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For nearly two decades, fans assumed the world of28 Years Later would be a scorched, virus-ravaged wasteland. The explosive finale of 2007’s 28 Weeks Later seemed to confirm as much, with the Rage Virus crossing the English Channel and making its way into mainland Europe. But now that Danny Boyle has returned with 28 Years Later, it turns out we all got it wrong — or rather, we were lied to.

While the virus did spread beyond the UK — briefly wreaking havoc in France — Boyle’s new film reveals that Europe pushed the virus back. The infection was eradicated from the continent. The response? An immediate, brutal, and total quarantine of the British Isles. England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland were sealed off from the world. Everyone inside was left to rot.

"The virus was successfully pushed back across the English Channel and eradicated from Europe,” Boyle explains in the film’s opening.

28 Years Later is now in theaters, and it is only the start of what is planned as a new trilogy in the post-apocalyptic horror franchise. The film received positive reviews from critics and introduced several new aspects of the Rage virus that are likely to play a major role in the upcoming installments.

As a result, the franchise’s third installment has paved the way for several fan theories for the next movies. One such theory revolves around the Alphas, which were introduced in 28 Years Later. Evidence suggests the Alphas could be weaponized and used to create super soldiers, which might result in a global catastrophe, and here’s how.

28 Years Later suggests the government is likely to use the Alphas for experiments

28 Years Later is the third installment in the 28 Days Later franchise, with director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland resuming their duties...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "28 Years Later." Read at your own risk.

There's one moment in "28 Days Later" that sparks a different kind of fear if you're quick enough to see it. In the final act of the 2002 horror, Jim (Cillian Murphy) tries to outrun an unhinged platoon of soldiers when he takes a tumble, landing on his back and looking up at the sky. Amid the chaos, the former bike messenger spots a contrail as an airplane flies overhead, confirming a shocking realization for our hero – the world has moved on without the rage-riddled U.K., which has been left to die alongside its infected inhabitants. No help is coming for the remnants of humanity on this island, and if it did, it would be purely by chance.

Now the scary, gruesome, and surprisingly emotional "28 Years Later" is here and the threequel confirms that...

Director Danny Boyle has asserted that 28 Days Later (and its sequels) are not zombie films, but that hasn't stopped fans from arguing the contrary. One scene in 28 Years Later could revive heated debate over the series.

In an interview with Jake's Takes, 28 Years Later creators Danny Boyle and Alex Garland were initially incredulous that the word "zombie" was mentioned for the first time in the series. Reminded of a scene (from the sneak peek) where one character calls an infected infant a zombie baby, Boyle mused that the actor might have improvised that line in the moment, and the bit slipped past edits. Garland added that it made sense for the character to say that because he was a foreigner, an outsider looking in.

"If it's the Swedish guy [Erik Sundqvist, played by Edvin Ryding], he's bringing all sorts of information from the outside world, like information...

28 Years Laterdirector Danny Boyle explains just how much the infected have changed in the past two decades.

Speaking to IGN, Boyle explained that "There have been evolutions [of the infected] because we didn't want to just stand still with them," referring to the new versions of the franchise's classic rage zombies (which are still-living humans infected with a rage inducing virus) that fans can look forward to seeing when 28 Years Later arrives in theaters. "There has been kind of mutations that have developed, if you like."

Boyle also explained how the film's extra-wide 2.76:1 aspect ratio was utilized to help increase the tension in the film by giving the infected even more room on the screen to hide away in. "You hope that it gives a sense of unease really ... that they could be anywhere, because we know they move very fast," Boyle said. "Apart from these new ones, the 'slow-lows' which of course move very slowly,...