The 28 Years Later franchise has been expanding since the first film, which was released in 2003. This zombie horror series had its latest installment, released in 2025, set 28 years after the virus outbreak. The creators had been working on 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, but positive fan reactions have prompted other plans. The studio now aims to bring back Cilliam Murphy for 28 Years Later III. The actor played the lead character in the initial film.Let's explore more details about this piece of news and what fans might expect.Sony wants to make 28 Years Later III with Cillian Murphy after The Bone Temple reactionThe Bone Temple was screened at many venues, and the audience response was strong. The studios behind it are now planning a third installment of 28 Years Later. Cillian Murphy is in talks with the makers to appear in the film. He is reprising his role in The Bone Temple. Alex Garland is writing the screenplay for a potential third entry.The first one was made under Danny Boyle's direction while Garland had penned the script. The film dropped on June 27, 2003, and was an enormous critical and commercial success. Its sequel, 28 Weeks Later, was directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.Boyle and Garland returned as director and writer, respectively, nearly 18 years after the second installment. Both 28 Years Later and The Bone Temple were shot back-to-back. While Boyle headed the third one, Nia DaCosta is the director of The Bone Temple.In an NPR interview, Boyle spoke about the evolution of zombies in the third film."The fascinating thing for us was that the United Nations or NATO or the EU have isolated this island. And I think in their imagination is that the infection will burn itself out one day, and they'd be able to repopulate the island if they needed to. And they think that because it - the way it presents itself, the infection, is hugely - is frenzied. It is enormously energy-consuming."He added,"So the only way it can survive is they have to learn to drink and to eat. A dominant will emerge - an alpha will emerge out of that. So there was that."The franchise is credited with reviving the zombie genre, particularly by introducing fast-moving zombies. So far, it has collectively grossed $300 million.Stay tuned to Soap Central for more such stories.