Many have pointed out that movies dealing with the zombie world today have been exploited to the point of exhaustion and productions like The Walking Dead They are fresh air for having a pioneering spirit, but the truth is that trends have been going on for decades since what he did George A. Romero con Night of the living dead. And tape like Elimination (after 28 days) And its sequels proved to be their own product, which is why people are clamoring for sequels.
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, the director and writer, respectively, of the 2002 film, have ironically reunited after 28 years, for a new zombie thriller that is expected to reach various studios, streaming apps and other potential buyers later this week, according to multiple sources. WME, which represents Boyle and Garland, will jump into production and handle sales.
For this they want to make a new trilogy of films, Boyle Their first handling is confirmed. Mala used to write the same. Each project will have a budget of $75 million. The pair will produce them, as will original producers Andrew Macdonald and Peter Rhys, former chiefs fox searchlight pictures, The other studio was a division of Twentieth Century Fox that originally supported the original film and sequel.
This is the synopsis of the franchise:
Extermination is a horror and science fiction thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and released in 2002. The plot follows Jim (played by Cillian Murphy), a man who wakes up in a London hospital to discover that the city and much of the country is deserted. He soon realizes that an epidemic has broken out, infected by a virus that turns humans into violent and violent bloodthirsty creatures.
Jim joins a group of survivors, including Selena (played by Naomie Harris) and Mark (played by Noah Huntley), and together they try to find shelter and escape the infected. As they advance, they not only face the threat of infection, but also the erosion of human society.
For now things are in preliminary planning, but it is already a fact that there will be at least one return and from there it will depend whether the other two will be released.
Through: The Hollywood Reporter
Editor’s note: I’ve never seen these movies, but with their popularity both should be given a chance. It will be a matter of seeing if they are available on the streaming platform, come the Fox thing on Star Plus, then we will have to check.