When writing the cult classic zombie horror movie 28 Days Later, Alex Garland was inspired by the Resident Evil video games.

Victor Halperin's White Zombie (1932) marked the inception of the zombie film, while George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968) established the framework for the modern genre. The release of 28 Days Later in 2002 reinvigorated interest in zombies.

Two decades before its sequel ‘28 Years Later,’ Danny Boyle teamed with Alex Garland for a dystopian sci-fi flick that featured zombies running after star Cillian Murphy.

The zombie genre has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two decades, and Alex Garland's work from 28 Days Later to the upcoming 28 Years Later illustrates just how far it's come. What started as a straightforward horror story has become a layered exploration of society,

In “28 Years Later,” director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland return to their apocalyptic pandemic with the benefit of now having lived through one. But recent history plays