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Watching the world premiere of My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow last September in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival, I knew I was experiencing a milestone in vérité documentary filmmaking. Not because My Undesirable Friends was filmed using an iPhone per se. Filming with iPhones is a commonplace now, from this summer’s Danny Boyle hit, 28 Years Later, to Aardman’s latest Wallace & Gromit animation. Last April’s Nab show delivered booths full of iPhone cages, gimbals, adapters, and power banks. Apple’s popular “Shot on iPhone” campaign has been running since 2015. […]

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Watching the world premiere of My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow last September in the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival, I knew I was experiencing a milestone in vérité documentary filmmaking. Not because My Undesirable Friends was filmed using an iPhone per se. Filming with iPhones is a commonplace now, from this summer’s Danny Boyle hit, 28 Years Later, to Aardman’s latest Wallace & Gromit animation. Last April’s Nab show delivered booths full of iPhone cages, gimbals, adapters, and power banks. Apple’s popular “Shot on iPhone” campaign has been running since 2015. […]

The post In Conversation with Julia Loktev About the Nuts and Bolts of Making Part 1 (5 1/2 hours) of her Monumental Vérité Documentary, My Undesirable Friends — Frederick Wiseman Weighs In, Too first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Danny Boyle is one of the greatest filmmakers currently working. He is known for renowned works like “28 Days Later” (2002), “Trainspotting” (1996), “127 Hours” (2010), and “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008). Boyle is one of those filmmakers who has created and adapted a style so distinctive that every time we see something similar in another film, it immediately reminds us of him. His signature often includes documentary-like, shaky handheld camerawork. Boyle frequently collaborates with cinematographer Dod Mantle and writer/director Alex Garland, with Mantle bringing influences from Cinéma Vérité and Dogme 95. Interestingly, however, the cinematography in “The Beach” (2000), handled by Darius Khondji, is remarkably steady and polished, a departure from Boyle’s usual style.

The Beach (2000) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

The film begins with Richard (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) narrating the story of how he left his life in the United States and why he ended up in Thailand. Richard is a young man—too...

We told you Tuesday that New Line’s Weapons could tip the scales at the box office past Disney’s Freakier Friday with a mid-$30M-to-$40M take. Further proof of the Zach Cregger-directed/written/produced title’s heat: Fandango is reporting that the movie is the second-best horror ticket pre-seller of 2025 behind Sinners at the same point in its sales cycle, and it’s ahead of Final Destination Bloodlines and 28 Years Later.

Sinners opened to $48M in April. Warners owns the two top openings for horror movies this year with New Line’s Final Destination Bloodlines ($51.6M) and Warner’s own Sinners. Fandango reports that Weapons also is the best horror ticket pre-seller among all of Cregger’s films, surpassing 2022’s Barbarian, which opened to $10.5M and ended its run at $40.8M on a $4.5M production cost.

Just an asterisk when it comes to horror presales: These movies can be very frontloaded.

In what’s one of the last big showdowns at the summer box office, New Line’s Weapons, which is strong across the board, and Disney’s femme-skewing, much millennial-loved Freakier Friday are about to face off, with the tracking reports indicating a too-close-to-call race for No. 1 with $30 million-plus expected for both.

However, there is immense buzz from distribution sources that the Weapons, the enigmatic horror movie directed, written and produced by Zach Cregger about a class of school children who fled their homes mysteriously in the night, has the edge with a mid-$30M and possible $40M take. We’re hearing that AMC is seeing presales for Weapons ahead of 28 Days Later; that Danny Boyle zombie title opened to $30M.

Disney’s Freakier Friday, which reteams Lindsay Lohan and Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis from the 2003 film, is also hoping for $30M.

The advantage for R-rated Weapons is...

Greenland: Migration now has a release date. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, the 2020 post-apocalyptic movie Greenland stars Gerard Butler as John Garrity, a man who embarks on a dangerous quest to save his family from catastrophe.

While initially scheduled for theatrical release, the movie went straight to premium video on demand and then streaming on HBO Max due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A sequel was confirmed after Greenland's success. While it was originally scheduled to arrive this year, the release has been postponed.

According to Deadline,the upcoming sequel to Greenland will be released on Jan. 9, 2026. Picking up after the events in the first movie, with the Garrity family surviving the comet, Greenland: Migration sees them being forced to leave their bunker to travel across Europe in search of a new home. Butler is joined by Amber Rose Revah, Sophie Thompson, Trond Fausa Aurvag, and William Abadie.

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Exclusive: Sony Music is chasing an unpaid debt from the producer of Creation Stories, the Danny Boyle executive-produced UK indie movie about record label founder Alan McGee.

