Who directed the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later?

Danny Boyle directed the 2002 post-apocalyptic horror film 28 Days Later.

The film follows Jim, who awakens from a coma in a nearly deserted London after a virus causes widespread social collapse. Boyle’s direction combined fast-moving infected attackers with quiet images of abandoned urban spaces, giving the story both visceral horror and a strong atmosphere of isolation.

The screenplay was written by Alex Garland, who later directed films including Ex Machina and Men. Garland’s script uses the fictional Rage virus to explore fear, survival, morality, and the instability of civilization. The infected are not technically undead zombies; they are living humans affected by the disease.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, not the original. Edgar Wright was associated with the broader revival of British zombie comedy through Shaun of the Dead, but he did not direct Boyle’s film.