Juan Carlos Fresnadillo really impressed me with his debut feature film Intacto nearly five years ago. He also caught the attention of esteemed filmmaker, Danny Boyle, who had just finished his post-apocalyptic ode to the zombie genre, 28 Days Later. When it came time for Boyle to hire someone to direct the sequel 28 Weeks Later it seems that Fresnadillo was high on his list. Fresnadillo has directed 28 Weeks Later with grand aplomb and has created a fast paced thriller that combines what 28 Days...
Great interview, I'm looking forward to seeing this tonight. They seem to have made the metaphor for the Iraq war and insurgency a bit too in your face, though - American soldiers go into a disaster-ravaged area, begin military operations and then declare 'mission accomplished', then find out they didn't actually accomplish their mission, and have to start indiscriminately killing people because they can't tell who's 'infected' and who isn't. Possibly warning Britain that if we follow the US into Iraq, then eventually we'll be killed anyway?
Still, the special effects look kickass and the Muse song on the trailer was awesomesauce.
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JoieW
HOPEFUL
Atlanta, GA
MAY 11, 2007 02:37 PM
Nice interview and I'm looking forward to getting infected with the Rage myself. Hopefully it is as good as the first
courtneyriot
STAFF
Los Angeles, CA
MAY 10, 2007 06:00 AM