28 WEEKS LATER
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MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Robert Carlyle as DON
Rose Byrne as SCARLET
Jeremy Renner as DOYLE
Imogen Poots as TAMMY
Mackintosh Muggleton as ANDY
Catherine McCormack as ALICE
Harold Perrineau as FLYNN
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Studio: Fox Atomic
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28 WEEKS LATERMay 11, 2007
STARRING
Robert Carlyle as DON
Rose Byrne as SCARLET
Jeremy Renner as DOYLE
Imogen Poots as TAMMY
Mackintosh Muggleton as ANDY
Catherine McCormack as ALICE
Harold Perrineau as FLYNN
Studio: Fox Atomic
Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
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An Interview with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, director of “28 Weeks Later”
BY KEVIN CARR
On May 11, Fox Atomic will be releasing “28 Weeks Later,” the follow-up to Danny Boyle’s 2003 thriller “28 Days Later.” Boyle hand-picked Spanish director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to spearhead the new film, which tells the story of an attempt to repopulate London after it’s been devastated by the rage virus. Robert Carlyle stars as the father of a family trying to survive another outbreak.
Excepts from the interview follow. Hear the entire interview here…
KC: HOW DID YOU GET CHOSEN FOR THIS MOVIE?
JCF: Danny [Boyle] was the man who was looking for me two years and a half ago. He loved “Intacto,” my first feature movie. And then he thought that I could be the man to make this movie because I know he was wanting somebody who could be introduced to the concept with fresh eyes. I accepted the project because it was very important to me to make my own movie, my personal point of view of this. And it was so helpful to hear from Danny to forget about the first movie and to make your own movie. In those terms of freedom, it was something really, really interesting to me.
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Back in 2003, I praised the film “28 Days Later” for taking the tired, traditional zombie movie into new territory. Sure, director Danny Boyle has gone on record saying that “28 Days Later” is not a zombie film. And in fact, I agree with him, but in principal, I do not. They may not be the walking dead, but they sure act like zombies.
For me, this was a huge improvement that zombie maven George A. Romero rejects. I found fast-moving zombies fascinating. There’s no doubt that “28 Days Later” left an indelible impact on the horror genre. Now, these more frisky zombies are more prevalent than the lumbering monsters of yesteryear. Simple put, they make great cinema.
The upcoming release of “28 Weeks Later” is something I am looking forward to with great anticipation. To help quench fans’ thirst for more rage stories, Fox Atomic has released the graphic novel “28 Days Later: The Aftermath,” written by Steve Niles with art by Dennis Calero, Diego Olmos and Nat Jones.
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