The zombie genre has seen a big resurgence in recent years with shows and movies, like The Last of Us, The Walking Dead, Army of the Dead, among others. The genre also got one of its iconic filmmakers back as Danny Boyle returned to the director’s chair for a new 28 Years Later franchise. While the fan favorite director reinvented the genre with the Cillian Murphy-starring 28 Days Later, decades later, he and writer Alex Garland haven’t lost touch.

Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Jodie Comer, 28 Years Later, directed by Boyle, softly rebooted the franchise with new characters in the same world. The feature marks the first in a new post-apocalyptic horror trilogy. It was overall a successful reboot, earning $151.3 million on a $60 million budget. The coming-of-age story follows Spike (Alfie Williams) and his parents as they navigate this virus-infested world. The story struck a nerve with the audience and garnered a great reception.

It was followed by 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, prominently starring Ralph Fiennes, that can be easily deemed one of the best horror movies of the decade. The feature was directed by Nia DaCosta, who brought a very humane touch to how we see zombies in cinema. Sadly, the movie didn’t bring enough viewers to theaters, but since its streaming release, it is topping various charts. The box office failure of the movie had cast some doubt over the planned threequel. However, Boyle recently put the doubts to rest by giving a massive production update.

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 2’ Will Film Next Year

The filming of the third installment hasn’t begun because “We ran out of time,” Boyle recently told Joblo, in a new conversation. The third installment will see Spike navigating even more evil, and the last feature teased the return of Murphy‘s Jim. Fans are eager to see how Jim will factor in Spike’s journey. Bole further explained the reason for the delay and teased Garland‘s “wonderful” script:

“Because it’s set in an area of Britain [where] you can only film at certain times of the year. We ran out of time this year – we literally ran out of time… So it’ll be, hopefully, fingers crossed, next year. But there’s the enthusiasm there, and Alex (Garland) has done a wonderful script for it.”

Meanwhile, 28 Years Later and its follow-up, The Bone Temple, are streaming on Netflix.

via Collider