

His third novel, The Coma, was published in 2004 and was illustrated with woodcuts by his father. In 2003, he wrote the screenplay for Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later, starring Cillian Murphy.

This was also made into a film, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers. The Tesseract, Garland's second novel, was published in 1998. The novel quickly became a cult classic and was made into a film by Danny Boyle, with Leonardo DiCaprio. His first novel, The Beach, was published in 1996 and drew on his experiences as a backpacker. He attended the independent University College School, in Hampstead, London, and the University of Manchester, where he studied art history. Garland is the son of political cartoonist Nick (Nicholas) Garland. The novel quickly beca Alex Garland (born 1970) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and director. It remains one of the best of the genre.moreĪlex Garland (born 1970) is a British novelist, screenwriter, and director. It makes perfect sense that 28 Days Later helped usher in a new interest in zombie stories. He draws on some wonderful sources of inspiration (several mentioned in his intro) and reworks them into his own thing to brilliant effect. Garland’s themes are substantial and his precision and focus excellent. But largely this screenplay is just what you get in the film, and it stands on its own extremely well. Garland’s th Some small differences between this script and the finished film-few snippets of dialog here that were cut and/or addressed visually a line here and there spoken by a different character actions occasionally staged in slightly different ways that lend themselves here better to being read, whereas the film, rightly, presents them in a more visually and cinematically appealing way.

Some small differences between this script and the finished film-few snippets of dialog here that were cut and/or addressed visually a line here and there spoken by a different character actions occasionally staged in slightly different ways that lend themselves here better to being read, whereas the film, rightly, presents them in a more visually and cinematically appealing way. Just more fun to watch rather than read.more The concept of the film was great, taking the zombie genre to a more "realistic" level, and looking at how an epidemic would affect the few survivors left in the country and how they cope with the hopelessness of the situation. well done! It's actually the script of the film, so I think if you haven't seen the film (which is great) you don't want to read this.

Just more fun to watch rather than I bought this thinking it was a book that the film was based on. I bought this thinking it was a book that the film was based on. But they soon find they've jumped from the frying pan into the fire. When they arrive at an isolated house in the country, inhabited by a small group of soldiers, they think they have found a haven from the violence outside. Four seemingly unaffected people-a young man, a young woman, a father, and his daughter-flee London through an apocalyptic landscape as they try to reach the coast, beset along the way by attacks of "Infected" at every turn. Four seemingly unaffected people-a young man, a young woman, a father, and his daughter-flee London through an apocalyptic landscape as they try to reach the coast, b In this latest film from director Danny Boyle, a massive epidemic has swept the world, leaving in its wake a host of rabid humans seething with hatred and bent on destroying anyone untouched by the disease. In this latest film from director Danny Boyle, a massive epidemic has swept the world, leaving in its wake a host of rabid humans seething with hatred and bent on destroying anyone untouched by the disease.
