Overview

• Boyle says the new film responds to post-Brexit retrenchment to older values without being overtly political.
• The first installment stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes and is due in theaters on June 20, 2025.
• Its trailer became the most-watched horror preview of 2024 and ranks as the second-biggest ever.
• The follow-up, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta, will arrive January 16, 2026 with Cillian Murphy returning.
• Boyle recalled that Alex Garland’s planned sequels to Sunshine were shelved after that film’s box office flop, underscoring the stakes for this trilogy.