Although the trailer for 28 years later presents only a few glimpses of the 28 days later island setting of the sequel, it's easy to find out more about this real-life location. Next 2025 28 years later sees director Danny Boyle return to the world of 28 days laterhis 2002 collaboration with screenwriter Alex Garland. This seminal zombie horror saw a quartet of survivors dodging murderous victims of the Rage virus and fascist soldiers, and its success spawned a sequel in 2007. 28 weeks later. Already, 28 years laterthe story is destined to be very different.
As evidenced by its title and its premise, 28 years later is more of a post-apocalyptic horror film than a disaster horror. Where 28 days later dealt with the initial outbreak of the Rage virus and subsequent societal collapse, 28 weeks later mapped the fault lines that led to the virus taking over Britain and spreading across the world. The story 28 Years Later is fundamentally different, as the sequel is set more than two decades after the collapse of civilization. Society apparently rebuilt itself through cult religions and isolated estates, judging by the 28 years latertrailer.
The island community 28 years later is on Holy Island (which is a real place)
Lindisfarne is a real-life island off the northeast coast of England
28 years later takes place on the Holy Islandor Lindisfarne, a real-life island off the coast of northeast England, where the sequence was also filmed. A small island, Lindisfarne was historically known as a center of Celtic Christianity. The island is home to a reconstructed monastery and a castle, but little else except a few pubs, a hotel and a museum. This makes the isolated setting perfect for the plot of 28 years laterand the stunning location doesn't hurt either. Judging by the trailer, the production of 28 years later turned the island into a chilling environment.
The religious significance of the Lindisfarne story could influence the plot 28 years later.
28 years later It features a tall tower made of skulls and several other macabre monuments to the dead, as well as battlements that look almost medieval in their rustic design. The film's main characters may have chosen the Sacred Island, as its distance from the mainland would make it easier to avoid the infected, but they could also have stranger motivations. The religious significance of the story of Lindisfarne could contribute to the plot of 28 years later as the film's protagonists apparently turn into a cult, judging by the trailer. It is not yet known whether the heroes are members of the cult.
The name “Holy Island” suggests themes from 28 years later
Holy Island is apparently home to a religious cult
The news that Garland was inspired by Kes when writing 28 years later doesn't bode well for the fate of the franchise's existing characters, but Lindisfarne could also be bad news for the series' new stars. Holy Island is an isolated setting that would be the perfect home for a post-apocalyptic cult. Considering Garland Boyle's previous collaboration The beach focused on a seemingly idyllic and isolated community with cultish tendencies, Lindisfarne could prove that 28 years later will offer a new, bloodier and darker take on this already dark story when the 28 days later the sequel finally arrives in 2025.