Sony Music has issued Creation Stories Ltd with a “winding-up petition,” which in the UK is often the last resort taken by a creditor when attempting to recover debt. Sony is essentially seeking a court order to put Creation Stories into liquidation.

Creation Stories Ltd was a special-purpose vehicle through which Creation Stories was made. Its directors are Shelley Hammond and Hollie Richmond, who ran Burning Wheel Productions, which was ultimately credited with producing Creation Stories. Hammond and Richmond now run Herd International.

Creation Stories Ltd’s most recently filed accounts, for the year to April 30, 2021, showed that it owed creditors £502,408 and had debts of £79,813.

A Creation Stories spokesperson said: “The production was completed several years ago. Now that this issue has been brought to our attention,...

Michael Mann’s “Thief” (1981) reminded me of something that Danny Boyle said during his time in the Criterion Collection’s closet. He picked up the Coen brothers‘ debut feature while speaking about his father, who still compares all his films to his feature debut, “Shallow Grave.” That’s because he thinks it’s his son’s finest work, even if it’s his first. There might be some truth to Mr. Boyle’s theory, which is why “Thief” feels like a blueprint for everything Mann has worked on. Not that he hasn’t made anything great otherwise, but there’s something to his first film that you can’t help but fall in love with, especially if you can’t get enough of his cinematic style.

It’s here when you first hear the synth-heavy electronic music in the fuzzy, neon-lit streets. You also hear the endless city noise in almost every frame,...

28 Years Later Races To #1 On Apple’s PVOD Chart, Outrunning Disney & Marvel At The Digital Box Office(Photo Credit –Facebook)

28 Years Later, Danny Boyle’s long-awaited return to the infected-ravaged world, has quickly taken over digital charts less than a week after its release on July 29. The sequel follows the original 2002 hit 28 Days Later and its 2007 follow-up 28 Weeks Later, pushing the story forward nearly three decades after the Rage Virus turned the world upside down.

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— screencaps (@screenscaps) July 30, 2025

28 Years Later Dominates Digital Movie Charts

The movie, now sitting at #1 in Canada (per Flixpatrol) and in the US, is already beating out major 2025 releases. Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch remake and Marvel’s Thunderbolts trail behind, while Materialists, led by Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson, takes the fourth spot.

In an unexpected twist, Adam Sandler’s classic Happy Gilmore is back in the top five,...

The official trailer and poster for ‘Odyssey,’ the highly anticipated new film from acclaimed British writer-director Gerard Johnson, has arrived — and it’s every bit as stylish, gritty, and darkly hilarious as fans of his previous work might expect.

Led by a ferocious, career-defining performance from Muscle’s Polly Maberly, the film made its explosive World Premiere earlier this year at SXSW, and is gearing up for its UK debut at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and a high-profile London premiere at FrightFest later this month, ahead of a nationwide theatrical release.

Maberly stars as Natasha Flynn, a coke-fuelled London estate agent whose high-end façade is crumbling under the weight of addiction, debt, and desperation. When a pair of shady loan sharks offer her quick cash to stash a kidnapped rival agent, Natasha dives headfirst into a nightmare journey through the capital’s seediest corners — one laced with menace, mayhem,...

A few months ago, it was revealed that Legendary Pictures, the company behind the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre film that was released through the Netflix streaming service, had let their rights to make new films in the franchise lapse, so Verve, which currently represents the rights, are looking to “build out a multimedia strategy” for the franchise, with filmmakers, producers, and buyers looking to get involved. It was said that writer/director Jt Mollner (Strange Darling) and producer Roy Lee (It) were among the interested parties, teaming up with A24 for a TV series pitch that has actor Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) hoping to read the script. But A24 / Mollner / Lee had some serious competition. A couple of months ago, we heard that five to eight studios and/or streamers were seeking the rights, with names in the mix including Jordan Peele’s company Monkeypaw, Osgood Perkins and Neon, and even Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan!

Superman's co-composer, John Murphy, explains why he prefers working with DC in comparison to Marvel Studios. The composer is a frequent collaborator of James Gunn, having written scores for Guardians of the GalaxyVol. 3 for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Peacemaker and The Suicide Squad for the DC Extended Universe.

The highly rated new Superman movie marked the latest project from the 28 Days Later composer, who wrote the tracks "Theme from Superman (Official Trailer Version)," "LuthorCorp," "Lois & Clark," "Raising the Flag," and "Walking on Air."

