Overview

• Danny Boyle and Alex Garland spoke publicly about the film’s final scene, clarifying its role in the overarching narrative of the trilogy.
• They revealed that the new antagonist draws on real-world horrors by modeling a cult leader persona on Jimmy Savile.
• The filmmakers emphasized selective memory as a driving theme, exploring how misremembered pasts shape characters’ visions of better worlds.
• Audiences were introduced to novel infected variants, including swollen, bloated creatures and a cognitively advanced Alpha.
• The sequel, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, has finished filming and is scheduled to premiere in January 2026.