Cillian Murphy will not reprise his role as Jim in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. The movie's producer Andrew Macdonald confirmed the disappointing news following wide speculation Cillian would be returning as a Zombie. After the trailer dropped last year, fans went wild as they thought the star seemingly made a jaw-dropping comeback in zombie form.
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The Hollywood actor, 48, starred in Danny Boyle’s original 2002 horror flick as survivor Jim. Despite Cillian wanting to be involved in the upcoming film, Andrew told Empire magazine he is only an executive producer currently. Speaking with Empire magazine, Andrew said: '[On] this, we wanted him to be involved and he wanted to be involved. He is not in the first film, but I’m hoping there will be some Jim somewhere along the line.
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Cillian Murphy, 48, will not reprise his role as Jim in the post-apocalyptic film 28 Days Later. The movie's producer Andrew Macdonald confirmed the disappointing news following wide speculation Cillian would be returning as a Zombie. 'He’s involved at the moment as an executive producer, and I would hope we can work with him in some way in the future in the trilogy.'.
![[The nail-biting trailer for the upcoming post-apocalyptic horror film dropped last year, giving fans a glimpse of what's to come in the horror sequel]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/13/92990283-14270833-The_nail_biting_trailer_for_the_upcoming_post_apocalyptic_horror-a-30_1736515724552.jpg)
After the trailer dropped, fans were quick to share their shock on X 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. They penned: 'Bro, what this mf did to Cillian Murphy'.
