established premise could open it up more. Then again if they get too heavy handed on the imperialism metaphor/issue, like it seems they could, that could easily sink what would be a good zombie romp.

Why is it that no one seems able to duplicate GAR's ability to have an issue/message/layer of metaphor while still making a good zombie apocalypse movie?

[Jim of the Dead]

actually, didnt it come from animals?

Yep, a big crazy monkey

BUT, and I have to go check this out again, on the DVD I think they're are some "hints" and snippets about alternate endings that suggests that the lab still exists that did the original testing on the animals, and thus is just a hop, skip and a jump to assume that someone could duplicate the effect, intentionally or not.

[unkle steve]

actually, didnt it come from animals?


Sorta. It came from primates. I seem to remember at least a handful of shots with misc. animals running around that the infected weren't interested in at all. Or maybe I'm just thinking of that one shot of the horses, and making up the rest in my head.

[jay-mac]

I've been wondering how they will re-introduce the infection in this sequel and a possible solution came to me while watching Demons 2. At one point in the film some people come across a "dead" demon- one which is quickly revived by drops of blood splashing onto it. Could a similar device be used in 28 Weeks Later?

I would quite like it because the risen infected would then technically be a zombie. It could also have some implications for the further development of the disease?

Any thoughts?

[nyteKrawlerr]

rats, crows, and horses, and i think the family (dad and daughter duo) had a dog. not sure if i saw any other animals. there might have been some german shepards at the military base but i cant recall.

overall primates have the closest gene make up to us humans, and one other animal (wierd animal too, like a frog or chicken or something along those lines) that i cant seem to remember.

anyways, i cant wait for the sequal. though im disappointed that danny boyle aint helming it. which might lead to its down fall....but who knows, only after we have seen the movie can we hate it or love it.

~nyte

[A.Z.O. Commander]

holy sh*t! There's going to be a sequel to 28 days later????? That's like my favorite movie. If so when is it coming out????

[jay-mac]

2007 is when it's slated for- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463854/combined

The writer is Rowan Joffe who has only two credits to his name - Gas Attack and Last Resort. The latter is a drama about immigrants, the former is something to do with anthrax and immigrants.

Not exactly a sterling track record in horror. I'm not expecting too much from this just yet.

[A.Z.O. Commander]

wait does it have anything to do with the first one? and are the same (remaining :lol: ) characters in it?

[Book]

maybe it will be about infected immigrants.

[A.Z.O. Commander]

maybe it will be about infected immigrants.

lol yeah something like that

[zombieslayer11]

i want this sooooooooooooo badly

[corgi37]

I am so over this. Whats the point?

[Weapons_Check_Food_Crap!!]

post 47 explains the airplane theory


Not neccessarily

Cockpit doors are bulletproof and have no real way of opening it from the outside

So if the cockpit door is sealed like they all are now since 9/11

The pilots could safely land the plane than the infected would come off and yeah............

[DeadinWV]

I read something in a magazine saying that 28 weeks later will be about the clean up after the virus. The AMerican CDC comes to Europe.

[chickenchop1]

A fan of the first film, "28 Weeks Later" will hopefully deliver a crapload of infected attacking the survivors. Just wondering if they're going to use the same film stock from 28 Days Later (referring to the look of the film, kinda low budget output, but appropriate nonetheless). If it's a more global scale infection, I hope they use a higher grade film, but no big deal, just like to see the reds sharper and more clear, along with all the great scenery from the first film.

[preacher]

Not neccessarily

Cockpit doors are bulletproof and have no real way of opening it from the outside

So if the cockpit door is sealed like they all are now since 9/11

The pilots could safely land the plane than the infected would come off and yeah............

the fact that the infection turns people in less than a minute, means it would be very hard for infected people to actually get onto the plane. its not like a virus which stays dorment for hours on end, long enough for them to check in etc.

the only thing i could think of happening is that the pilots hear whats going on in the airport and decide the only way out is to fly away. They push the infected away from the plane doors but just as they close the door, someone inside gets bitten. The door shuts and they get ready for take off, but even then by the time its turned for take off people would start to be infected.

And it couldnt spread via small light aircraft because by the time the planes in the air the infected would have killed everyone on board and crashed themselves.

i mean were not a giant land mass, where infected can cross borders. And the time it takes to turn someone makes it near impossible for them to hitch a ride on a plane or bus/car

The only real way it could spread would be through the chunnel or by ferry.

Again the ferry departs just as theyre fighting off the infected, the infected over run the ferry and it crashes into france or somewhere. Because quite simply if someones behaving as if theyre infected they wouldnt be allowed to board or stay on the ferry,

I just hope they dont make a sequel in the vain of the blair witch, in that the first was a handheld low budget affair with ideas, and the sequel was a high budget, no ideas terrible mess

they need to keep it simple, keep it original

[chickenchop1]

I just hope they dont make a sequel in the vain of the blair witch, in that the first was a handheld low budget affair with ideas, and the sequel was a high budget, no ideas terrible mess

they need to keep it simple, keep it original

Yeah, especially since Boyle, the director of the first, isn't directing or writing as far as I heard. I wonder what happened to the Blair Witch directors after the sequel, still directing?

