This week horror fans got a first trailer for one of the genre’s most anticipated upcoming releases: 28 Years Later, the long-awaited next installment in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland ‘s zombie saga. It shows a world still in post-apocalyptic chaos decades after the dead began walking,

Fans immediately speculated that the 28 Days Later star might be reprising his role as Jim in the new installment

Days Later fans can sleep a little easier, now that the viral fan theory regarding the fate of Cillian Murphy's Jim has been debunked. Lovers of the zombie horror series were left distraught recently when the first trailer for upcoming sequel 28 Years Later featured a glimpse of a zombie that looked suspiciously like the Oppenheimer actor.

A brief scene from the latest trailer of the upcoming movie 28 Years Later, set to release on June 20, 2025, had fans buzzing with excitement when an emaciated zombie that they believed to be none other than Cillian Murphy—the star of 2002’s 28 Days Later—appeared on screen.

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.

When the first trailer for the major new horror movie, 28 Years Later, was unveiled this week, fans thought they’d spotted the original star of the series, Cillian Murphy, in a very unexpected role. In one clip, a collection of dead zombies are propped up, like scarecrows, and one bears a striking resemblance to Murphy.

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

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

A 28-year-old model named Angus Neill instead plays the zombie. Cillian Murphy is *Not* the Emaciated Zombie in the 28 Years Later Trailer

The 28 Years Later trailer features a Rage-infected zombie that many theorized is Cillian Murphy's character from 28 Days Later. Here's the truth.