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That was the world of Danny Boyle’s elegiac, if occasionally grisly, 28 Years Later, the director’s 2025 resuscitation of the franchise he and screenwriter Alex Garland kicked off in 2002 with 28 Days Later.
The post-apocalyptic horror universe of 28 Years Later continues its gruesome journey with its latest installment, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Released in January 2026, this sequel picks up right
Cillian Murphy makes a much-awaited return to the 28 Years Later franchise with a cameo appearance in The Bone Temple, in cinemas from Jan. 16. Nia DaCosta’s sequel picks up where Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later left off,
The Bone Temple" will test the box office staying power of the zombie franchise as it tracks lower than "28 Years Later."
I would be surprised if anything else at the cinema in 2026 can match the bizarre spectacle of The Bone Temple’s best sequence.
TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. That energy and its distinctness from Boyle’s directorial voice is palpable in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple — a film that understands how much more potent horror is when it’s laced with goofy humor.
Ralph Fiennes's hard work is undone by a rote subplot featuring "Sinners" vampire Jack O'Connell as a cult leader.