The primary opinions of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple are coming in, and the sequel has already set a franchise report. The fourth installment comes simply six months after the post-apocalyptic franchise was revived from a two-decade hiatus. Whereas Danny Boyle and Alex Garland returned because the directing and writing duo for the primary 28 Years Later installment, Nia DaCosta helms the follow-up with the hopes of finishing a trilogy.
In keeping with Rotten Tomatoes, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has debuted with a 93% rating primarily based on 70 opinions. Whereas the rating will fluctuate as extra are tabulated, the brand new sequel is presently the highest-rated installment within the franchise.
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28 Later Motion pictures |
Rotten Tomatoes’ Critics Rating |
Rotten Tomatoes Viewers Rating |
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28 Days Later (2002) |
87% |
85% |
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28 Weeks Later (2007) |
73% |
66% |
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28 Years Later (2025) |
89% |
63% |
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) |
93% |
N/A |
In ScreenRant’s assessment of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Gregory Nussen awarded a near-perfect 9 out of 10 stars, describing the follow-up as “imminently extra haunting than the supernatural evil destructively lumbering by the woods.” They referred to as the brand new installment DaCosta’s greatest work, as she was additionally the director behind the closely divisive MCU film, The Marvels.
It is a sentiment shared by different critics, who laud the filmmaker for its tragicomedy parts regardless of the terrifying environment of the contaminated. The assessment ends with excessive reward for the 2 key characters, stating that: “As two sides of an awfully weird coin, Dr. Kelson and Jimmy Crystal are dropped at life by Fiennes and O’Connell with performances reverse however equal of their vitality — and distinction in choices for navigating a damaged world.”
Impressed by the cult determine and sexual predator, Jimmy Savile, Jack O’Connell’s position was launched on the finish of 28 Years Later, with just a few flashbacks of his childhood. The Bone Temple follows the antagonist intently as he recruits Spike (Alfie Williams) as a part of the Jimmys, a ruthless acrobatic gang in Britain. However, Dr. Kelson continues to develop relationships with the contaminated, as there might be hopes for a remedy.
The primary opinions are very promising for the franchise, however they need to even be taken with warning. The earlier record-holder was 28 Years Later, which has a robust 89%. Many critics praised the emotional and tragic coming-of-age story because of Williams and Jodie Comer because the mom and son pair. In distinction, viewers had been way more divided concerning the third installment as a result of blunt ending, and it earned the bottom viewers rating within the franchise.
Whereas some audiences had a bitter expertise with 28 Years Later, there’s numerous hype for The Bone Temple since it’s going to mark Cillian Murphy’s return as Jim after 24 years. Nevertheless, the director and the actor himself confirmed that his position is small, but it surely ought to lead into the third and closing installment of the most recent trilogy.
Earlier than the discharge of the primary 28 Years Later, the possibilities of the fifth installment seemed questionable because it relied on the field workplace performances of the following films. In December 2025, Sony determined to maneuver ahead with the third 28 Years Later movie due to the early reception for The Bone Temple. Murphy will return, and Boyle would be the director, organising a significant reunion after 20 years.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple will launch in theaters on January 16, 2026.
- Launch Date
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January 16, 2026
- Director
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Nia DaCosta