Nia, you’ve essentially taken on the second part of a film, which is almost unheard of, as directors usually take on both parts of a film if it’s decided to be split. What was the handover process from 28 Years Later?
Nia: Anything that carried over was a lot of discussion, and I was super clear what my vision was for the film from the beginning, from my very firstmeeting. Danny (Boyle) was really generous as he’d let me watch a very early cut of the movie, so I could know at least a ballpark figure of where he was operating. He watched every take, all the footage, as all the producers did and do, so he gave me a long leash but also was there if I needed anything, which was really wonderful. So I felt a lack of fear, I wasn’t worried about “oh no, well this feels so different”, the scripts themselves are very different, and I have different main characters who cameo in the first film but have become the core of mine. I knew I could do my own thing, but I trusted that it would stay in the same world because all the producers who are invested in that happening were there every step of the way.
