The long-awaited sequel to the horror classic 28 Days Later and its original follow-up 28 Weeks Later is finally here. The new film, titled 28 Years Later, is an ambitious effort from the original creators of 28 Days Later and to demonstrate some of that, they have a new antagonist known as the “Alpha” played by Chi Lewis-Parry. The character features some surprising nudity, however, that 28 Years Later director Danny Boyle opened up about.
While speaking with ComicBook, Boyle discussed the character and the surprising male genitalia that was present with his appearances in the film. As it turns out, however, they legally couldn’t show the actor’s real genitalia – and so a life-like prosthetic was created instead. This was explained by Boyle who gave an interesting reason as to why.
Here’s what he shared with the outlet:
“This was a salutory moment via our intimacy coordinator that when you have a child of 12 present, all genitals, male and female, have to be fake. They can’t be real. [The] Child Sex Offenses Act would put me in prison if I allowed him [Alfie] to see real genitals [laughs]. So he has to look at absolutely false photo-real genitals, created by a prosthetics company.”
It’s certainly an interesting way to bend the rules when making a movie. Filmmakers have utilized unexpected techniques for decades to try and get their ideas across on the big screen, even when censorship should dictate otherwise. Now 28 Years Later took the initiative to use prosthetic genitalia to create a more realistic and grounded breed of Infected, or zombies, that 28 Days Later fans can be afraid of.
The new sequel, 28 Years Later, with nudity and all, is currently playing in theaters. Fans that are excited about the franchise comeback will be happy to know that an additional film is headed our way, titled 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.