The 28 Days Later series has a history of divisive endings. The original film was famously reworked to finish on a less downbeat note, pointing to the likely survival of three major characters, including Cillian Murphy’s point-of-view character Jim. (Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland’s original ending, which featured Jim’s death, was eventually included as a post-credits scene later in the film’s theatrical release, and that, along with two other bleak alternates, were showcased on the DVD release.) 28 Weeks Later ended with the zombie virus making its way to France after seemingly being contained and beaten back in England. That turn was walked back by the legacy sequel 28 Years Later, which mentions how the infection was quelled and quarantined in England, rather than overtaking the world.
28 Years Later, in turn, had an ending that confounded some audiences. It bears its own explanation in greater detail,
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