Editing 28 Days Later (section)

=== Legacy and cultural impact ===
''28 Days Later'' had an impact on subsequent [[horror film]]s,<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{cite news |date=29 June 2018 |title=How '28 Days Later' Changed the Horror Genre |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/have-get-a-quiet-place-killed-zombie-genre-1121491 |access-date=31 May 2019 |archive-date=31 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531092014/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/have-get-a-quiet-place-killed-zombie-genre-1121491 |url-status=live }}</ref> and is credited with starting a revival for the [[Zombie film|zombie genre]],<ref name="interview" /><ref name="hollywoodreporter" /><ref name="revival">{{cite news |date=10 May 2013 |title=Is The Zombie Revival Dead? |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/planet-ivy/zombie-films-revival_b_3252303.html |access-date=31 May 2019 |work=[[HuffPost]]}}</ref> along with the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' franchise.<ref name="interview" /><ref name="hollywoodreporter" /><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |date=2 August 2012 |title=Vertigo is named 'greatest film of all time' |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19078948 |access-date=18 August 2012 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815153000/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19078948 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|2004 remake of ''Dawn of the Dead'']], for example, was influenced by ''28 Days Later''.<ref name="interview" /> ''28 Days Later'' was followed by other infection films such as ''[[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' (2002),<ref name="ebert">{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |date=September 12, 2003 |title=Cabin Fever Movie Review & Film Summary (2003) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cabin-fever-2003 |access-date=June 22, 2018 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]]}}</ref> ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' (2004), ''[[Black Sheep (2006 New Zealand film)|Black Sheep]]'' (2006),<ref name="revival" /> ''[[I Am Legend (film)|I Am Legend]]'' (2007),<ref name="ew">{{cite news |last=Jensen |first=Jeff |date=August 16, 2007 |title=Will Smith: Making a 'Legend' |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/09/06/will-smith-takes-i-am-legend/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071125200746/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20052055,00.html |archive-date=November 25, 2007 |access-date=November 8, 2007 |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> ''[[Planet Terror]]'' (2007),<ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> ''[[Doomsday (2008 film)|Doomsday]]'' (2008),<ref name="cfq">{{cite news |last=Biodrowski |first=Steve |title=Interview: Neil Marshall Directs "Doomsday" |url=http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/03/07/interview-neil-marshall-directs-doomsday |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309212354/http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/03/07/interview-neil-marshall-directs-doomsday/ |archive-date=2008-03-09 |access-date=10 April 2020 |publisher=Cinefantastique.com}}</ref> ''[[Dead Snow]]'' (2009),<ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> ''[[Zombieland]]'' (2009),<ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> ''[[Devil's Playground (2010 film)|Devil's Playground]]'' (2010),''<ref>{{cite web |last=Bibbiani |first=William |date=10 October 2011 |title=DVD Review: 'Devil's Playground' |url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520020550/http://www.craveonline.com/film/reviews/175844-dvd-revi-devils-playground |archive-date=20 May 2014 |accessdate=21 February 2014 |work=[[CraveOnline]]}}</ref>'' ''[[The Night Eats the World]]'' (2018),<ref name="THR">{{cite web |last=Mintzer |first=Jordan |date=7 March 2018 |title='The Night Eats the World' ('La Nuit a devore le monde'): Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/night-eats-world-la-nuit-a-devore-le-monde-review-1092691 |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref> and ''[[Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea]]'' (2023),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=2025-01-15 |title=Movie Review: Zombie Apocalypse is the least of This Cali Hamlet’s problems — “Hemet, or the Landlady Don’t Drink Tea” |url=https://rogersmovienation.com/2025/01/15/movie-review-zombie-apocalypse-is-the-least-of-this-cali-hamlets-problems-hemet-or-the-landlady-dont-drink-tea/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Movie Nation |language=en}}</ref> as well as books such as ''[[World War Z]]'' (2006), ''[[Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]]'' (2009) and ''[[Warm Bodies]]'' (2010),<ref name="hollywoodreporter" /> and zombie-themed graphic novels and television shows such as ''[[The Walking Dead (franchise)|The Walking Dead]]''.