'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' Review: Ralph Fiennes brings levity to experimental zombie saga |
A clip from Sony Pictures' "'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple" starring Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell. Directed by Nia DaCosta.
Avid horror fans are probably quite familiar with 2001's "28 Days Later," one of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's earlier films that starred then-unknown actor Cillian Murphy, now an Oscar winner himself. There's not much to the plot: a virus breaks out in the U.K. turning those infected into rage-filled zombies. Six years later came "28 Weeks Later," telling a completely different story but based on the same pandemic and notably featuring a cast of more then-unknowns like Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne and Idris Elba. (Boyle didn't direct, but served as executive producer.)
The franchise laid dormant for 18 years until last summer's "28 Years Later," bringing Boyle back into the director's chair with Murphy serving as an executive producer. It was quite a departure from the first two films as it veered more towards artsy than scary.
Which brings us to "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple."
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Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) in Columbia Pictures' "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple." (© 2026 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
While it wouldn't hurt for viewers to see its three predecessors, it would be pretty helpful to at least see "28 Years Later" since the events of "The Bone Temple" take place immediately after and involve some of the same characters.
"The Bone Temple" tells two stories that ultimately collide in........