Nia DaCosta is in talks to direct the sequel

Nia DaCosta

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Nia dacosta is heading to After 28 years Commercial franchise.

The director who directed last year WondersIn talks to direct the second part of Sony’s upcoming horror trilogy, Hollywood Reporter He confirmed it. Danny Boyle, director of the original 2002 film After 28 daysAlex Garland, who wrote the first feature film, returns to direct the first sequel.

THR We previously reported exclusively that the feature-length follow-up, as well as a sequel, have arrived at Sony Pictures, with Garland penning both scripts. on time, THR Reportedly, Cillian Murphy, who starred in… After 28 days He won an Oscar earlier this year for his titular role in Oppenheimeris set to serve as an executive producer on the new project and will likely appear in it.

DaCosta has horror experience as the director behind it Candy man, from Universal and Jason Blum. Its sequel to the 1992 original of the same name hits theaters in 2021 and stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Garrett, and Colman Domingo.

After 28 days The film follows Murphy as a coma patient who wakes up alone in a hospital and learns that the world was taken over by the undead 28 days ago. The film crossed $80 million at the global box office and was followed by a sequel in 2007 After 28 weeksalthough Boyle and Garland only participated as executive producers.

DaCosta, who made her feature directorial debut in 2019 Little Woodsis also directing the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios film calma feature adapted from the play by Henrik Ibsen Hedda Gabler. The film stars Tessa Thompson in the lead role and has no release date set yet.

Delivery time He was the first to report the news of DaCosta’s aspiration After 28 years.

Boris Kett contributed to this report.