New details revealed about28 Years Laterreveal that the movie is retconning the cliffhanger ending of28 Weeks Later.28 Years Laterwill show how the United Kingdom has evolved following the events of28 Days Laterand28 Weeks Later. The previous two movies in the zombie series portrayed the earlier days and weeks of theRage Virus outbreak, but the upcoming28 Years Laterwill follow survivors who have lived much of their lives in an abandoned, infected-filled United Kingdom.
Despite signs of hope in the previous two films, the fact that the virus hasn’t been contained proves that the United Kingdom is basically a lost cause. The story of theupcoming28 Years Laterwill follow a group of survivors who have formed a cult-like community on an island off the coast of England. The cast of28 Years Laterincludes Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, and Jack O’Connell. While not many details are known about28 Years Later,recently revealed information suggests that the final scene of28 Weeks Laterwill be retconned.
It Sounds Like 28 Years Later Is Pretending The Second Movie’s Ending Didn’t Happen
Zombies Were Seen In Paris At The End Of 28 Weeks Later
The ending of28 Days Latersuggested that the infected were starving, causing them to die off. Therefore, even though28 Days Lateris an extremely depressing movie, the ending provided some hope that the outbreak could be contained. This didn’t end up being the case, however, as28 Weeks Laterfollowed new characters weeks after the events of the first movie.28 Weeks Lateralso suggested that the outbreak could be resolved, but the final scene of the movie immediately took away all hope.
28 Weeks Later’sending suggests that the Rage Virus was going to become a worldwide pandemic, but new details about28 Years Laterreveal that’s not the case.
The ending of28 Weeks Latershows a group of zombies running through the streets of Paris, suggesting that the outbreak was spreading to other European countries.28 Weeks Later’sending suggests that the Rage Virus was going to become a worldwide pandemic, but new details about28 Years Laterreveal that’s not the case. A recent report fromEmpireabout28 Years Laterclaims that the rest of the world remains unaffected by the outbreak in the United Kingdom, suggesting that the movie is retconning28 Weeks Later’scliffhanger ending.
A Global Outbreak Was Also Teased In 28 Days Later
One Line in 28 Days Later Teased The Virus Was Spreading
It is surprising that the rest of the world hasn’t been affected by the Rage Virus, especially since28 Days Lateralso teased that the virus was spreading to other countries. In28 Days Later,Selena claims that there were reports of infected people in major cities like New York and Paris before the TV and radio broadcasts stopped. Therefore, there were clues planted very early in the series that the Rage Virus was essentially going to lead to the collapse of the entire world.
One 28 Years Later Scene Makes It A Totally Different Movie Compared To 28 Days Later
2002’s 28 Days Later is one of the most iconic post-apocalyptic movies, but now, one 28 Years Later scene is moving the franchise in a new direction.
It’s easy enough to explain that these reports from28 Days Laterwere simply false, but28 Weeks Laterliterally shows zombies running towards the Eiffel Tower in Paris. If the rest of the world is unaffected by the virus in28 Years Later, this means thatthe movie needs to explain how France contained the outbreak. If the zombies invading Paris goes unexplained, then this will be a massive plot hole in the franchise. It would be much better for28 Years Laterto explain how France stopped the virus from spreading, rather than simply ignoring the ending of28 Weeks Later.
Is 28 Years Later Right To Keep The Outbreak Limited To The UK?
The Rage Virus Has Evolved In 28 Years Later
There must be a reason why the decision was made to only have the Rage Virus outbreak affect the United Kingdom. Therefore,the fact that the U.K. has basically been left to fend for itself will likely play into the story of the upcoming28 Years Latertrilogy. Keeping the outbreak limited to the U.K. also differentiates the franchise from other popular zombie series. In popular media, viruses which create zombies usually affect the entire world, but that is not the case in28 Years Later.
While the rest of the world has continued to evolve, the U.K. has seemingly been completely abandoned. This seems to suggest thatthe survivors in the U.K. will have no help from the outside world in the28 Years Latertrilogy. The effects of being abandoned by the world will likely be seen through28 Years Later’scharacters. After all, joining cult-like communities and adopting abstract beliefs is a result of having no one else to turn to. Therefore,28 Years Laterkeeping the outbreak limited to the U.K. sets it apart from other zombie movies and TV shows.
