28 Years Later (2025)

In the scene where we see actors walking on a field near a herd of sheep, prior to filming, the sheep arrived in a trailer. The trailer provided hay and water for the sheep. Then the sheep were walked to the set where they were kept on their marks by their wranglers. After filming the scene, the trainer brought the sheep back to their trailer.

In the scene where the actor walks through the village and passes a chicken coop and a couple of dogs, the coop was moved from the central market to grass area. The trainers checked the coop for food, water and cleanliness before filming. Trainers also brought the dog to the set and placed him on his mark prior to filming.

In the scene where a zombie crawls up a hill with a bird on its back, the actor wore non-toxic makeup and clothing which wouldn’t affect the crow. Prior to shooting, the crow’s trainer brought him in a box to set, took him out, and placed it on actor’s back. On action, the actor crawled twenty feet while the bird flapped his wings. On cut, the trainer placed the bird back in his carrier.

When we see the zombie eating worms, the actor was actually eating fake, edible worms.

In the scene where the actor opens the door and a fox runs out, prior to filming the scene, two foxes were brought to set by their trainer. They were placed in a small outhouse next to the shooting location. Prior to filming the sequence, the fox was placed on the right side of front door. On cue, The trainer opened the carrier to release the fox while another trainer stood outside the door and used a buzzer to cue the fox to come to her. Just as actors neared the door, the trainer cued the fox who ran out of the door and past the actors.

In the same sequence when the actors open the door of a room revealing a zombie tied upside down to a ceiling, while a bird pecks at him, the actors open the door and two birds fly out the door, the scene was filmed in several shots. Prior to shooting the trainers brought several birds to set. The stuntman was already on set, hung up by his feet. When ready the trainer placed the raven on the arm of the stuntman who was hanging upside down. They also placed food on his arm and the raven immediately started to eat the food. After they called cut, they prepped the scene with the actors opening the door and the ravens flying out. First, the trainer had two birds in their boxes on set. He took them out and placed them on their marks. Another trainer stood outside the door. On action, the trainer released the birds who flew to the other trainer standing off camera.

In the scene where the actress walks down train tracks towards an abandoned train and two rats scurry past her feet, prior to filming several rats were carried to the set by the handlers using a crate. On the set, the handler stood outside the shot, inside the train carriage beside a hole that opened to the outside. The trainer placed a bait box containing a buzzer and food outside the carriage on a platform. On action, the handler released the rats from the transport box, while another trainer activated buzzer in the bait box. The rats ran across the set to the bait box. Once all the rats were in the bait box the trainer closed the door on it.

In the scene where we see zombies running in a field where we see several deer walking about, before we see one of the zombies eating a dead deer, prior to filming the scene the deer were driven to the set by handlers and placed in a pen. They also placed deer food through the set. Then they placed deer on their marks. The actors who played zombies were instructed on how close they could come to deer and how not to scare them off. On action, the actors jogged near deer as zombies. After they wrapped the live deer, they filmed a zombie eating a fake deer. He was actually eating plant based food from a fake animatronic deer.

There were other scenes with chickens, goats and dogs in the village. Those scenes were filmed in similar fashion as the ones mentioned above.