Aaron Taylor-Johnson to reportedly star in ’28 Years Later’
nme.comAaron Taylor-Johnson has reportedly been cast in 28 Years Later.Per a Deadline Hollywood report, Taylor-Johnson has boarded the project and will star alongside Ralph Fiennes and Jodie Comer, who joined the film earlier this month.
Little is known of their roles or the film’s plot points at this point.Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been rumoured to be cast as the next James Bond.
However, the actor has not directly confirmed or denied the rumours, and at an event earlier this week, even swerved a question about the 007 gig.28 Years Later, first announced earlier this year, will be directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, both of whom led the original 2002 film.Earlier this month, World of Reel published an article reporting that Fiennes and Comer had joined the cast along with Charlie Hunnam and Cillian Murphy – the latter of whom starred in the 2002 film.
World of Reel has since updated its article to note Hunnam being replaced by Taylor-Johnson, and has walked back confirmation of Murphy’s return to the franchise.Speaking to NME in 2022 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 28 Days Later, Murphy and Boyle said that they had often spoken about a follow-up to their hit zombie flick.
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