I 100% Believe This 28 Years Later Theory Is True After Cillian Murphy's Confirmed Franchise Return

Director Danny Boyle teased that Cillian Murphy's Jim could return in the 28 Years Later trilogy, which makes a dark theory seem much more likely.

April 1, 2025 · 1 min · 70 words · Dana Smith

While Cillian Murphy was an up-and-comer when28 Days Laterwas released, he’s a bona fide megastar now.

If those locations are any indication, aparticularly dark theory about Jim’s fate could prove true.

It points toa convincing theory about what really happened to Jim: he became a maniacal cult leader.

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It seems inevitable thatthe return of Jim is no longer a question of if, but of when.

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Cillian Murphy’s Jim smiles and looks up in 28 Days Later ending,

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