Cillian Murphy recently returned to his home turf 28 Days Later film series in the film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which was released earlier this year. The actor reprised his role as Jim, who survived the initial outbreak and is now looking forward to the third part of 28 Years Later.
Speaking about the film's upcoming instalment, he said, "I hope so," expressing interest to star in it. "I'm ready anyway," he responded in a query from The Times.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was a direct sequel to 28 Years Later and the fourth part in the 28 Days Later film series. Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry play lead roles in the post-apocalyptic horror film, directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland.
While his re-entry into 28 Years Later II was a surprise to fans, they are also massively anticipating his debut in the world of Harry Potter in the upcoming reboot series from HBO. While several reports claimed that he would play the dreaded Lord Voldemort in it, Cillian Murphy has outrightly denied it. Adding onto it, the actor has now reassured that he is not a part of series which adapts JK Rowling's best-selling books. "I'm categorically not," he mentioned, calling him an "incredibly average person." "Being a personality is not what I am good at. But then existing in this world? Talking about yourself, going on f***ing red carpets? It’s not healthy if you start to believe this shit, and I’m really bad at it too," he said.
Previously, the Peaky Blinders star said that his children made him aware of the speculation on the internet, but that he had no idea about it. "It’s just really hard to follow anything Ralph Fiennes does. The man is an absolute acting legend, so good luck to whoever’s gonna fill those shoes," Murphy said at the time. He also quipped about his reluctance to appear onscreen as Voldemort with a bizarre-looking nose, saying he is "very attached" to his own nose.
As reported earlier, Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, and Arabella Stanton have been attached to star in it as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, respectively. The series' writer Francesca Gardiner also acts as an executive producer and the showrunner, with Rowling herself serving as an executive producer. Mark Mylod has been attached to direct more than one episode, in addition to working in the capacity of an executive producer.
The series also stars John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, among others. It is set to release next year.