
Compared to 28 Years Later, The Bone Temple feels more straightforward – director DaCosta wisely avoids repeating the original’s fast-paced editing and unusual visual style. However, it delves deeper into the characters’ minds. The previous film ended with a strange scene involving a group of eccentric zombie killers led by someone named Jimmy. The Bone Temple explores the origins of this group and the disturbing cult surrounding their leader, Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell). Crystal’s appearance and persona seem to be based on Jimmy Savile, a famous British DJ whose horrific crimes were revealed after his death. The film imagines a world where Savile would have remained a popular figure, and his image is now exploited by the villain, who we briefly saw as a troubled child in the first film, growing up amidst both religion and pop culture like the Teletubbies. These early influences have warped together in his mind, creating the monstrous figure he is today.