[Pain]

Yeah, especially since Boyle, the director of the first, isn't directing or writing as far as I heard. I wonder what happened to the Blair Witch directors after the sequel, still directing?

Eduardo Sanchez is directing Altered (http://www.alteredmovie.com/)

Daniel Myrick is apparently working on Solstice (http://imdb.com/title/tt0473267/)

Anyway, back to 28 Weeks Later

[corgi37]

Ahh, the Americans come to save the day. That will go down a treat, wont it.

[Kemper]

The outbreak will be in the US.

[zombieslayer11]

how come weeks is bold and red like that?

[jay-mac]

The outbreak will be in the US.

Not according to all the information given out about the film so far- do you have a source for that or is it speculation?

[DeadinWV]

here is a quote i got off another website

"I will be producing the film but not directing this time. He [Rowan Joffe] has written a great script that centers around intense dialogue and emotion. When you read it you can picture a desolate London, after something goes horribly wrong. It is going to be fun."

[jay-mac]

He [Rowan Joffe] has written a great script that centers around intense dialogue and emotion.

Not what I was looking forward to seeing in this movie.

Couldn't we have it centre around hordes of rage infected victims on a gigantic boodthirsty rampage instead?

[Kemper]

Not according to all the information given out about the film so far- do you have a source for that or is it speculation?

Speculation...I figured they set it up in the last movie. Guess i was wrong.

[jay-mac]

This is what we have so far-

"Britain has been emptied. There's nobody there. It's completely dead. And six months later the Americans arrive to reboot it back up again. But, of course, something goes wrong... "

Source- IMDB

[M_Sinistrari]

Considering how many errors I've seen on the IMDB, I don't hold them to credibility too much.

[jay-mac]

That's the same storyline Danny Boyle spoke about in interviews- check back a few pages on this thread and you should be able to find the references.

[preacher]

it should be ok if the directors still producing it as hell be resitant to someone coming in and ****ing it up

good to see theyre carrying on with the character driven thing, would like to see character actors as opposed to well known (but not very good) actors

but it seems like this and the DOTD sequel have both been touted for ages but nothing new has come up about actors, release dates or anything...

[jackskellington]

TERRIBLE NEWS!
PLEASE don't let this turn into a "Final Destination" type flick!!!!

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6105&Template=newsfull

[jay-mac]

Typical. Just typical- why doesn't Hollywood realise that horror films don't necessarily have to focus on teens?

Bloody Disgusting lists Garland as writer, but according to IMDB (and earlier releases) it's Rowan Joffe. Hopefully, Garland is scripting it. Joffe has zero experience with the genre so far- not the sort of film I'd want a horror newbie working on.

Looks like it's time for us all to radically lower our expectations for this flick.

Good find Mr. Skellington.

[bachs arco pitcairn]

Shit! I was really hoping that "teen division" nonsense was an April fools day prank.

[jay-mac]

Me too! I actually went back to the site to double check the date it was posted just to make sure.

Sadly, it seems to be true.:-(

[zombiekilling101]

oh well.

At least we know that the plot there going with, America coming back to reboot England, couldnt possible have teens doing it.

but aimed for teens.... damn you pg-13

[Strawberry_Deathcake]

oh well.

At least we know that the plot there going with, America coming back to reboot England, couldnt possible have teens doing it....unless they were amazingly strong, intelligent, knowledgable-about-zombies- super teens who are still stunningly (and unsurprisingly) attractive. Anyone want to guess the plot lol.

[!Vision!]

Oh boy, more lackluster teen horror. I can't wait. :roll:

[JohnDRobinson]

I was excited about it. A PG-13 28 Days Later would be virtually impossible so I look forward to it.

[Darkskull]

Yeah I love 28dayslater and iv been keeping up with the 28weekslater for a while. I cant wait till they release it.

[Dawn78]

28 days later is a brilliant film. It was a big hit at the cinema and got people back into zombie films perhaps? Ok they were not exactly zombies, but near enough. It will be excellent if they make 28 weeks later!

[Book]

PG13?! Whaaaaaat!? *looks around for someone to hit*

[KMB]

TERRIBLE NEWS!
PLEASE don't let this turn into a "Final Destination" type flick!!!!

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/index.php?Show=6105&Template=newsfull

Oh no!
What the f...

[Jay Decay]

I loved the first one and I hope they don't screw up the sequel.

[Gnash]

PG-13 won't be so bad. Instead of spewing blood from their mouths the infected will spew milk. I mean really other than the blood spewing 28 Days Later was already PG-13.

[Mervin Chip Chipperson]

Couldn't find a thread on this one, where did it go?

28 weeks later has a release date! Plus they are going to make a comic about it.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=15493

28 Weeks Later (May 11, 2007) - The creative team of Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and Andrew Macdonald are back to re-invent the zombie movie yet again with the sequel to 28 Days Later. Lead by director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, 28 Weeks Later picks up six months after the Rage virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has restored order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection, wreaking havoc on the entire population. "28 Days Later: The Aftermath," a graphic novel, will be published by Fox Atomic Comics in 2007.

