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'28 Days Later' sequel planned

Published Monday, Jun 21 2004, 13:41 BST | By Neil Wilkes

Plans for a sequel to the 2002 cult horror hit 28 Days Later are underway, Variety reports today.

Director Danny Boyle is unlikely to return in the same role for the new movie - tentatively called 28 Weeks Later - although he is expected to take up a producer position alongside screenwriter Alex Garland.

In the original, a powerful virus is unleashed on the British public, sending all those infected into a murderous rage.  Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin to salvage a future, unaware that another threat is lurking.

The low-budget movie grossed $45 million (£24.6m) in the US and $25 million (£13.6m) overseas.

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