Overview

• The third installment of the franchise opened in French theaters on June 18, marking Boyle’s first return since the 2002 original.
• The story follows island dwellers who reenact an idealized mid-20th-century England as 12-year-old Spike ventures to the mainland seeking a cure for his gravely ill mother.
• Critical reaction has been mixed, with Télérama applauding its baroque visual risks and thematic ambition and Libération criticizing its frenetic editing, monolithic characters and overbearing soundtrack.
• Boyle drew creative impetus from Brexit’s societal rifts and the Covid pandemic to explore how humanity might regress when technology and modern safeguards collapse.
• Ahead of its release, the director confirmed two more sequels are in development to continue the post-apocalyptic saga.