So, that emaciated 28 Years Later zombie wasn't actually Cillian Murphy
Multiple sources have confirmed that the infected creature is played by art dealer Angus Neill.
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Terrible news for anyone hoping to see Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy take a major pivot in his career. The gaunt and naked zombie in the 28 Years Later trailer was not Murphy, as multiple sources confirmed to The Guardian today.
One of those sources was model and old masters art dealer Angus Neill, who knows that Murphy wasn’t playing the “Emaciated Infected” because he was playing the Emaciated Infected. Neill was apparently noticed by director Danny Boyle due to his “distinctive looks,” meaning he, uh, kinda looks like an emaciated zombie. But any hit to his self-esteem that recognition may have caused was surely canceled out by the fact that seemingly the entire internet (including this writer) was fooled into believing that he possessed Murphy’s distinctive cheekbones.