Half a decade before launching his own franchise with "28 Days Later," Danny Boyle rejected the chance to take on one of the biggest sci-fi film series of all time. The director, who is now promoting his franchise installment "28 Years Later,

We have to look at the cultural baggage we carry,” said the British director of his 2008 hit set and filmed in IndiaNEED TO KNOWDanny Boyle, director of 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire, reflected on the making of that film in a new interviewThe British director said he “wouldn’t be able to make” such a film,

"I'm proud of the film, but you wouldn't even contemplate doing something like that today," the British director said.