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Costume Designer, Production Designer
Inside the Bone Temple: How Designers Carson McColl & Gareth Pugh Crafted the Pagan-Apocalyptic World of “28 Years Later”
Serving as both production designers and costume designers for director Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later was a groundbreaking career moment for Carson McColl and Gareth Pugh.
Not only is the post-apocalyptic coming-of-age horror film the first film they have worked on, but the married couple, known as Hard and Shiny, is best known for their high fashion and for having worked with such icons as Beyoncé and Lady Gaga.
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Flesh-Eating Evolution: VFX Supervisor Adam Gascoyne Reveals How “28 Years Later” Infected Got Scarier
In 1964, Queens, a woman named Catherine Genovese was attacked and murdered outside her New York apartment. Even after screaming for help, none of the neighboring witnesses called the police. The case became infamous for what is known as the bystander effect, which suggests that the more people present in a social situation, the less likely anyone is to step in and assist. Now, imagine living in a zombie apocalypse. Not among the infected who want to eat you alive,
“28 Years Later” Proves Some Franchises Are Worth the Wait
When we spoke with Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle about lensing director Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, he was clear that the ethos behind continuing the chilling saga that first began with Boyle’s grimy, gruesome, brilliant 28 Days Later in 2002 was that the new film would function just as well on its own. “28 Years Later is not a sequel,
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Cinematographer
How “28 Years Later” DP Anthony Dod Mantle Mounted 20 iPhones to a Custom Rig For Danny Boyle’s Thrilling Sequel
Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle helped unleash an indie-film revolution as a key member of Denmark’s Dogma movement, utilizing handheld digital video camcorders and available light to shoot dramas of unsettling intensity. In 2002, he drew on that low-tech aesthetic to film 28 Days Later for director Danny Boyle. Now, six movies into their ongoing collaboration, comes 28 Years Later (opening Friday, June 20).
“28 Years Later” Trailer Releases Hell in Director Danny Boyle’s Long-Awaited Zombie Thriller Sequel
The first trailer for director Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later has arrived, giving us a visceral glimpse at Boyle’s first time at the helm of the franchise since his nervy 2002 original 28 Days Later reanimated the zombie genre, introducing a version of the undead that was quicker, more decisive, and far more rageful.
The trailer opens with a group of small kids watching Teletubbies on the TV,
Ralph Fiennes Says That Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” Was Shot Partly On an iPhone
Director Danny Boyle’s nervy 2002 thriller 28 Days Later reinvigorated the zombie genre, introducing a version of the undead that was just as pitiless as previous iterations but quicker, more decisive, and more terrifying. Working off a script written by Alex Garland (who would go on to become an incredible director in his own right in films like Ex Machina, Annihilation, and Civil War) and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle (who would later win an Oscar for his work on Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire),
Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later” Casts Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes
When word spread that director Danny Boyle and writer/director Alex Garland were re-teaming 22 years after delivering their now iconic zombie thriller 28 Days Later for a sequel, excitement was high. That film, 28 Years Later, found a home at Sony, and now it’s found its three leads—Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes.
For the younger readers who still might not have caught that original film,
Danny Boyle’s Iconic Zombie Franchise to Return With “28 Years Later” Sequel Landing at Sony
One of the most iconic, disturbing zombie films of the 21st century was Danny Boyle‘s breathless 28 Days Later, which featured a script by Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland and a breakout performance by a then little-known Cillian Murphy. Now, The Hollywood Reporter scoops that 22 years after that 2002 classic, Boyle, Garland, and Murphy are bringing out 28 Years Later,