In an interview with ScreenRant, Murphy compared his experience working with Marvel Studios and DC. He shared that he came to work with Marvel on GotG Vol. 3, and while he appreciated the overall "professional" approach, he did feel the emotional distance and admitted to having to "deal with politics separately." DC, on the other hand, which is tied to "an old relationship,...

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28 Years Later: One of the year's best films so far, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's long-awaited follow-up to their revolutionary zombie flick is now available on VOD. This leaves you plenty of time to brush up on your Alphas and Jimmys before the sequel, subtitled The Bone Temple, arrives next year.

"The Subway" by Chappell Roan: A year after debuting "The Subway" during her Gov Ball set, Chappell Roan has officially released a studio version of the single, along with a music video, which sees her chasing a green-hair Cousin Itt around the New York City subway system.

Final Destination Bloodlines: Another prime example of how 2025 has been a banner year for studio horror, the sixth entry in the...

It’s the first day of a brand new month, and we’ve already got six brand new movies to keep us company throughout August. The new releases include the at-home premiere of Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, along with the theatrical release of a fresh body horror nightmare.

Here’s all the new horror that released from July 28 – August 1, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

After scaring up an impressive $150 million worldwide, making it the third highest grossing horror movie of the year so far, Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later has made its way home this week. You can now purchase or rent the film on Premium VOD outlets including Amazon, with a digital rental costing $19.99 and a purchase running you $24.99.

The long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later puts Danny Boyle back in the director’s chair,...

UK-Ireland box office was up 3% in July 2025 on 2024, with year-on-year takings now up for eight of the last nine months.

July 2025 revenue came in at £107.4m, 3% up on £103.8m in July 2024. The year-to-date is now £639m, 15% ahead of 2024; although back to 1% behind 2023, when the Barbenheimer phenomenon boosted July takings.

Universal’sJurassic World Rebirthroared with £30.3m in the month – ahead of the three big titles from July last year,Despicable Me 4(£28.3m),Deadpool And Wolverine(£25.5m) andInside Out 2(£16.3m).

UK-Ireland July 2025 top 10 RankTitle (origin)DistributorRelease dateJuly totalTotal 1 Jurassic World Rebirth(US) Universal 4/7/25 £30.3m £30.3m 2 Superman(US) Warner Bros 11/7/25 £23m £23m...

This year marked the release of 28 Years Later and the reunion of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. While the film has been divisive, there’s no denying the gorgeous visuals constructed by Boyle and his director of photography Anthony Dod Mantle. Plus, it was all accomplished on iPhones, which is an incredible feat itself. In honor of the film’s entertainment release, we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip of how the team crafted the bold look of 28 Years Later.

In 28 Years Later,

“It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland,...

The U.K. and Ireland box office delivered a robust performance in July 2025, generating £107.3 million ($142.3 million), a 3% increase on the same month last year (£103.8 million), according to Comscore. The year-to-date tally has now surpassed £639 million ($847 million) after 30 playweeks — running 15% ahead of 2024 and trailing just 1% behind 2023, the benchmark Barbenheimer summer.

Universal’s “Jurassic World Rebirth” dominated the month with a colossal $40.1 million, including a $16.4 million debut — the second-highest opening of the year behind “A Minecraft Movie” ($19.9 million) and ahead of “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” ($16.3 million). Gareth Edwards’ reboot is now the fourth-highest grosser of 2025 so far, eclipsing “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” ($34.9 million) and trailing “Lilo & Stitch” ($48.8 million). It is already the fifth highest-grossing film in the “Jurassic” franchise, just behind “Jurassic World: Dominion” ($46.5 million).

Warner Bros.’ “Superman” soared into second place with $30.5 million, solidifying its place in the year’s Top 10 at No.6. The James Gunn...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

28 Years Later (Danny Boyle)

Armed with a bevy of iPhones, 28 Years Later is definitely an “I’ve still got the moves” gesture from Boyle. It’s a case where his frenetic energy, paired with returning writer Alex Garland’s structurally odd screenplay, creates a film that one never feels a step ahead of––a deep compliment for something about to be unleashed on multiplexes. Even if that doesn’t necessarily result in a great film, per se. – Ethan V. (full review)

Where to Stream: VOD

Celebrating Michael Roemer

Although he passed just a few months ago, Michael Roemer was thankfully alive to see much of his work restored and embraced. The director’s stellar features are now available to stream on the Criterion Channel,...

A Still Of Ne Zha 2 (Photo Credit –YouTube)

Ne Zha 2, the Chinese animated adventure film and the sequel to the acclaimed 2019 hit Ne Zha, is this year’s biggest global hit so far and the highest-grossing animated film of all time. With a worldwide box office collection $1.9 billion, it is far ahead of major 2025 titles like Lilo & Stitch, A Minecraft Movie, and Jurassic World: Rebirth.