[pogosama]

Sounds like it'll be lot of fun. I didn't know they where making a sequel. ROCK ON!!!

[corgi37]

Actually sounds pretty crappy and unoriginal. But, i'll give it a chance.

[zombiekilling101]

PG-13 won't be so bad. Instead of spewing blood from their mouths the infected will spew milk. I mean really other than the blood spewing 28 Days Later was already PG-13.

no there was more than that.

Besides the male nudity we had:

Close up eye gouging
Killing a little kid
Lots of bullet hits
rape themes

[Nemesis]

I mean really other than the blood spewing 28 Days Later was already PG-13. http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Rag-Doll]

Can't wait for it to come out. Don't get why a lot, or at least I think a lot of people hated 28 days later. It was a great movie, and i'm curious how the next one will turn out.

[Morto-Vivo]

When is the release date?

[undeadfan]

I loved the first one but am a little conserned about where they can go with #2. They did such a great job I just don't want this one to be crappy.

[DeadinWV]

some more news and cast info


Jeremy Renner to Star in 28 Weeks Later
Source: Variety
August 24, 2006


Jeremy Renner (North Country, Lords of Dogtown) has been cast in a lead role in 28 Weeks Later, the Fox Atomic sequel to the zombie thriller 28 Days Later.

The story picks up six months after the end of the first film, in which a virus spreads, leaving few survivors. Special Forces is working to restore order and helping repopulate London when a carrier of the virus unknowingly ignites a reinfection.

Renner will play Sgt. Doyle, one of the heroes of the sequel.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is directing from a script by Rowan Joffe. Andrew MacDonald, Andrew Garland and Danny Boyle produce. Boyle directed the first installment.

[Zombie Survivor]

I don't know what to expect, but I hope they depict the infected just like the first movie because they looked great! :pray:

[HOO-HAA]

Actually sounds pretty crappy and unoriginal. But, i'll give it a chance.

:lol: You're a warm-hearted, benevolent gent, Corgi... Bless you! :)

[zombiekilling101]

Ive never seen the movies that he has played in. Perhaps I should rent dhamer.. i heard it was good.

[jackskellington]

When is the release date?

May 11, 2007

[devourthesun]

I just re-watched 28DL after reading through this thread. Hopefully this sequel will be good. Im optimistic.

[StevenKillsTheDead]

im really not sure about this. I hope its awesome. But the ending of the first one was so PERFECT!

[wildchid]

If they knew what was good for them, they would get Ving Rhames in this, with a bit of a British accent :)

[DeadinWV]

Lost Star Perrineau Comes Later
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
August 31, 2006


"Lost" star Harold Perrineau (aka Michael on the show) will star in Fox Atomic's 28 Weeks Later, the follow-up to the hit indie 28 Days Later.

In the sequel, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (Intacto), Perrineau will play an upbeat American Special Forces pilot who documents and leads to safety the families returning to London after the viral outbreak.

The studio is planning a May 11, 2007 release.

[ZombieJohn]

salena is rumored to return! hoorha! But wait...pg-13? *crosses off list* I want gore!

[zackzombie]

I liked 28 Days but 28 weeks may have more action and the guys right they have super rabiies

[zombieslayer11]

:x grrrrrr :x MAKE NOW DAMNIT :x ok sorry. im REALLY looking forward to watching it...but i have to wait a year :-(

[john154]

It's also been said before that if it wasn't for 28 Days, there would have been no Dawn remake which in turn means there would be no Land coming in 2 weeks. I am also not a fan of 28 Days and I believe EVERYONE here agrees that there were no zombies in that movie. For some reason, though, the movie seems to have been labeled a "zombie" movie by the mainstream and therefore, fan or not, you have to give it props for reigniting the genre.

Where is this zombie-rascism coming from? I we can have different breeds of dogs fish in more then one shape why can't we have different types of zombies?! There's also something to be said for realistic zombies.

28 Days Later was not a revolution in zombie typing but the first movie to rejuvinate the genre! I don't ussually say this but bring on the sequel!

[zombiekilling101]

Where is this zombie-rascism coming from? I we can have different breeds of dogs fish in more then one shape why can't we have different types of zombies?! There's also something to be said for realistic zombies.

!

becasuse the classic zombies are either supposed to be dead people or people under a voodo curse thingy.

I agree with Jack. its not a zombie movie (the directors say that themselves) but it was zombie-ish seeing that the people were out of there minds nad just killing.

anyway.. cant wait for 28 weeks later. Not excited about the new direction and rating.. but oh well might surprise us. Like the Dawn remake kicking the shit out of me.

[DeadinWV]

Ive always wondered who set the rules on whats a zombie and whats not? Do vampire enthusiast do the same thing? The Lost Boys wasnt a vampire movie because they hung upside down in caves instead of sleeping in coffins. Sabrina the Teenage Witch isnt a witch because she doesnt wear a pointy hat. Who makes these rules? Do people have to be dead to be zombies (NOTLD)? If they talk, are they still zombies(Slither)? If they rap, are they still zombies(Dead and Breakfast)? If they go to prom are they zombies (My Boyfriends Back)?

