10 Actors In Recent Movies WAY Less Than Expected

10. Aaron Taylor-Johnson - 28 Years Later

The trailers for 28 Years Later were largely centered around the exploits of Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his young son Spike (Alfie Williams), leading audiences to quite understandably assume that they were basically the long-awaited horror sequel's joint protagonists.

And while this absolutely seems to be the case for the film's first act, Jamie is slowly transitioned out of the story thereafter, as the focus shifts to Alfie heading out into the mainland with his mother Isla (Jodie Comer) in the hopes of curing her illness.

By the film's mid-point, Taylor-Johnson is basically out of the movie, and we only see him again for one brief additional scene at the very end of the film, almost a full hour after Jamie is last seen on-screen.

Granted, the film certainly doesn't hurt for Taylor-Johnson's absence - in large part because Alfie Williams, Jodie Comer, and Ralph Fiennes are themselves so compelling to watch - but it was still hugely unexpected for the actor to dip out so early, especially as he wasn't killed off.