Ne Zha 2 Outranks Hollywood Biggies On Letterboxd’s 2025 Top 50

Beyond its massive box office success, Ne Zha 2 also earns a coveted spot on Letterboxd’s Top 50 Films of 2025, currently sitting at an impressive Rank 6. The Chinese animated blockbuster ranks ahead of several major Hollywood releases, including James Gunn’s Superman (Rank 10), How to Train Your Dragon (Rank 17), Brad Pitt’s F1 (Rank 29), and the critically acclaimed horror film Bring Her Back (Rank 34), among others.

#NeZha2 | International #Poster pic.twitter.com...

Jurassic Park Trilogy Returns To Netflix US(Photo Credit –Prime Video)

Jurassic Park changed everything when it hit theaters in 1993. The dinosaurs came stomping onto the screen in a way with effects never seen before, coupled with terrific storytelling, and audiences were hooked from the very first scene.

The original, directed by Steven Spielberg and from Michael Crichton’s novel, was a monster success, introducing Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm – characters that audiences love even decades later. The original film’s success proved that sequels were only a matter of time, and although none have the sheer impact of the original, they cemented their place in movie history. The Lost World brought back Ian Malcolm and added a darker tone, but still cashed in big. Jurassic Park III returned to the island with Grant and Sattler, and while reviews were mixed, it is still a casual movie success.

This week’s streaming premieres have something to offer for just about everyone. Two of the best movies of the year have made their video-on-demand debuts this week. Meanwhile, a pair of exciting, wildly different action epics are set to premiere on Apple TV+ and Disney+ on Friday. The week’s other TV premieres include the return to a beloved animated world and a promising HBO true-crime docuseries as well.

Here are the eight best new movies and shows that you can stream this weekend.

“The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” (Hulu/Disney+) “The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball” Season 1 (Hulu/Disney+)

Would it be hyperbole to call “The Amazing World of Gumball” one of the most striking, distinct shows of the 2010s? Maybe. But all it takes is one look at the series’ new spin-off revival, “The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball,” to come to the conclusion that there...

The towering Mma fighter-turned-actor, Chi Lewis-Parry, who played the terrifying Alpha zombie Samson in 28 Years Later, has stirred up curiosity among fans with a cryptic tease. In an interview with GQ published July 30, Lewis-Parry dropped a quiet bombshell that could have major implications for the upcoming Bone Temple sequel.

When asked about the harrowing scene involving the pregnant infected woman on the train from 28 Years Later, Lewis-Parry revealed that the scene, along with the potential fatherhood of his character, wasn’t even in the script. It was something he and director Danny Boyle cooked up on the day, giving Samson a strange emotional depth and mystery.

That actual scene, me and Danny discussed on the day. That wasn’t [in the script]. Danny wanted a moment on the train before the carnage happens that broke up the scene, to show there’s more behind the eyes of this infected, that he isn’t just a head-ripping psychopath.

Guy Ritchie–Jason Statham Spy Thriller Is Now Streaming ( Photo Credit – X )

English filmmaker Guy Ritchie is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and stylish filmmakers working today. From early cult classics like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, and Revolver, to globally popular titles like Sherlock Holmes and Aladdin, his films have entertained cinephiles across generations.

A lesser-known Guy Ritchie–Jason Statham spy action thriller has found renewed interest on streaming. The film in question is Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. According to FlixPatrol, it currently ranks third among Hulu’s top ten most popular movies worldwide. Read on to find out what the film is about and where you can stream it.

Let the spy games begin. #OperationFortune is coming soon. pic.twitter.com/pzG2F51Ao7

— Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (@fortunemovie) December 8, 2021

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre – Plot & Cast

Directed by Guy Ritchie,...

A Still From Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Horror movies by themselves might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But add a little fantasy, a little imagination, and it just might invite more viewers to the arena. The horror genre has flourished across the globe, offering a linguistic and cultural diversity. Bong Joon-ho, the director of Parasite, once famously said that if the audience overcomes the 1-inch barrier of the subtitles, they will be introduced to many more interesting films. To those who believe in these words, there is a Basque-language fantasy horror movie waiting on Netflix.

About Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil

Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil is the first Basque-language fantasy horror film streaming on Netflix. Basque is the language spoken in the Basque Country in Europe, near western Spain and northwestern France. Basque, also known as Euskara or Euskera, is...