[chickenchop1]

Ive always wondered who set the rules on whats a zombie and whats not? Do vampire enthusiast do the same thing? The Lost Boys wasnt a vampire movie because they hung upside down in caves instead of sleeping in coffins. Sabrina the Teenage Witch isnt a witch because she doesnt wear a pointy hat. Who makes these rules? Do people have to be dead to be zombies (NOTLD)? If they talk, are they still zombies(Slither)? If they rap, are they still zombies(Dead and Breakfast)? If they go to prom are they zombies (My Boyfriends Back)?

Good questions. There's some slack in the definition of a zombie, some run, some stumble, talk or not. Regarding 28 DL, they remind most people of zombies, even if they're not dead. So does that make them zombies? They're only infected, but I would put the film in the zombie genre anyway. The fact this film is on a zombie forum says a lot.
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Will more than likely see 28 WL.

[The Ghost of Cain]

Good questions. There's some slack in the definition of a zombie, some run, some stumble, talk or not. Regarding 28 DL, they remind most people of zombies, even if they're not dead. So does that make them zombies? They're only infected, but I would put the film in the zombie genre anyway. The fact this film is on a zombie forum says a lot.
___________________
Will more than likely see 28 WL.


I think the last line there says a lot. Like it or love it, it has the same basic scenario as any zombie movie.

(1) The fall of human society (well, in Britain anyway)

(2) The actual threat is from the people whom they (the characters I mean) used to pass everyday, the victims have gone from wanting to get ahead of us at the ATM machine to wanting to kill us.

(3) They have to get used to the fact they cant go for a stroll down the park, go for a pint at your local etc. Basically they cant go out because around every corner is a threat to their lives.

(4) Their neighbours & loved ones are now the enemy, they cant allow personal feelings to get in the way.

(5) People, who have nothing in common are thrown together by the same goal...survival.

(6) No more worries about money, work, making your mortgage payments (brilliantly illustrated by Jim grabbing at the money lying on the ground at the start of the movie, naively grasping for a world that is slipping away from him).

There are probably more but this mail is already too long and I wantd to say..

No, I dont regard 28 Days Later as a "zombie" movie in the general sense. But the similarities are there. For me, zombie movies have been as much about the fall of humanity and the taking away of those freedoms we take for granted than about blood and gore. Dont get me wrong, I like that too, but predominantly it's about the scenario. That's why, I guess I love any book or movie I can find with a post apocalyptic theme (such as I Am Legend, Threads etc.)

So, I look forward to 28 Weeks Later. Bring it on!

Mind yourselves,

TGOC

[chickenchop1]

That's why, I guess I love any book or movie I can find with a post apocalyptic theme (such as I Am Legend, Threads etc.)

So, I look forward to 28 Weeks Later. Bring it on!

I hope 28 Weeks Later expands the post apocalyptic theme even more than 28 Days Later, and this time without a 'happy' ending.

[Zombpete]

Dunno if this has already been posted but check out this link. OH MY GOD!

www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_101:movie=/cols/cols_1600_1_28wclip.flv&movie_id=1601

[DeadinWV]

It looks like it is going really well

[Dead J]

It looks awsome but a pg-13 rating are u serious? :x

[Pain]

Why is everybody so mad about the pg-13 rating? It only means that there's less gore

Not only gore, but language and sexual content.

I thought it looked ok, but then I was never a huge fan of 28 Days Later. Good to see Swans are doing well though.

[Sambob]

Dunno if this has already been posted but check out this link. OH MY GOD!

www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_101:movie=/cols/cols_1600_1_28wclip.flv&movie_id=1601

Wow... j-just wow.

[zackzombie]

I liked 28 days later, and even though 28 weeks later is supposed to be PG-13 ill go just to say i saw it (bad or not)

[Zombie Survivor]

It looks awesome and much like the orginal, which is a good thing.

Why is everybody so mad about the pg-13 rating? It only means that there's less gore... maybe it's alright. I can't remember that much gore in 28DL anyways.

[USNinc]

If you have the DVD then listen to the commentary and Danny Boyle talks about how he loves the idea of a psychological virus that turns people into raging zombies.

The movie may not have been what we like to believe a "zombie" is but the world is changing and peoples idea of what a zombie is can change as well.

I have a friend who refuses to believe that a zombie should run....but he loves "Return of the Living Dead". They run like mad in that movie.
Some like their zombies to be dumb but Romero made zombies that think in "Land of the Dead" and i didn't hear much out cry there.

A zombie can remain a walking idiot to us but new fans wanna see what some will do.

Sorry...didn't mean to rant.

[jackskellington]

Some like their zombies to be dumb but Romero made zombies that think in "Land of the Dead" and i didn't hear much out cry there.

