28 Years Later: The Bone Temple continues to set extra shock Rotten Tomatoes information. The newest installment catches up with Spike (Alfie Williams), who joins a cult acrobatic group known as the Jimmys, which is led by Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell). Alternatively, Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) bonds with the contaminated Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry) to find out if there’s a treatment.
Forward of its launch, critiques overwhelmingly praised The Bone Temple for its tonal stability and for exploring deep themes about religion and nihilism within the post-apocalyptic world. Fiennes and O’Connell’s performances stood out because the spotlight, whereas Nia DaCosta’s route was lauded for showcasing the differing views and psychological depth. This led to a record-breaking Rotten Tomatoes rating of 94%, which is the very best within the franchise.
Now that audiences have seen the film, they’re equally impressed by the 28 Years Later follow-up. The viewers rating is presently 90%, based mostly on over 500 verified rankings. It’s an enormous deal given how moviegoers responded to the earlier entry.
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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) |
94% |
90% |
Not like the primary 28 Years Later installment, critics and audiences are in settlement with The Bone Temple. The 2025 installment was way more divisive between the teams, as moviegoers felt baffled by the film’s ultimate moments. This led to a record-low 63% viewers rating.
The franchise experiences an enormous U-turn, as the viewers rating for The Bone Temple is the very best for the franchise, beating out 28 Days Later’s 85%. Viewers agree that the brand new film is character-driven, displaying the ethical distinction between Dr. Kelson and Sir Jimmy. Though some criticism addressed the dearth of motion and few visuals of the contaminated, that appears to be the minority.
Regardless of the hiccup with 28 Years Later, it appears that evidently The Bone Temple has received again some audiences. Nevertheless, it might have come at a price, because the sequel is projected to make $13.2 million throughout its three-day opening weekend. It’s an enormous drop from the third film, which made $30 million. It’s nonetheless potential that phrase of mouth may revive curiosity within the franchise, particularly since there have been plans to make this timeline a trilogy.
The excellent news is that the third 28 Years Later film is in improvement, after the long run had beforehand regarded unsure. Danny Boyle commented on how the field workplace efficiency was essential to figuring out whether or not a 3rd movie would occur. In December 2025, Sony confirmed that the follow-up was taking place because of the early response to The Bone Temple.
Within the new film, Cillian Murphy reprises his function as Jim, which Boyle and the star confirmed earlier than its launch. Though he has a small function, it’s been hinted that his character can have an even bigger function within the follow-up, as revealed in The Bone Temple’s ending. Hopefully, viewers keep tuned for the following sequel to see what occurs subsequent.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now enjoying in theaters. The third film presently doesn’t have a launch date but.
- Launch Date
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January 16, 2026
- Runtime
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109 Minutes
- Director
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Nia DaCosta
- Producers
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Andrew Macdonald, Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Peter Rice
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Jack O’Connell
Jimmy Crystal
