Overview
- At the Zurich Film Festival Boyle said the planned third and final film “will get made” and indicated he intends to direct the closing chapter.
- Boyle credited Alex Garland with a completed script that he called “very good,” signaling the creative team is ready to move forward on story and tone.
- The director said the film will include substantial screen time for Cillian Murphy, whose character Jim was briefly teased at the end of The Bone Temple.
- No formal greenlight has been announced and studios face commercial risk because 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple earned strong reviews but failed to meet box-office expectations.
- If production stalls, the most likely near-term outcomes are searches for financing or distribution support and reliance on continued fan interest and festival visibility to persuade studios to commit.