Then you've obviously never visited the official Land of the Dead thread. As for this 28 Weeks footage, I thought it looked fantastic!:)

[ZombieJohn]

Dunno if this has already been posted but check out this link. OH MY GOD!

www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_101:movie=/cols/cols_1600_1_28wclip.flv&movie_id=1601


OMFG That was fantastic!:clap: :clap: :clap: Lets just hope they can sneak in the R rating!

[Darth Erroneous]

That looked promising. I'm surprised at the progress they've made just because I was under the impression that it was still in pre-production.

[EricDaNerd]

Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh Color me excited!

[Helu]

PG-13 rating is terrible because so far the zombie genre has been able to avoid the pg-13 fad sweeping through hollywood. IF the film opens pg-13 and does really good, then studios are gonna want all zombie films pg-13.

[ZombieJohn]

PG-13 rating is terrible because so far the zombie genre has been able to avoid the pg-13 fad sweeping through hollywood. IF the film opens pg-13 and does really good, then studios are gonna want all zombie films pg-13.

Now that would be a disaster no?

[corgi37]

Hard to rate by a trailer, but i'll just say this.

I have more hope for 28 weeks later than i do for Day of the Dead.

[Bad Zombie Night]

Dunno if this has already been posted but check out this link. OH MY GOD!

www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_101:movie=/cols/cols_1600_1_28wclip.flv&movie_id=1601 (http://www.foxatomic.com/#PAGE_101:movie=/cols/cols_1600_1_28wclip.flv&movie_id=1601)

I like watching these few table scraps better than the whole Day of the Dead remake trailer.




It looks awsome but a pg-13 rating are u serious? :x
That just means that you can bring the whole family. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/TheWave.gif




Good to see Swans are doing well though.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Happy/rofl2.gif

[Darth Erroneous]

I like watching these few table scraps better than the whole Day of the Dead remake trailer.

There's a Day trailer already?

[Zombie Survivor]

There's a Day trailer already?


Yeah, the remake of Day of the Dead. Which has, in my opinion nothing to do with the original.

I'm still excited about 28 Weeks Later though, I can't wait to see the infected again!

[nemi]

i Just watched a bit of a trailer on imdb it looked quite good :)

[Lefty44709]

PG-13 rating is terrible because so far the zombie genre has been able to avoid the pg-13 fad sweeping through hollywood. IF the film opens pg-13 and does really good, then studios are gonna want all zombie films pg-13.

I've gotta say, if I like a movie, I like a movie. Regardless of whether its PG-13 or R rated, I only go to a movie to be entertained. some of the best movies have been PG-13

[Fang]

It looks awesome and much like the orginal, which is a good thing.

Why is everybody so mad about the pg-13 rating? It only means that there's less gore... maybe it's alright. I can't remember that much gore in 28DL anyways.
PG-13 means it's going to be another horrible CGI stocked film. I just absolutely hate the idea of any horror film being PG-13 because they always end up horrible. Just my opinion anyways. I loved the first one but I have a feeling this one will plain out suck.

[Zombpete]

There is a quick exploding head shot in the trailer, and what looks like someone being ripped to shreds by helicopter propellers. Something tells me that the movie is going to be AT LEAST as gory as the first.

[ZombieJohn]

There is a quick exploding head shot in the trailer, and what looks like someone being ripped to shreds by helicopter propellers. Something tells me that the movie is going to be AT LEAST as gory as the first.

Where is that in the trailer?

[Zombpete]

There is a shot of a guy hanging from what looks like the bottom of a helicopter getting spayed with blood ( I assume from someone getting caught up in the rotors) and in one shot a guy runs past a top half of a dummie that head gets popped. It might just be wishful thinking (hope not :fingers crossed:)

[MrShape666]

I'm just hoping the film isn't as boring as the first one. A lot of parts of 28 Days Later really put me to sleep.

[Bad Zombie Night]

There's a Day trailer already?



http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showpost.php?p=237322&postcount=706

[MrShape666]

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showpost.php?p=237322&postcount=706

Errrr. . . that's the Day Of The Dead remake trailer.:?

Here's the only trailer I was able to find:

http://www.worstpreviews.com/trailer.php?id=535&item=0

[Zombpete]

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_10242.html

[The Blind Dead]

Why the hell are there trailers for the Day remake in a 28 Weeks Later thread? Was there a mod oopsie?

[Divided Soul]

I'm just hoping the film isn't as boring as the first one. A lot of parts of 28 Days Later really put me to sleep.
Well I don't know about sleep, but I think those parts served to prop up most of the movie... 28WL has large shoes to fill and I think the biggest is filling in the origin of the virus (Zoms or not?)

[detpat]

28dl was reall 2 distinct films, the first part was really fun. the second was boring and predictable. just an old formula.
pat

[Pain]

Was there a mod oopsie?

Feck knows, i'm trying to stay out of this thread:lol:

[The Blind Dead]

They're not zomb--

*leaves with Pain*

[Bad Zombie Night]

I like watching these few table scraps better than the whole Day of the Dead remake trailer.
There's a Day trailer already?