28 Days Later director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland finally reunited to make a sequel to their zombie movie classic. 28 Years Later, which is meant to launch a whole trilogy of 28 Days Later sequels, reached theatres at the end of June – and as we reported earlier this week, it has now received a Premium VOD release! It’s available to rent on Amazon for $19.99, or it can be purchased for the price of $24.99. To mark the occasion, we’ve been provided with an Exclusive featurette clip that focuses on the character played by Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), and you can check that out in the embed above.

JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray gave 28 Years Later a 7/10 review, and when we got a second opinion from Kier Gomes, he gave it a 6.5.

Fiennes is joined in the cast by Jodie Comer (The Bikeriders), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (The Fall Guy...

Wonder Studios, a London start-up that brands itself as an “AI-native film studio,” will premiere Beyond the Loop on its YouTube channel on 18 July, calling the four-part programme the first anthology created from script to final grade with generative software.

Each ten-minute short was shaped by early-career directors working under the remote guidance of Oscar winner Danny Boyle, with companies such as ElevenLabs and Kling supplying synthetic voices and imagery for a pipeline Hackney describes as “new cinema for the world that’s coming”.

Producer-co-founder Justin Hackney says the project answers shows like Black Mirror while giving artists greater ownership; the studio plans to release the films free on YouTube and Vimeo before courting festivals and advertisers. Although Deadline first revealed the venture, subsequent industry updates indicate Wonder is already assembling a second season and courting brand tie-ins, while the teaser clocked more than 1.5 million views within its first 36 hours online.

Missed 28 Years Later in Theaters? Here’s Where You Can Watch Danny Boyle’s Acclaimed Sequel Online(Photo Credit –Facebook)

When it comes to zombie-themed films, the 28 Days Later series is often the first that comes to mind. The genre got a fresh boost when Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, the third installment of the film series, hit theaters last month. Much like its predecessors, the movie earned rave reviews from critics and was praised by many cinephiles and longtime fans of the franchise.

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— 28 Years Later Movie (@28YearsLaterMov) July 22, 2025

If you were unable to catch 28 Years Later in theaters, then there’s nothing to worry about because the acclaimed zombie film has now landed on digital platforms. Read on to find out where you can watch it online.

Where To Watch 28 Years Later Online

As of now,...

Robert Carlyle is set to bring to life the legendary literary detective Sherlock Holmes in Season 2 of the CBS series Watson. Carlyle will appear in a recurring guest role, working opposite series lead Morris Chestnut, who plays Dr. John Watson.

The investigative medical drama is a modern version of one of history’s greatest detectives as he turns his attention from solving crimes to solving medical mysteries. While Watson’s team of “doc-tectives” may have defeated Moriarty (Randall Park) last season, they remain determined in Season 2 in their mission to investigate and treat the world’s rarest diseases for their clinic’s patients.

With his eyes fixed on the future, Watson faces an unexpected twist when Sherlock Holmes, who was presumed dead, resurfaces, forcing him to confront a buried secret from his past — one that lies hidden within his own body.

Related: CBS: ‘FBI’ Offshoot ‘CIA’ Pushed...

Britain, the 1980s. Thatcher. Black Monday. Riots. Strikes. Racism. In 1984, George Orwell’s 1984 became a bestseller again, slotting right into the nightmarish dystopia it had predicted. As unemployment figures soared, heroin addiction spread, as did HIV and AIDS. It was bloody miserable.

Then: 1988. Ecstasy, a drug promoting love and togetherness, arrived in the U.K., brought back from Ibiza — legend has it — by members of the Mancunian rock band New Order. The Second Summer of Love began. Two years later, Thatcher’s 15-year prime ministerial reign was over. Brit-pop happened.

One of this year’s biggest horror hits, 28 Years Later, is finally available to watch at home. Sony confirmed that the movie hit digital platforms on July 29. If you missed it in theaters, now’s your chance to see what all the buzz was about.

Directed by Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later continues the story that began with 28 Days Later back in 2002. The original movie helped redefine zombie horror, and this third entry brings the same energy, but with a darker and more emotional tone.

This one jumps decades ahead, showing what life looks like long after the rage virus first broke out. The story centers on a group of survivors trying to make it on a remote island while the rest of the world still suffers.

Boyle returned to direct, and he brought along a strong cast including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and newcomer Alfie Williams.

If you missed 28 Years Later in theaters, you’re in luck. The third movie in the 28 Days Later franchise is now officially available on digital, as announced by Sony. You can rent or buy it starting July 29, and if you’re a fan of horror, this is one you won’t want to skip.

The film is directed by Danny Boyle, who also made the original back in 2002. This time, the story takes place decades after the first rage virus outbreak.

