Erin Kellyman joins the solid of 28 Years Later

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Erin Kellyman joins the solid of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s upcoming 28 Years Later.

Deadline stories that Erin Kellyman (Solo: A Star Wars Story) has joined the solid of 28 Years Later, the primary installment of Sony’s new trilogy, which is able to observe 28 Days Later and 28 Months Later.

Precisely who Erin Kellyman will play in 28 Years Later is being saved below wraps, however she joins a solid which incorporates Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, and Jack O’Connell. Cillian Murphy, who starred within the authentic film, can also be anticipated to return in a “shocking manner.” The primary installment of the 28 Years Later trilogy can be directed by Danny Boyle and scripted by Alex Garland, with manufacturing anticipated to kick off later this 12 months.

Kellyman is finest recognized for her roles in Solo in addition to The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, The Inexperienced Knight, and Willow. She is going to subsequent be seen starring alongside Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson in Steve McQueen’s Blitz for Apple TV+. The actress additionally just lately wrapped manufacturing on Eleanor the Nice, which serves because the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson.

It’s been over twenty years since Danny Boyle and Alex Garland introduced us 28 Days Later. Whereas the blood-thirsty characters aren’t technically zombies, the movie remains to be credited with serving to to deliver the zombie style again to life. The movie was adopted by 28 Weeks Later, however Boyle and Garland had been solely concerned as government producers. Followers have been demanding a follow-up for years, and never solely is it lastly occurring, however we’ll be getting three films. Thrilling instances.

Though Garland is predicted to script every installment of the trilogy, the second film can be helmed by another person. It was reported earlier this 12 months that Nia DaCosta (Candyman) was in talks to helm the 28 Years Later sequel. Whereas it might appear somewhat fast to lock down a director for the sequel earlier than the primary film has even been shot, the plan is for manufacturing on the second film to kick off simply as quickly as the primary wraps.

28 Years Later will hit theaters on June 20, 2025.