The story for “28 Years Later” has not yet been revealed, nor have details about what sorts of roles Johnson, Fiennes, and Comer will be playing. This will be the first time any of the actors will be working with Danny Boyle who has previously worked with all-star casts. It will also be Boyle’s first horror film since “Days.” While audiences may be eager to see a follow-up, it’s a pity that Boyle couldn’t have waited until 2030 to release his film, ensuring that it, too, would have come 28 years later.
Taylor-Johnson might be recognized by American moviegoers as the 13-year-old Charlie Chaplin in 2003’s “Shanghai Knights.” He played the young John Lennon in “Nowhere Boy,” and the title hero in the ultra-violent “Kick-Ass” movies. He was well-cast as Vronsky in Joe Wright’s 2012 version of “Anna Karenina,” and briefly played Quicksilver in a few of the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. He will star as the lead in “Kraven the Hunter,” playing a Spider-Man villain with washboard abs.
Fiennes has been acting professionally since 1985 when he appeared in Shakespeare productions in England. Fiennes has always handled Shakespeare well, and he played Macbeth as recently as 2023. His first film was a 1992 adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” but he exploded in popularity the following year for his performance in Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List.” Since then, he has starred in over 60 films, from tiny indies to mainstream blockbusters. He has directed four features.
Jodie Comer has been acting in TV since 2008 and gained acclaim for her performance in “Killing Eve” in 2019. In film, she broke through with “Free Guy” and “The Last Duel” in 2021. She will also appear in 2024’s “The Bikeriders.”