Survivors now live on a remote island, still trying to deal with the fallout of everything that’s happened. The cast includes Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and newcomer Alfie Williams in his first movie role.

The movie has been well received. It holds an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes and got positive reviews from critics.

Along with the digital release, fans can also look forward to...

Danny Boyle is back pushing cinematic boundaries — and this time, he’s doing it with an iPhone. In an exclusive behind-the-scenes sneak peek from 28 Years Later, which becomes available to buy or rent on the Apple TV app today, Boyle breaks down how his team utilized the iPhone to film select scenes of the highly anticipated follow-up to his genre-defining zombie classic. The footage shows the Oscar-winning director experimenting with a custom 20-camera rig built around the iPhone, which allowed his crew to move with lightning speed and a level of agility not always possible with traditional camera systems. And watching the movie, you'd be staggered to think he's making this epic movie from the thing you keep in your pocket to play Candy Crush.

Boyle explains in the clip that the small form factor and powerful performance of the iPhone made it possible to shoot in more immersive, diverse...

Who knew that one the best and most memorable movies of the year would be utterly unlike anything we expected it to be? "28 Years Later" (which we reviewed here) had all the makings of becoming merely the latest standard zombie movie, releasing at a time when nothing new could possibly be done with this post-apocalyptic genre. May we never doubt the dream team of director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland again, who joined forces once again to recreate the magic of the original "28 Days Later" over two decades after the fact. Instead of a hacky and superficial legacy sequel, we were given a soulful and meditative coming-of-age story about accepting the inevitability -- and even the beauty -- of death.

After enjoying an immensely successful run at the box office, "28 Years Later" is now set for its highly-anticipated release on home media. Viewers will be pleased to...

Prime time horror movie season has not even really started yet, but several films have already impressed critics and audiences. While the year started out slowly with a miss from Blumhouse with Wolf Man, things picked up with the releases of Companion and The Monkey.

The spring time was an even better spot for horror with the release of Ryan Coogler's Sinners. The highly original horror film made $365.8 million worldwide, and got great reviews from critics. The film is even in early talks to get Oscar nominations, which is a rare feat for a horror film.

Sinners was a big win, and then franchise horror had a big moment with Final Destination: Bloodlines. The film made $285.3 million and was touted as one of the best in the series.

It has not been all wins for the horror franchise this year, however. Blumhouse delivered another major disappointment with M3GAN 2.0,...

Danny Boyle’s box office hit 28 Years Later is now available on Digital at home, and we’d like to whet your appetite with the first five minutes of the infection sequel this morning.

The infection makes its way to the Scottish Highlands in the chaotic opening sequence of 28 Years Later, introducing a boy named Jimmy and documenting his harrowing experience with both his mother and his father succumbing to the rage virus. If you’ve seen the movie, well, you know that the adult Jimmy is set to be a main character in next year’s sequel to 28 Years Later.

But in the opening sequence of 28 Years Later, he’s just an innocent child whose world is rocked by intense violence. Exclusively watch the opening of Danny Boyle’s sequel below.

The long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later puts Danny Boyle back in the director’s chair,...

28 Days Later director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland finally reunited to make a sequel to their zombie movie classic. 28 Years Later, which is meant to launch a whole trilogy of 28 Days Later sequels, reached theatres at the end of June – and now it has received a Premium VOD release! It’s available to rent on Amazon for $19.99, or it can be purchased for the price of $24.99.

JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray gave the film a 7/10 review, and when we got a second opinion from Kier Gomes, he gave it a 6.5.

Jodie Comer (The Bikeriders), Aaron Taylor-Johnson (The Fall Guy), and Alfie Williams (His Dark Materials) star in 28 Years Later alongside Ralph Fiennes (Conclave) and Erin Kellyman (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier). Plot details were being kept under wraps for a while, but when 28 Years Later came up during an interview with IndieWire, Fiennes decided...

Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later is finally getting its digital release on July 29, 2025. That means fans will now get to watch the thriller from home without heading to the theaters. Released in cinemas on June 20, this terrifying new chapter in Boyle’s zombie saga is now just a click away on digital and PVOD platforms.

The film is the third part of the popular franchise that began with 28 Days Later in 2002 and continued with 28 Weeks Later in 2007. After nearly two decades, director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland returned to bring the story back to life. And they’re not stopping here. This is just the beginning of a brand-new trilogy, with the next film, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, already set to hit theaters in January 2026.

Now, while fans are excited to rent or buy the digital version, many are wondering when 28 Years Later arrives on Netflix.

