“Everyone thought this was Cillian”: Fans LOL as first look from '28 Years Later' gets revealed

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Cillian Murphy at the 2025 Oscar awards (Source: Getty)

28 Years Later's first look at the film is here, and boy, oh boy, the movie stills look spooky and exciting altogether—hyping fans to watch it once it drops on June 2025! (via X/@DiscussingFilm)


Fans' funny comments at 28 Years Later's first look

Because the first look from the film has been posted, fans poked fun at the stills, joking about the uproar reactions to the thin man's look, saying that everybody thought it was Cillian Murphy!

"I remember the uproar the internet had when everyone thought this was Cillian!" - a fan said (via X/@iEvoAK)

Fans also trolled the film's thin man, joking that it looks like a skeleton from the computer game, Roblox! (via X/@CurseForge)

Other fans also reminisced when they saw the first look of the film, saying that it was just yesterday when they watched 28 Days Later, and now, they're at the Years Later part!

"Iconic movie series. Can't believe it's been 20+ years since 28 Days Later. Seems like yesterday I saw it in the theater." - another fan added (via X/@TiTanSwan27)

Some fans also clowned 28 Years Later, saying that it's not yet showing, but just by looking at the movie stills, the tension from the movie is so thick it can be split in half!

"Tension in the air already and we haven’t even sat down yet" - another fan replied (via X/@SirTopiano)

Fans are also shocked by the thin man in the film, saying that if it's not CGI and it's just make-up, then holy sh**, we're in for a wild ride.

"If that’s makeup and not CGI, that’s really amazing" - another fan shared (via X/@sue_xbt)

X users are also not yet finished with 28 Years Later's first look; they need MORE because the suspense is killing them! (via X/@Bodhi_Tweets)

Other X users also joked that June 2025 is officially the Christmas of Zombie movie-loving fans.

"June 20th is officially Zombie Christmas." - another X user remarked (via X/@Miniqtz)

And finally, X users also clowned the first look of the film, saying that it looked like a video game that's in a story mode setting!

"This looks like a fire a** story mode game" - another X user commented (via X/@aquaVerde97)

All about 28 Years Later

Starring Cillian Murphy, 28 Years Later is set 28 years after the Rage virus took over the world. The survivors, although few, are trying to make ways and to strategize how to exist, especially since they are the remaining ones who have not been infected by the virus.

Will the survivors remain the same? Will they be infected too, one by one? Or will they find the cure against the virus? These questions will be answered once we watch the film this June 2025!


The 28 Years Later franchise shows that an effective post-apocalyptic zombie movie must be created in long amounts of time and that it should be timely and relevant to this day and age, making sure that the viewers will get the lesson of the film even if it's a zombie film!

Edited by Ishita Banerjee
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