28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Trailer Unleashes Chaos
The first trailer for 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has finally dropped, and it is already being described as wild, unpredictable, and absolutely off-the-wall. Directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland, the film continues the franchise that began over two decades ago with Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later . This new installment is set for release on January 16, 2026, and it promises a bloody expansion of the rage virus universe — but this time, the infected may not be the only monsters we need to fear.
The story picks up not long after the events of 28 Years Later , where audiences were introduced to Spike, played by Alfie Williams. He now finds himself forced into the violent cult led by Sir Jimmy Crystal, portrayed by Jack O’Connell. Jimmy’s followers — known simply as “the Jimmies” — dress alike, fight alike, and kill alike. They form a surreal outlaw posse, a group as terrifying as the infected themselves. As the trailer teases, Spike’s uneasy path collides with Dr. Kelson, played by Ralph Fiennes, and his unsettling relationship with Samson, an Alpha rage-virus carrier brought to life by Chi Lewis-Parry.
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DaCosta has described the film as strange, idiosyncratic, and deeply personal — not an imitation of Boyle’s work, but something deliberately her own. She admitted the tone is hard to explain, but what can be promised is a chaotic and surprising energy that feels like a cousin to Boyle’s film: familiar, yet wilder and more unpredictable. O’Connell even calls it “the weird, deranged cousin” of the previous installment, one that digs into the persistence of evil and the unsettling truth that sometimes humans are worse than the infected.
The trailer itself hints at these dynamics without giving too much away. We glimpse Kelson reaching out to Samson in a chilling moment, suggesting that their bond — or obsession — will play a major role. Meanwhile, Jimmy Crystal’s cult offers a twisted sense of order in a world unraveling, where survival and madness are almost indistinguishable. DaCosta filmed on location across England, showing us how much the devastation of the virus has reshaped the landscape and the people left behind.
One of the most exciting revelations is that Cillian Murphy will briefly reprise his role as Jim from the original 28 Days Later . Although his screen time in The Bone Temple will be small, producers have confirmed his character will loom much larger in the franchise’s third film. This tie back to the very beginning of the series adds an eerie sense of continuity, while expanding the mythology in new and unsettling directions.
The cast also includes Emma Laird, Erin Kellyman, and Maura Bird, each adding new layers to this fractured, dangerous society. With Danny Boyle and Alex Garland still attached as producers, and DaCosta bringing her own vision to the chaos, fans can expect not only gore and body horror but also a deeper meditation on humanity, belief systems, and the nature of evil in desperate times.
If the trailer is anything to go by, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will not just continue the franchise — it will twist it into something even more shocking. And from what we’ve seen, audiences should prepare themselves, because this one goes places.
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