’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’: How does Cillian Murphy return as Jim?

Run like a rage zombie to your nearest theater, as a result of after over 20 years, Cillian Murphy is reprising his function from 28 Days Later in Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. And what this implies for the franchise has obtained us foaming on the mouth for the subsequent installment.

Murphy, who performed survivor Jim in Danny Boyle’s unique 28 Days Later, didn’t seem in 2025’s 28 Years Later, additionally directed by Boyle. Nonetheless, he did function an govt producer, and Boyle confirmed that Murphy can be again as Jim in The Bone Temple.

Now, audiences can see what Jim has been as much as within the 28 years for the reason that Rage Virus ravaged Nice Britain. He would not present up till the very finish of The Bone Temple, however his look does give us an thought of what to anticipate from the third installment within the 28 Years Later trilogy.

What occurs on the finish of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple?

By the tip of The Bone Temple, each Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) and Sir Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) have perished, the results of a fiery confrontation inside Kelson’s memorial to the lifeless. Lastly freed from Jimmy, Alfie (Spike Williams) escapes with Jimmy Ink (Erin Kellyman), who reveals that her actual identify is Kelly.

From there, The Bone Temple makes like Heated Rivalry and goes to the cottage. Within the movie’s case, the cottage is identical place Jim, Selena (Naomie Harris), and Hannah (Megan Burns) escaped to on the finish of 28 Days Later. Now, the home in Cumbria is cozy and lived-in, stocked with books and meals and all of the indicators of setting down roots in a spot for many years.

The ending scenes sees Jim quizzing his daughter on a historical past take a look at he’ll be assigning her. Selena, presumably the younger lady’s mom, and Hannah are nowhere to be discovered. Have they died or been rescued? Or are they only away from the home in the meanwhile?

Both approach, two people who find themselves decidedly not Selena and Hannah are approaching the cottage. It is Spike and Kelly, and so they’re on the run from a horde of Contaminated. Jim’s daughter wonders whether or not they need to assist them, to which he replies, “After all.” Cue the credit — and my burning anticipation for the third 28 Years Later movie.

What’s going to occur within the third 28 Years Later movie?

Clearly, Jim will play a bigger half within the third 28 Years Later movie, which Boyle has confirmed he’ll direct. (That’s, until he dies saving Spike and Kelly, however I am unable to think about that occuring after the hype round Murphy’s return.) Maybe he takes Spike and Kelly in for a bit. Primarily based on simply the jiffy we spend with him and his daughter, their life is an infinite improve from Sir Jimmy and his ritual killings.

There are nonetheless a number of free story threads author Alex Garland might pull into the third installment, if he so chooses. Spike’s father Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) could also be monitoring his son throughout the mainland. And Cathy (Mirren Mack), the pregnant lady who escaped from Jimmy, could come again into the fold as effectively, as this trilogy has been persistently fascinated by being pregnant and elevating youngsters post-Outbreak.

No matter occurs, after 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, I am seated and prepared for no matter Boyle and Garland throw at us.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is now in theaters.