It was the film that spawned a host of zombie movies, from Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake to Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead ‘zom-com’, as well as conjuring a 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
Comer, the Liverpool-born star of Killing Eve, knew exactly why she wanted to sign on to play Isla. "I think the opportunity to work with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland," she told RadioTimes.com.
"I’d never done a genre piece before, and it feels like if you’re going to delve into a world like this, to be led by them, it was a kind of dream." The two decades between the two Boyle-directed films was also a big draw. "[I wanted] to see how [the] filmmakers have utilised that and continued the story."
In 28 Years Later, Comer’s ailing character must leave it to her husband Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) to take their young son Spike (Alfie Williams) on his first trip to the mainland – separated from the island they live on by a causeway that’s only accessible in low tide. There, Spike will gain his first kill as he sees the infected close up – though, needless to say, things don’t go to plan.
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The Bone Tower itself was built in North Yorkshire, alongside the River Ure. "It was a very special place to be in," added Fiennes. “The choice of location was full of a spirit that really supported what the actual designs was about.” If that helped the actors get into character, so did the fact that the ‘infected’ felt very real. These were far more than just extras.
"When you’re being chased by them, they’re in full prosthetic and makeup,” said Comer, “which is helpful, because you’re having to use your imagination a little less and just kind of react."
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