While deranged cult leader Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) wreaks havoc in sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) continues his experimentation with the infected Alpha he dubbed Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry). The unusual connection between the empathetic doctor and his unlikely Rage-infected patient leads to potentially world-changing consequences in the second installment […]
While deranged cult leader Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) wreaks havoc in sequel 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) continues his experimentation with the infected Alpha he dubbed Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry).
The unusual connection between the empathetic doctor and his unlikely Rage-infected patient leads to potentially world-changing consequences in the second installment of the trilogy, with Nia DaCosta (Candyman 2021, The Marvels) taking the directorial reins from Danny Boyle, from a script by Alex Garland (28 Days Later, 28 Years Later).
Dr. Kelson instantly intrigued in 28 Years Later for his compassion and empathy in an unforgiving world that’s largely written him off, and that continues in a sequel that immediately picks up from the events of the previous film.
Fiennes, when speaking to Bloody Disgusting ahead of the film’s release on January 16, reflected on Dr. Kelson’s mindset and unwavering empathy. “I think he’s written as empathetic, he’s essentially a man who’s, he’s a doctor, he cares. He has no agenda. He’s got this task of honoring the dead. I think he’s a combination, isn’t he, of sort of doctor and a mortician, and I think he must have unusual psychological stamina, that within the small amount of possessions he’s retained, books and records, he’s been able to keep some rationale alive. He hasn’t gone mad. Some people would’ve gone violent, or gone mad, or committed suicide, he’s got some strong interior.
