'28 Years Later' star reveals how much he admires Cillian Murphy as actor
Cillian Murphy to return as Jim in '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'
January 14, 2026
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple actor Ralp Fiennes has expressed his excitement of getting an opportunity to work with Oscar-winning star Cillian Murphy.
The Irish actor is all set to return as Jim after the first film in 2002. He played the of a bicycle courier who comes out of a coma and finds out that a highly contagious virus has collapsed the society.
Ralp will be reprising his role of mysterious doctor Kelson, who manages to escape the virus and is now trying to find out a cure.
In conversation with RTE Entertainment, the Harry Potter famed actor revealed how much he admires Murphy as an actor.
"Cillian’s amazing. He is one of the great screen actors around today. I am a huge admirer and fan of his and I would love the opportunity to work with him”, said Fiennes.
The Oppenheimer actor’s character details have been kept secret. However, director Danny Boyle said in a statement last year that the whole movie is linked to Cillian, but it isn’t connected directly to the 2002 film.
Besides featuring Murphy and Fiennes, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple also stars Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Emma Laird, Chi Lewis-Perry, Erin Kellyman and Jack O’Connell.