After scaring up an impressive $150 million worldwide, making it the third highest grossing horror movie of the year so far, Danny Boyle’s long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later has made its way home this week. You can now purchase or rent the film on Premium VOD outlets including Amazon, with a digital rental costing $19.99 and a purchase running you $24.99.

The long awaited sequel to 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later puts Danny Boyle back in the director’s chair, with Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Ex Machina, Annihilation) scripting.

In 28 Years Later, “It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one of the group...

Sony, which was one of the suitors for Paramount, is now feeling the domino effect of that studio’s merger with Skydance with a slew of executive title bumps, as the Culver City lot on Monday made it official that Josh Greenstein is departing as Sony Pictures’ Motion Group President.

This leaves Sanford Panitch as the sole President of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group. Greenstein and Panitch had the same title.

Greenstein is currently in talks to join Paramount-Skydance in an undefined senior executive role.

As we told you first, Columbia Pictures EVP Peter Kang now moves up to President of Production overseeing the label’s production and day-to-day development ops, reporting to Panitch. Andrea Giannetti, a 35-year veteran, is being promoted to EVP Production and Senior Creative, Columbia Pictures. She’ll also report in to Panitch.

Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom have been raised to Co-Heads of Global Creative and Strategy,...

As departing co-president Josh Greenstein entered talks to join the Skydance-owned Paramount, Sony Pictures made a flurry of promotions under Sanford Panitch, who will become the sole president of the motion picture group.

As part of the leadership shuffle, Peter Kang has been promoted to president of production for Columbia Pictures, overseeing the label’s production and development operations day-to-day. He will continue to report to Panitch alongside 30-year studio veteran Andrea Giannetti, who has been promoted to Columbia’s EVP of production and senior creative.

Danielle Misher, head of theatrical marketing, and Steven O’Dell, president of international marketing and distribution, will continue to oversee Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group’s marketing operation. Nicholas Weiss and Dave Fruchbom have been promoted to co-heads of global creative and strategy, reporting to Misher and working closely with O’Dell on international matters.

“We are all sorry to see Josh go. He has...

Exclusive: In what has been buzzed about around town for quite some time, Sony’s Columbia Pictures EVP Production Peter Kang is expected to get a title bump to President of Production as Sony Motion Picture Group President Josh Greenstein is negotiating to join Paramount Skydance in a C-suite role, sources tell us.

Kang, we hear, will report into Sanford Panitch, co-President of Sony Motion Picture Group.

Kang joined Sony in March 2019 from Lionsgate, where he was co-president of production. He had been at Lionsgate for three years during which time he oversaw such pics as Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor. Before Lionsgate he spent three years as EVP Production at Paramount, where he worked on Top Gun: Maverick, which became Tom Cruise’s and Paramount’s highest-grossing movie of all time earning close to $1.5 billion.

Prior to that, Kang spent 17 years at 20th Century Fox, where he oversaw...

In its sixth weekend of release, Sony's28 Years Laterpassed a trio of box office milestones as it prepares for a second coming on home video. The horror movie debuted to excellent critical response, but audiences were noticeably more divided on its meditative themes and child-led narrative. 28 Years Later serves as a legacy sequel to the original 28 Days Later, which took the world of genre cinema by storm over two decades ago. It was followed by a well-received sequel, titled 28 Weeks Later. Sony picked the new film up as a package, with director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland back in their original roles; wiser, more successful, and just as transgressive as ever.

This weekend, 28 Years Later passed the $70 million mark domestically and the $80 million mark in overseas territories, for a cumulative global haul of $150 million. This will likely be the final milestone that the movie passes,...

Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir had found the perfect cast and everything, but he waited around for a crucial player on his team with whom he had worked on The Martian.

During the film’s panel at the Sdcc (via ScreenRant), Andy Weir revealed that he waited for screenplay artist Drew Goddard to finish working on his project so that he could start working on Project Hail Mary, which is set for a release date of March 20, 2026.

I couldn’t ask for better talent in every aspect… we waited for Drew… We had to wait several months for him to finish [the project].

I’ve seen cuts of the film, and it’s really good, guys. It’s really good. These guys, they’re amazing directors, everybody knows that. I couldn’t be happier with how things turned out.

Of course, working with Drew Goddard is something that Andy Weir prefers...

Kate Middleton has a history of leaving people blown away simply by her presence, and Daniel Craig appears to have been yet another one falling victim to her charms.

According to royal editor Rebecca English via her official X handle, when he first got to meet her at the 2021 London premiere of the James Bond film No Time to Die, Craig reportedly greeted the Princess of Wales with the words:

You look jolly lovely!

