28 Years Later: Jodie Comer Faces the Rage in a Familiar Yet Frightening Future
So let’s talk about something that’s making waves in horror cinema again — 28 Years Later . Yes, Danny Boyle is back , and he’s not alone. Jodie Comer, one of Britain’s most dynamic actresses, stars in what’s being called a spiritual successor , not a direct sequel, to the cult-classic 28 Days Later . And what’s fascinating is just how eerily familiar this post-apocalyptic world feels — not just because of the infected, but because we’ve all lived through something uncannily close to it: the pandemic lockdown.
Jodie Comer plays Isla, a woman living with her family on Holy Island, an isolated, medieval-style community in a post-Rage virus Britain. The country has been cut off from the world for nearly three decades, and what remains is survival — stripped of power, stripped of technology, and stripped of certainty. Danny Boyle paints this haunting landscape with a chilling intimacy, reminding us not just of past horror but of recent memory.
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Comer reflected on how much this film echoed the eerie silence of London during the first COVID lockdown. She mentioned that unforgettable image from 28 Days Later — Cillian Murphy wandering a deserted London — and noted how, just a few years ago, that seemed like a feat of special effects. Then the pandemic happened, and life imitated art.
In 28 Years Later , the infected are not just mindless monsters. Some have evolved. Some survive in new forms. But perhaps more terrifying than the infected is the loss of memory and progress . The younger generation, like Comer’s on-screen son Spike, only knows life after the outbreak. Their world is analog, void of the culture and technology we take for granted.
The film dives deep into themes of family, illness, isolation, and responsibility. Isla’s character is sick — not entirely turned, but not well. And no one knows what to do with her. Sound familiar? Boyle uses this as a metaphor, mirroring how societies deal with chronic illness, mental health, or even just the fear of contamination. It’s less about gore and more about dread — emotional, societal, and very human.
And yes, this is horror, but it’s elevated horror . Boyle’s use of stunning natural landscapes, mossy forests untouched by industry, rewilded coastlines — it’s all part of a visual language that makes this apocalypse feel almost Edenic. Comer described one filming location with such wonder: “The forest floor was so thick with moss, it felt like a mattress.” That paradox — beauty in collapse — runs through the heart of the film.
What’s more exciting? This is just the beginning. 28 Years Later is part one of a new trilogy. The second film, The Bone Temple , is already shot, and its title alone gives me chills. Ralph Fiennes joins the cast as a doctor who’s constructed a literal temple from bones — a shrine to the dead, a memento mori, and maybe a place of hope.
Ultimately, 28 Years Later is about survival. Not just physically, but emotionally. How we remember, how we adapt, how we keep going even when everything has changed. And Jodie Comer says it best — it’s not just a horror movie, it’s deeply personal, surprisingly tender, and profoundly human.
The film opens June 18, and if you’ve ever stared out your window during lockdown wondering what the world would look like without us — this one’s going to hit hard. Don’t miss it.
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