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28 Years Later Debuts to Widespread Praise as Next Trilogy Installment Gears Up

Set on an insular island decades after the Rage Virus outbreak, this follow-up examines societal regression with striking visuals featuring a scene-stealing Ralph Fiennes performance

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Overview

  • Directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland, the film returns to Britain 28 years after the Rage Virus and centers on a quarantined community on Holy Island
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads as Jamie alongside Jodie Comer’s Isla and Alfie Williams’s Spike, whose journey to the mainland in search of medical help drives the narrative
  • Critics have praised the sequel’s cinematography and action, singling out Ralph Fiennes’s enigmatic Dr. Kelson as a standout turn
  • Ahead of its June 20 release, the film posted the strongest horror ticket pre-sales of 2025 and is projected to earn around $30 million in its opening weekend
  • Production is already underway on the next entry, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which is set to arrive in early 2026