Cillian Murphy Is Amazing In 28 Days Later, But I Was Shook By The A-Listers Who Originally Vied For The Role

I’m still amazed that director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland have reassembled to deliver a new tale of terror to the 2025 movie schedule in 28 Years Later . The occasion has left me also thinking about 28 Days Later a lot, a film that would eventually become known as Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy ’s star-making performance.

But while the Oppenheimer lead has always been pitch perfect in the role of Jim, there’s a long existing list of names that have been rumored to be up for the part back in the day. And when I say names, I truly mean “names,” like Leonardo DiCaprio , Ryan Gosling and frequent Boyle collaborator Ewan McGregor .

When the opportunity to watch the first 28 minutes of 28 Years Later was paired with an in-person interview with its intrep