Errrr. . . that's the Day Of The Dead remake trailer.:?
Errr... I think that was the question DE was asking... What do you think he meant? :roll:





Why the hell are there trailers for the Day remake in a 28 Weeks Later thread? Was there a mod oopsie?

Please, somebody kill me now! http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Violence/bang.gif

Btw... Why are you hiding? http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/hiding.gif

[Divided Soul]

Exciting or boring.... either way I look forward to see where it goes...

[M_Sinistrari]

I'm still interested in this movie, especially after seeing the footage clip.

However on the PG-13 debate, some films do lend themselves well to the rating, but for a film more suited to R, altering it for PG-13 gives it an aura of dumbing down for lack of a better word.

This film's better off just going for the R and leaving the underage to sneak in like we used to do back in the day.

[MrShape666]

I grew up in the 80s, nobody ever carded me back then. It was a whole different time.

[Divided Soul]

Well I was really never carded in the 90's either... As a kid (10 years old) I can remember going to the convenient store and bying buts for my dad (that was the 80's as well) Good times

[Zombpete]

Take a look at this pic.

www.worstpreviews.com/media.php?id=535&image=3&place=photos&place2=shots

Somehow I think the movie will have an adult rating.

[Brian De Palma]

After veiwing the raw footage, I have to say this looks promising. I am a big fan of 28 Days Later.

[Pain]

I am a big fan of 28 Days Later.

From what I have seen fans of the first will like it, although i'm not so sure it will convert those that didn't enjoy it as much. Hopefully i'll be wrong but the new footage didn't excite me too much.

[Kemper]

I really liked the movie a lot. This seems to be maintaining the same feel.

[The Blind Dead]

I wasn't a big fan of the first but I'd be willing to check it out when it hits DVD. Why not.

[zombiekilling101]

this thread brings me back to good ole RIP...

"28 awful days later" rip .. rip

28 days later was a good movie. Bring on 28 weeks later:drinking:

[UNDEAD FRED]

Im a big fan of 28 Days Later, But Ill probilly wait for 28 Weeks later to come out on DVD, unless I see some good trailers for the movie, and yes I consider 28 Days Later a zombie movie.

[raym]

I wasn't a big fan of the first but I'd be willing to check it out when it hits DVD. Why not.

Same here.

^_^

The music in the first was great! I hope the second one has the same mood.

[Crombie]

Same here.

^_^

The music in the first was great! I hope the second one has the same mood.

No kidding, I still hear strains of that music whenever we go on road trips and the countryside is empty of cars. The soundtrack for this movie is probably one of the best out of any horror movie I have watched, and really created the mood for it. Hopefully they don't try to bring in "talent" to "pump" up the "vibe" of the new movie.

[Zombie Survivor]

28 DL had a great atmosphere and it looked great too. The new footage looks very promissing. 28 WL might be awesome... :clap:

[arnynerd]

is it just me or that fact that the americans have entered 21 weeks ruined the whole feeling of the movie i think they shoulda gone with the french or something..

[Zombpete]

is it just me or that fact that the americans have entered 21 weeks ruined the whole feeling of the movie i think they shoulda gone with the french or something..

That’s a good point. I was a bit dubious at first about Americans being involved , but after seeing the teaser trailer it does appear to have the real atmosphere of 28DL and hopefully wont let fans down.

[Crombie]

is it just me or that fact that the americans have entered 21 weeks ruined the whole feeling of the movie i think they shoulda gone with the french or something..

Yes, but I think the directors wanted a movie that last a bit longer than 5 minutes. I mean what fun would it be to have the French come over, surrender, and then agree to take the virus back to France so it can propogate?

[arnynerd]

Yes, but I think the directors wanted a movie that last a bit longer than 5 minutes. I mean what fun would it be to have the French come over, surrender, and then agree to take the virus back to France so it can propogate?


dont get me wrong i saw the trailer and it looks good lets just hope that it stays that way for the actual movie i dunno the european feel added alot to the movie(raw,gore,drama,horror,and british accents) , and the only reason i said the french was because its the closest mainland from england but who knows it might work with the americans from a political standpoint, but lets rememeber that the reconassiance jet wasnt american or french it was a finnish plane. but yah i cant wait for the movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zombpete]

Just a thought.

Although the plot line of the American Army coming to save the day is an interesting cliche, surely the rescue effort would be headed by the UN. Oh and the thousands of British troops in Northern Ireland and overseas.

I can't wait for this movie.

[cadeo]

The rating doesn't really matter. I don't know why you guys have a problem with that. It might make up for less gore in other ways, like a good plot, I hope..

[Zombie Survivor]

The rating doesn't really matter. I don't know why you guys have a problem with that. It might make up for less gore in other ways, like a good plot, I hope..

Couldn't have said it better :clap:

[arnynerd]

does anybody know the cure to the rage virus???
cause i do its simply a full blood transfusion!!
according to boyle vision of the infected and the virus............its located in the alternate endings
where jim gives his blood to an infected fred
.....what are your opinions????

[B00Ne]

.....what are your opinions????

Pancakes.

