Cillian Murphy is coming back to the “28 Days Later” franchise - though his return will have to wait. In new interviews with Business Insider and IGN, director Danny Boyle says that Murphy, who starred in the original “28 Days Later” in 2002,

Danny Boyle revealed to Business Insider when Cillian Murphy will return to the zombie franchise.

Cillian Murphy will return in the new "28 Weeks Later" trilogy, but fans have to wait a bit. While talking with IGN, director Danny Boyle revealed Murphy - who played Jim in "28 Days Later" way back in 2002 - would be at the end of "28 Days Later: The Bone Temple" releasing early in 2026 rather than in the first film in the trilogy dropping in June.