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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review: Alex Garland Reinvents the Zombie Genre Again

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – It didn’t take long: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is the first great movie of 2026, as Alex Garland and the team of collaborators have reinvented the zombie genre yet again with a scintillating and captivating new entry.

Cillian Murphy’s ’28 Years Later’ Return: Nia DaCosta Chose a ‘Grounded’ Scene Over a ‘Big Return of the Superhero Moment’ in ‘The Bone Temple’

Nia DaCosta discusses bringing original 28 Days Later Cillian Murphy back for The Bone Temple, but in a scene that wasn't a 'big superhero return'

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple's ending, explained

At the very end of the movie, after the main story has concluded, we finally see Jim (Cillian Murphy), the protagonist of 28 Days Later. Murphy is an executive producer on these new films, but this is the first time he’s appeared on-screen in one of them, and his scene reveals a lot in just a few short moments.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple enhances the zombie franchise

It’s not often that a return to a franchise after years of no activity results in an actual good movie, but 2025’s 28 Years Later proved successful by reuniting director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland,
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Everything you need to remember before seeing '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'

Before the virus awakens once more, catch up on the legacy of the Rage. The long-awaited return to Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s fractured Britain is finally here. It has been nearly three decades since the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus decimated the UK,

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Had My Theater Howling Joyfully With A Truly Bananas Scene That Transcends Cinema

The Alan Wake games are far more aligned with quirky Twin Peaks -esque survival horror than the ravaged post-apocalypse of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, so the similarities aren't plentiful. However, 2023's Alan Wake 2 became one of the most-discussed horror games in recent years for its late-game stage dubbed "Initiation 4: We Sing."
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review: An Evolving Chaos

Although Danny Boyle started this franchise, director Nia DaCosta steps up to the plate to helm 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and the results are glorious. T

‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Review: Sympathy for the Devil

He’s returned there again with “The Bone Temple,” ably directed by Nia DaCosta, and he’s certainly working on the unsubtle end of the allusion scale. That’s fine, probably even good: This is a postapocalyptic zombie movie, and in the world of these characters, the time for subtlety is long past.

‘The Bone Temple’ Will Test the Box Office Staying Power of ’28 Years Later’

The Bone Temple" will test the box office staying power of the zombie franchise as it tracks lower than "28 Years Later."
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