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Time Magazine
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Magazine
'28 Years Later' Ending, Explained
Warning: This post contains spoilers for 28 Years Later. 28 Years Later, the long-awaited third entry in the post-apocalyptic horror franchise that kicked off nearly a quarter century ago with 2002's revolutionary 28 Days Later, has finally arrived in theaters. And with it, a new breed of terrifyingly fast-moving infected. Although 28 Years is technically the third film in the series, it takes the story in a different direction than what was suggested by the ending of the original sequel, 2007's 28 Weeks Later. Instead of the Rage Virus becoming an international contagion, it's revealed the disease's spread was ultimately contained to the UK, where survivors were left to figure things out on their own as the rest of the world moved on. That switch-up is likely due to the fact that, although 28 Days director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Alex Garland served as executive producers on 28 Weeks, 28 Years marks the first time the duo has returned to the saga in their initial creative capacity. The new movie centers on 12-year-old Spike (Alfie Williams), who travels beyond the borders of his home on Holy Island—an isolated community connected to the UK mainland solely by a tidal causeway—for the first time for a hunting trip with his father, Jamie (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). It's during this harrowing outing that Spike learns about the existence of Alphas, a strain of infected that have evolved to be much larger and stronger, as well as Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes), a mysterious survivor who Spike believes may be able to cure his sick mother, Isla (Jodie Comer). While Spike and Jamie both make it back to Holy Island alive, once home, Spike grows disillusioned with his dad after seeing him cheat on his mom during an over-the-top celebration of Spike's hunting prowess. He decides to sneak his mom off the island in order to seek help from Dr. Kelson, though Isla's illness has resulted in her suffering from severe migraines and lapses in sanity, making their journey all the more difficult. On the road, Spike and Isla encounter a number of threats. But their most dangerous run-in occurs when Isla helps a pregnant infected give birth to a—surprise—non-infected baby girl and the newborn's father, an Alpha referred to as Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), shows up to claim her. Luckily, Dr. Kelson arrives in the nick of time to rescue them by shooting Samson with a tranquilizer dart. After examining Isla, Kelson concludes she likely has cancer that has spread to her brain and while he can't do anything to save her life, he can end her misery by helping her to commit assisted suicide. With his mom gone, Spike briefly returns to Holy Island to leave the baby in his father's care with a note explaining where she came from and why Spike has chosen to strike out on his own. 28 Years Later may seem like it's wrapping up as Spike begins his solo pilgrimage across the mainland. But the movie actually has a final twist up its sleeve in the form of a tonally jarring epilogue that sets up the forthcoming Nia DaCosta-directed sequel, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. A third film, again helmed by Boyle, will then follow. Read More: Why the 28 Years Later Franchise Has Always Been About More Than Zombies How does 28 Years Later end? Harkening back to the movie's cold open, which saw a young boy named Jimmy (Rocco Haynes) escape the infected's slaughter of his family during the initial outbreak of the Rage Virus, the final scene of 28 Years features a now-adult Jimmy (Jack O'Connell) and his gang of followers rescuing Spike from a group of infected 28 days after he leaves Holy Island behind for good. The Jimmies, as they refer to themselves, are all sporting vibrant tracksuits and garish jewelry, and rely on a series of parkour-esque moves to kill the infected. The sequence is a bizarre departure from the mood of the rest of the movie and feels like a pretty odd note to leave things on, to say the least. But there are also hints throughout the film that Jimmy is looming large, first in the form of an infected man strung up in an abandoned house who has Jimmy's name carved into his flesh and later in a mysterious ode to Jimmy scratched into a wall. Whatever role Jimmy and his apparent cult are going to play in Spike's coming-of-age tale won't be revealed until The Bone Temple hits theaters in January 2026. But Boyle says fans can expect a "battle over the nature of evil" that, in the third film, will eventually lead to a "bigger story about redemption" centered on the return of Cillian Murphy's Jim from 28 Days Later. Until then, 'memento mori,' as Dr. Kelson would say.
Time of India
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
28 Years Later OTT release: Danny Boyle's horror thriller may premiere on Netflix in October
28 Years Later OTT release: 28 Years Later, which hit the screens on June 20, has created a great deal of buzz among fans as it is directed by ace filmmaker Danny Boyle. It has also garnered a great deal of attention with its unnerving trailer. The film is currently playing in theatres only, which means it is not available on OTT. However, it will eventually drop on Netflix. 28 Years to premiere on OTT after four months? 28 Years Later, one of the biggest releases of the year, is backed by Sony Pictures. The studio has a deal with the streaming giant Netflix. As such, as part of this arrangement, the horror thriller will premiere on the OTT player after its theatrical run. While this is confirmed, the exact release date isn't. However, previous Sony movies such as The Garfield Movie and Bad Boys: Ride or Die, released on the platform four months after their theatrical release. Given the fact that the timeline has been consistent, one can expect it to land on OTT in October That said, there is a possibility of it landing there even later if it fares well at the box office. This is just what happened when Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse exceeded expectations at the box office and showed up on OTT five months later. About 28 Years later 28 Years Later centres on a new outbreak of the Rage virus nearly three decades after the original one, which takes humanity back into the darkness. A new generation must now withstand this ghost from, the past in its bid to survive. The film is directed by Danny Boyle and stars child actor Alfie Williams in the lead.