Daniel Craig remarked ‘You look jolly lovely!’ when he saw the Duchess of Cambridge tonight. Very Bond! #NoTimeToDie...

28 Years Later, directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, marks the long-awaited return to one of the most iconic apocalyptic franchises in cinema history. Picking up the threads of a ravaged Britain nearly three decades after the original Rage Virus outbreak, the film serves up a brutal exploration of trauma, survival, fractured families, and the evolution of both the infected and the survivors left in their wake.

As with its predecessors, 28 Years Later is haunting not just for its relentless action and grotesque infected, but for the existential questions it raises about what’s left of humanity when civilization collapses. The ending is as provocative as ever – both chilling and ambiguous, leaving us with a final shot and theme that fans and critics have hotly debated.

In this article, we break down 28 Years Later in detail: a complete plot summary and a deep-dive into the...

Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's long-awaited sequel 28 Years Later passed an important box office milestone in a relatively short timeframe, establishing it as easily the most successful movie in the franchise that began with 28 Days Later. Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, and Alfie Williams,28 Years Later debuted with strong Rotten Tomatoes scores and a box office opening to match.

The action picks up nearly three decades after the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus, which has been eradicated from mainland Europe since the breakout observed at the end of 28 Weeks Later. Great Britain is still ravaged by the virus, which has evolved and mutated over the years to yield multiple iterations of the Infected.

Since its wide release on June 20th, 2025, 28 Years Later has continued to slowly pile up box office revenue. According to The Numbers, 28 Years Later passed the $150 million box office milestone at the global box office,...

Sunday Update: Marvel/Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps has come in with an estimated $218M global opening. While this is lower than where we saw it yesterday, it remains above the pre-weekend projection, both worldwide and in terms of international box office. The latter landed at $100M, the top end of our pre-opening projection.

The overseas debut is 13% ahead of Thunderbolts*, 11% ahead of Superman and 4% above Captain America: Brave New World in like-for-like markets at current rates. The Fantastic Four folks also scored the biggest superhero opening of 2025 in Mexico, the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the European and Latin American regions, as well as several smaller markets.

The offshore take of $100M is about 46% of the global total. Normally, in this genre, we see overseas numbers much higher than domestic, but that’s not been the case recently (see Superman‘s bow at 43% from overseas). Is it a sign of the times,...

28 Years Later Worldwide Box Office: Less Than $5M Away From Hitting A Significant Milestone( Photo Credit – Instagram )

28 Years Later has not lost at the box office amid the big tentpole movies. It has its target audience and is close to hitting its breakeven point, which is also the film’s next key milestone worldwide. Surviving amid such big releases is a huge feat in itself, and achieving milestones so long after the release is also commendable for this horror flick with a modest budget. Keep scrolling for more.

It is the standalone sequel to 28 Weeks Later and the third film in the 28 Days Later franchise. The Og director, Danny Boyle, and the film’s writer, Alex Garland, reunited for this third film. It registered the biggest opening weekend in the franchise, carrying forward the success legacy of the horror flicks this year after Sinners and Final Destination: Bloodlines.

After a successful theatrical debut, the much-anticipated horror sequel 28 Years Later—the latest chapter in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s iconic “rage virus” saga—now prepares to invade digital streaming platforms. Featuring Cillian Murphy’s return (sadly only as a producer for this one) and a star-studded ensemble, the film blends apocalyptic scares with human drama, keeping the franchise’s reputation for tension and societal commentary alive.

What is 28 Years Later About?

Set nearly three decades after the outbreak that devastated the UK, 28 Years Later explores survival amid the continuing threat of the rage virus. The story centers on a small group of survivors living on a fortified island. Connected by a single, well-defended causeway, this community lives under constant threat—not just from the infected, but from other survivors whose motives may be just as deadly. When one group member ventures onto the mainland, the mission uncovers new horrors,...

It's been over two decades since 28 Days Later, the film that revolutionized the zombie genre with a quickly-spreading virus and terrifying fast zombies. Now, with the franchise expanding, the original is rising to the top of the streaming charts.

Per Collider, 28 Days Later has now become one of the ten most-streamed movies on AMC+. It's currently in fifth place in the top ten. The Walking Dead: Dead City is also one of the most streamed titles on the platform.

28 Days Later can be considered as one of the pillars of the zombie movie genre. When it first came out in 2002, critics raved about it. "In a big-budget, star-studded summer, Boyle has made a cheap monster movie with a cast of nobodies, and it gives the first genuine jolt of the season," The National Post wrote in a since-deleted review, quoted on Rotten Tomatoes' critic reviews page for the film.