28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
File:28 Years Later, The Bone Temple poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byNia DaCosta
Written byAlex Garland
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySean Bobbitt
Edited byJake Roberts
Music byHildur Guðnadóttir[1]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • 14 January 2026 (2026-01-14) (United Kingdom)
  • 16 January 2026 (2026-01-16) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is an upcoming post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland. It was shot back-to-back with its predecessor 28 Years Later (2025), and will serve as the fourth installment overall in the 28 Days Later film series. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry and Cillian Murphy.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is scheduled be released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2026, and in the United States on 16 January 2026. A sequel to The Bone Temple is in development.

Premise

[edit | edit source]

Taking place after the events of the previous film, Spike is inducted into Sir Jimmy Crystal's gang of acrobatic killers in a post-apocalyptic Britain ravaged by the Rage Virus. Meanwhile, Dr Ian Kelson forms a new relationship with potentially world changing consequences.[3]

Cast

[edit | edit source]
File:Ralph Fiennes 2024.jpg
File:Jack O'Connell Cannes 2016.jpg
File:Alfie Williams.webp
File:Cillian Murphy at Berlinale 2024, Ausschnitt.jpg
Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and Alfie Williams return from 28 Years Later, and Cillian Murphy returns from 28 Days Later.
  • Ralph Fiennes as Dr Ian Kelson, a former GP dedicated to memorialising the victims of the epidemic.
  • Jack O'Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, the psychopathic leader of "the Jimmys”, a cult modelled after Jimmy Savile.[4]
  • Alfie Williams as Spike, a teenager who is on a personal quest on the mainland.
  • Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink, a disillusioned member of the Jimmys who befriends Spike.
  • Chi Lewis-Parry as "Samson", a physically imposing Alpha leader of the infected.
  • Emma Laird as Jimmima, a member of the Jimmys.
  • Maura Bird as Jimmy Jones, a member of the Jimmys.
  • Ghazi Al Ruffai as Jimmy Snake, a member of the Jimmys.[5]
  • Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox, a member of the Jimmys.[5]
  • Cillian Murphy as Jim, a middle-aged former bicycle courier and survivor of the original outbreak. [6] Murphy reprises the role in a cameo appearance that serves as Jim's reintroduction which sets up the planned third film. [7]

Production

[edit | edit source]

Development

[edit | edit source]
File:Nia DaCosta.png
File:Alex Garland in 2024.jpg
File:DannyBoyle08 (cropped).jpg
Nia DaCosta directed 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, with Alex Garland returning as screenwriter. Danny Boyle, who directed 28 Days Later and 28 Years Later, served as a producer on the sequel.

In April 2024, a sequel to 28 Years Later (2025) was reportedly in development, with Nia DaCosta in talks to direct the film, taking over from Danny Boyle, and Alex Garland returning to write the screenplay.[8] In June 2024, via a copyright filing, the title of the film was seemingly revealed to be 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple.[9] Nia DaCosta's pitch for the film was to avoid copying Danny Boyle's directorial style to instead create a personal and idiosyncratic work,[10] and requested Alex Garland have more infected added to the script.[11] In December 2024, Aaron Taylor-Johnson seemingly revealed his character will not return for the film, yet admitted "we did one and two back to back".[12] DaCosta collaborated with Boyle in creating the character Samson during the development of the previous film, as the character will feature prominently in The Bone Temple.[11]

Filming

[edit | edit source]

Principal photography began on 19 August 2024.[13] In September 2024, Cillian Murphy was spotted filming in Ennerdale, Cumbria with a crew reportedly attached to the film.[14] The Bone Temple set was constructed in Redmire, North Yorkshire.[15]

Release

[edit | edit source]

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is scheduled to be released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on 16 January 2026.[16] The first trailer was released on 3 September 2025.[17] The second trailer was released three months after the first trailer, on 3 December 2025.[18]

Sequel

[edit | edit source]

The film was announced as part of a planned trilogy,[13] with Garland serving as screenwriter for all three.[19] In January 2025, Boyle confirmed that he would direct the final film in the trilogy.[20] That September, Murphy said that the third film would only be produced if audiences "go and see the second one".[7] In December that same year, it was announced that Sony was officially moving forward with the third film following the early responses to The Bone Temple, with Murphy in talks to reprise his role as Jim and Garland confirmed to write the film.[21]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lake District: Cillian Murphy seen filming 28 Years Later in Ennerdale
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  17. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  18. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  19. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  20. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  21. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').

Retrieved from "http://70.231.62.181/index.php?title=28_Years_Later:_The_Bone_Temple&oldid=23674081"