28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – Jimmy Crystal’s Funniest Moment Was Cut from the Movie
A deleted scene from 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple features the villain's hilarious reaction to Samson.
Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later sequel, The Bone Temple, has no shortage of darkly comic moments. Though the film is also peppered with some absolutely brutal scenes of violence and gore, the director seems to understand how uniquely silly some of the characters are, as tragic as their circumstances might be. Still, one of the main characters’ funniest moments ended up on the cutting room floor.
The latest movie in the franchise focuses on the villainous Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell) who fashions himself after the late, disgraced U.K. entertainer Jimmy Savile. The Bone Temple explores what happens when Jimmy happens upon the sweet-natured Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) and becomes convinced that he’s the devil who’s been encouraging him to torture and kill countless people across Britain, along with his gang, the Fingers.
But in a new deleted scene from the film, Jimmy’s daytime encounter with Dr. Kelson is cut short by the appearance of the roaring Alpha, Samson, who terrifies Jimmy enough to have him scarpering in a truly hilarious way.
Arguably, this would have ended up being the funniest Jimmy Crystal moment in The Bone Temple, but you can see why it was ultimately cut from the film, as it somewhat undercuts the seriousness of the conversation between Jimmy and Kelson. It also squashes Jimmy’s surprise at seeing Samson towards the end of the film, when he also mistakes him for the Devil.
The Bone Temple is the second movie in a planned trilogy written by Alex Garland. Danny Boyle, who directed the first movie, is planning to return to helm the third, which will see the return of Cillian Murphy’s character from the original film, though there has been some uncertainty around whether a third film would even happen, as The Bone Temple received critical acclaim but a disappointing box office haul. However, Sony still seems to be behind Boyle’s final entry in the franchise, and the director is reportedly planning a summer 2026 shoot.