<ref name="revival" /> The film was parodied in the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Die Hippie, Die]]" (2005)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matar |first=Chris Longo, Daniel Kurland, David Crow, Nick Harley, Joe |date=2019-04-16 |title=The Complete Guide to South Park Movie Parodies and References |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-complete-guide-to-south-park-movie-parodies-and-references/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XX]]" (2009).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seemayer |first=Zach |date=October 28, 2014 |title=12 Truly Scary 'Simpsons - Treehouse Of Horror' Segments |url=https://www.etonline.com/tv/153187_12_truly_scary_simpsons_treehouse_of_horror_segments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020827/https://www.etonline.com/tv/153187_12_truly_scary_simpsons_treehouse_of_horror_segments |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |access-date=2020-10-24 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The zombie revival trend lasted for more than a decade after ''28 Days Later'', before eventually declining in popularity by the late 2010s.<ref name="hollywoodreporter" />
[[File:COVID-19 - Piccadilly Circus, London UK.jpg|thumb|During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], some media commentary compared images of deserted city streets (such as London, pictured) to scenes in ''28 Days Later''.]]
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], images of a [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom|national lockdown in the United Kingdom]] and [[COVID-19 lockdowns|stay-at-home orders elsewhere]] were compared to the opening sequence of ''28 Days Later''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dobraszczyk |first=Paul |title=Empty cities have long been a post-apocalyptic trope – now, they are a reality |url=https://theconversation.com/empty-cities-have-long-been-a-post-apocalyptic-trope-now-they-are-a-reality-153263 |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=The Conversation |date=18 January 2021 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327234353/https://theconversation.com/empty-cities-have-long-been-a-post-apocalyptic-trope-now-they-are-a-reality-153263 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Lee |date=2021-01-26 |title=Video reveals eerily empty London amid strict COVID-19 lockdown |url=https://nypost.com/2021/01/26/deserted-london-streets-look-eerie-amid-covid-19-lockdown/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=New York Post |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328091806/https://nypost.com/2021/01/26/deserted-london-streets-look-eerie-amid-covid-19-lockdown/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reis Filho |first=Lúcio |date=2020-07-16 |title=No Safe Space: Zombie Film Tropes during the COVID-19 Pandemic |journal=Space and Culture |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=253–258 |doi=10.1177/1206331220938642 |bibcode=2020SpCul..23..253R |issn=1206-3312|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronavirus: What can we learn from a Hollywood pandemic? The positives from four outbreak films |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-can-pandemic-disaster-films-help-us-navigate-the-outbreak-11979655 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Sky News |archive-date=28 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328091806/https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-can-pandemic-disaster-films-help-us-navigate-the-outbreak-11979655 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Megan Burns said of the film, "When I joined the cast of ''28 Days Later'' I had no idea of how big a cultural impact it would have and what a game-changer it would be to the 'zombie' genre. Even now after all these years, (or perhaps especially now with the current situation,) people want to talk about the film and that's incredible."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ewingpublished |first=Jerry |date=2021-10-31 |title=blanket release cover of in the House, In A Heartbeat from 28 Days Later |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/blanket-release-cover-of-in-the-house-in-a-heartbeat-from-28-days-later |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=loudersound |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611124958/https://www.loudersound.com/news/blanket-release-cover-of-in-the-house-in-a-heartbeat-from-28-days-later |url-status=live }}</ref> Director [[Christopher Nolan]] said he cast Murphy as Scarecrow in ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005) after being impressed by his performance in ''28 Days Later''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-cillian-murphy-in-conversation/ |title=Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy discuss their epic movie partnership |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=9 June 2024 |archive-date=9 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509184730/https://ew.com/movies/oppenheimer-christopher-nolan-cillian-murphy-in-conversation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>