As our eyes turn more intently towards the upcoming 2025 movies, the dream of the long awaited second sequel to 28 Days Later continues to come further into focus. The first trailer to director Danny Boyle ’s latest apocalyptic nightmare was recently dropped, and it’s prompted many theories about Cillian Murphy’s 28 Years Later role.

The "28 Years Later" trailer is here, and fans think a split-second shot may have revealed Cillian Murphy's unexpected role.

"28 Years Later," the long-awaited sequel to "28 Days Later" finally has a trailer and movie release date. Does Cillian Murphy return? What we know.

Audiences first saw the chaos in 2002's 28 Days Later, which starred Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma amid the outbreak. Juan Carlos Fersnadillo’s 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later captured the efforts of NATO military forces as they attempted to salvage a safe zone in London from the virus.

Fans hoping to see a zombified Cillian Murphy reprise the role of Jim in Danny Boyle’s upcoming 28 Days Later sequel might be in for a disappointment. An art dealer has come forward as the emaciated zombie bearing a striking resemblance to Murphy that made a brief appearance in the 28 Years Later trailer released on Tuesday.

The internet went wild for Cillian Murphy as a zombie, but it seems people have bitten off more than they can chew. When the 28 Years Later trailer dropped on Tuesday, a glimpse of a lookalike zombie sparked fevered speculation that the film would feature an undead Murphy.

The internet reacted with a mix of excitement and horror at the prospect that the zombie in the 28 Years Later trailer was Cillian Murphy, given it would have confirmed a sad fate