I personally don't see the chances of holding down the entire population of the UK in order to give them each a blood transfusion, so I don't think there really NEEDS to be a cure.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Per Fangoria's info its supposed to be out on May 11, 2007. Thats 6 more months to talk about it, thats about as bad as watching Day of the Dead Contagium again.:scare:

[Whiterook]

Just a thought.

Although the plot line of the American Army coming to save the day is an interesting cliche, surely the rescue effort would be headed by the UN. Oh and the thousands of British troops in Northern Ireland and overseas.

I can't wait for this movie.

Well, the UN doesnt do anything. Ever.

I don't think it would be just Americans though, but we would be involved. We love you guys.

[raym]

Thanx!

^_^

:clap:

[Zombpete]

Well, the UN doesnt do anything. Ever.

I don't think it would be just Americans though, but we would be involved. We love you guys.

Cheers mate:)

[DEATH DREAMS author]

The trailer has me excited for the release. That scene where the lone guy is running from the pack of zombies is terrifying. This definitely looks better than 28 Days. I'll bet it will make the first one seem vastly inferior.

[chickenchop1]

Looking forward to this one, just watched 28 DL again, good movie overall.

[Ark]

*sits and waits for six months to pass*

[Eknytz]

I dont think it will be better than 28dayslater because the shock is kind of gone and i like it better with just the civilians and a handful of corrupt soldiers because theres a since of hopelessness.

[jackskellington]

I dont think it will be better than 28dayslater because the shock is kind of gone and i like it better with just the civilians and a handful of corrupt soldiers because theres a since of hopelessness.

I enjoyed the first up until the point where they met up with the 'corrupt soldiers'. After that it sucked IMO. I'm very much looking forward to the new one.

[Eknytz]

i think the corrupt soldiers were appropriate because it shows hopelessness evenmore because it shows that the few military forces that are left are not that much help at all.

[Zombpete]

It will be interesting to find out how effective the Military execute their missions.

[zackzombie]

I think that it will do good, or better be. Because i liked the first one.

[ZombieJohn]

I think that it will do good, or better be. Because i liked the first one.

Wrong forum. And yes after that trailer I am expecting high.

[The Blind Dead]

I don't think it's the wrong forum. 28 Days Later isn't a zombie film so logic dictates that 28 Weeks Later won't be either.

As for whether the film will be good or not...that's hard to say. Sequels are GENERALLY a step down from the originals. I think it also depends on whether you really liked the first film or not.

[ZombieJohn]

I don't think it's the wrong forum. 28 Days Later isn't a zombie film so logic dictates that 28 Weeks Later won't be either.

As for whether the film will be good or not...that's hard to say. Sequels are GENERALLY a step down from the originals. I think it also depends on whether you really liked the first film or not.

I agree but I think there is one sequel exception! Evil Dead 2. How ever you did capitalize your GENERALLY. Good point!:)

[arnynerd]

england is dived into green zones and red zones!
green zones are safe and protected and red zones are unexplored...
however not one infected is found alive...till
someones finds an infected boy in an aquarium...they bring him back to develop an antibody...then something goes wrong and all hell breaks loose...once more...then theres a major twist at the end something about the virus itself..hah yeah
its all here...sorta
http://www.latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=31

[Zombpete]

england is dived into green zones and red zones!
green zones are safe and protected and red zones are unexplored...
however not one infected is found alive...till
someones finds an infected boy in an aquarium...they bring him back to develop an antibody...then something goes wrong and all hell breaks loose...once more...then theres a major twist at the end something about the virus itself..hah yeah
its all here...sorta
http://www.latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=31

I read this a while back and my cantwaitometer went bananas.

I would've warned everyone about the spoilers tho.

[Divided Soul]

england is dived into green zones and red zones!
green zones are safe and protected and red zones are unexplored...
however not one infected is found alive...till
someones finds an infected boy in an aquarium...they bring him back to develop an antibody...then something goes wrong and all hell breaks loose...once more...then theres a major twist at the end something about the virus itself..hah yeah
its all here...sorta
http://www.latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=31
Nice, sounds great!

[UNDEAD FRED]

One thing that I liked about 28 Days Later was in the beginning when they show London empty of traffic, and people. being a major city in the world, it brought that erie feeling of doom to the movie. I hope they can produce the same scenes in 28 Weeks Later.

[Pain]

One thing that I liked about 28 Days Later was in the beginning when they show London empty of traffic, and people. being a major city in the world, it brought that erie feeling of doom to the movie. I hope they can produce the same scenes in 28 Weeks Later.

That is one part I enjoyed too, especially having walked down some of the streets that were on film. Was a very surreal moment in film.

[B00Ne]

I agree but I think there is one sequel exception! Evil Dead 2.

A matter of personal opinion, but I liked the first ED flick much better than the second.

On the other side of the coin, I liked Terminator 2, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Phantasm 2, and all of the Puppet Master series better than the original flicks.

One thing that I liked about 28 Days Later was in the beginning when they show London empty of traffic, and people. being a major city in the world, it brought that erie feeling of doom to the movie. I hope they can produce the same scenes in 28 Weeks Later.

