With a small chunk of the film set in the Scottish Highlands and Edinburgh hip hop group Young Fathers providing the film’s score 28 Years Later has a number of Scottish connections.
Directed by Danny Boyle, whose earliest films include the Scotland-set Shallow Grave and Trainspotting, the latest instalment of the post-apocalyptic franchise kicks off a new trilogy following the original 28 Days Later (2002) and its sequel 28 Weeks Later.
Following a group of survivors living on a remote island almost 30 years after the Rage virus first tore through Britain, 28 Years Later stars Jodie Comer and Bond-favourite Aaron Taylor-Johnson as parents Isla and Jamie, alongside newcomer Alfie Williams as their 12-year-old son Spike.
From Scottish actors such as Stuart McQuarrie and Robert Carlyle appearing in the earlier films to Young Fathers providing the soundtrack to 28 Years Later, here are all of the franchise’s connections with Scotland.
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5. Andrew Macdonald produced all of the 28 Days Later films
Scottish producer Andrew Macdonald (pictured right) is a frequent collaborator of Danny Boyle’s having worked with him on 28 Days Later as well as Trainspotting and T2. He returns to produce 28 Years Later and its upcoming sequel. | Getty Images
6. Stuart McQuarrie plays Sergeant Farrell in 28 Days Later
Scottish actor Stuart McQuarrie has appeared in shows such as Rab C. Nesbitt, Shetland, and The Rig, but in addition he also appeared in the Cillian Murphy-led 28 Days Later as Sergeant Farrell; the only soldier who refuses orders and attempts to protect Murphy’s group of survivors. | Jamie Simpson
7. Kim Allan plays Jimmy's Mother in 28 Years Later
In the opening scene of 28 Years Later, we meet young Jimmy and his family during the early days of the outbreak as they hide in a home in the Scottish Highlands. Jimmy’s mother is played by Scottish actress Kim Allan who has appeared in shows such as Dept. Q, Outlander and, as pictured here, The Devil’s Hour. | Henry James
8. Robert Carlyle plays Don in 28 Weeks Later
And in 28 Weeks Later, Robert Carlyle stars as the cowardly Don. A father and survivor who abandons his wife to the infected, the legendary Scottish actor meets a grisly fate in the 2008 film. Carlyle is best known for his roles in Trainspotting and The Full Monty, with recent roles including Toxic Town. | Getty Images