The Bone Temple, the sequel to Danny Boyle‘s and Alex Garland’s anticipated 2025 zombie flick 28 Years Later has received its release date.28 Years Later, which is due for release in June 2025 will mark the long-awaited return of the beloved franchise, and will see the return of Cillian Murphy alongside new leads Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.
Murphy will produce, while Boyle and Garland – who helmed the acclaimed 2002 original – return to direct and write.The 2025 film will kick off a planned trilogy for the series, which will see Garland write for all, but Boyle only directing the first.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is being directed by Nia DaCosta, and has been revealed to be hitting cinemas just months after 28 Years Later.Per a Variety report, The Bone Temple is due to release on January 16, 2026 in the United States.
The sequel has yet to receive a UK release date, but it is expected to release within the same window. For context, 28 Years Later will release in the US and UK on the same day next year: June 20, 2025.A title and planned release date for the third film in the 28 Years Later trilogy have yet to be announced.28 Years Later is the third movie in the main series following the 2002 movie and its 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later.
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