Sometimes I put 28 Days Later on just to watch that scene. It pretty much sums up what I love about post-apocalyptic films. I get the same feeling when I watch the old-school Night of the Comet.

[chickenchop1]

Sometimes I put 28 Days Later on just to watch that scene. It pretty much sums up what I love about post-apocalyptic films. I get the same feeling when I watch the old-school Night of the Comet.

Yeah, the empty streets, newspapers blowing in the wind, knowing you're of the few left on earth to explore the empty city. That suburb scene from Maximum Overdrive with the lawnmower, the opening scene as mentioned from 28 Days Later, I think Red Dawn was another one, along with Jason Robards in "The Day After"(the nuclear mushroom cloud movie). There's more I'm sure.

On topic, looking foward to 28 Weeks Later, I hope it captures some of the emptiness like the first film's intro.

[UNDEAD FRED]

The Omega Man with Charlson Heston is another classic last man on earth .

[force]

"the quiet earth" is another good flick with amazing pictures of empty cities...

[Divided Soul]

"the quiet earth" is another good flick with amazing pictures of empty cities...
Never heard of this one, I'll have to check that out!

[force]

"the quiet earth" is really good!


http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Earth-Geoff-Murphy/dp/6300248216

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089869/

[Salivation]

So is there a trailer for this yet because I think I saw some people saying they saw it and if so can someone repost it please.

[Zombie Survivor]

So is there a trailer for this yet because I think I saw some people saying they saw it and if so can someone repost it please.

Yes, I want to see this fabled trailer for myself too :-(

[Cybopath]

god avoid the IMDB board on this it's turned into a US vs UK foul mouthed insult war.

The really need to hurry up and get the International Attack Each Others Nations, Race or Beliefs Forum up so all these knuckle heads can get off slagging each other.

Anyway keeping my eye open for a trailer too, I hope Robert Carlyle actually plays a Scotsman tho.

[B00Ne]

The Quiet Earth is a great flick, with a great ending.

Another good one along these lines was Where Have All the People Gone? with Peter Graves, where the inhabitants of Earth all turn to table salt. Lotsa fun :clap:

[Devon]

This is the first look
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[Devon]

i guess it wont let me post the video so heres the url
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVW1btD8jMY

[B00Ne]

Everytime I see Robert Carlyle in any movie, all I can think of is his character from Ravenous. :x

[Devon]

Haha thats funny

[MrShape666]

I saw a little behind the scenes teaser thing, but so far no trailer.

[Devon]

Yea No trailer

[Terraform]

I cannot wait for this movie. 28 days later is probably still one of my all time favorites out of any genre. Almost poetic in it's screenplay :lol:

[corgi37]

Is "Quiet Earth" a New Zealand film?

Robert Carlyle always reminds me of Trainspotting.

[B00Ne]

Is "Quiet Earth" a New Zealand film?

Yeah I'm sure it was, though it's been a while since last I saw it, I recollect the accents.

[MrShape666]

Like I said, I just hope this one doesn't drag as much as the first movie did.

[NoMaD]

Off topic: I just picked up "The Quiet Earth" after seeing it mentioned on here and I'm glad I did. An excellent film that can be interpreted a number of ways and keeps you thinking all the way to the beautiful final scene.

NoMaD :saw:

[raym]

Like I said, I just hope this one doesn't drag as much as the first movie did.

Agreed.

The first one had some good parts, but their slim pickins'.

I also heard that part 2 will be full of teens! o_O;

:poo: :puke: :doh: :scare:

[Pain]

Here's a new pic and accompanying news snippet.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/7957

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y100/Jude666/hills2010807.jpg

[all things zombie guru]

yep there is a trailer, it has been out for a while now or at least I belive, i watched it over a month ago

[ZombiePriest]

gr!!!! This isn't a zombie movie!!! The people aren't zombies thats very clearly stated. Besides they break the number one zombie rule. Only a headshot can kill a zombie and in 28 days later any wound that could kill a normal person kills them. And then there is the fact that they do not eat people they dont eat at all they just kill.

[wildchid]

gr!!!! This isn't a zombie movie!!! The people aren't zombies thats very clearly stated. Besides they break the number one zombie rule. Only a headshot can kill a zombie and in 28 days later any wound that could kill a normal person kills them. And then there is the fact that they do not eat people they dont eat at all they just kill. Your point being...:roll:

[ZombiePriest]

Your point being...:roll:

its in the zombie movie forum.

[Pain]

And while I don't agree that it is a zombie flick either, it is staying here.

[Bad Zombie Night]

gr!!!! This isn't a zombie movie!!! The people aren't zombies thats very clearly stated. Besides they break the number one zombie rule. Only a headshot can kill a zombie and in 28 days later any wound that could kill a normal person kills them. And then there is the fact that they do not eat people they dont eat at all they just kill.
We have a saying around here...

If it LOOKS like a Zombie, SMELLS like a Zombie, and TASTES like a Zombie?

Well, you get the idea. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/bzn123/Smileys/Characters/1bnz_smiley.gif :zom1: