28 Years Later Viewers Are Still In Shock From That Teletubbies Callback In The Wild Final Scene

28 Years Later's wild ending includes a Teletubbies throwback no one could have seen comingThis article contains major spoilers for 28 Years Later.28 Years Later viewers are still reeling from that shocking ending.Much has already been made of the fact that, in the film’s final moments, teen protagonist Spike stumbles upon a renegade cult gang who appear to have modelled their appearance on the disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile, complete with colourful shellsuits and platinum blond wigs.It’s worth pointing out that 28 Years Later is set in an alternate world in which the deadly “rage virus” begins to spread in 2002, completely disrupting society, meaning it’s entirely likely that in the timeline seen on screen, the allegations about Savile were never actually made public.However, there’s another wild part of the ending that has also stayed with fans.Before we get into that, though, let’s quickly flash back to the very beginning of the film.The first scene of 28 Years Later features a group of youngsters who are huddled together to watch a vintage episode of Teletubbies, before all hell breaks loose, and a member of the “infected” wreaks havoc on the youngsters (the Teletubbies scene was first teased in a 28 Years Later trailer released earlier this year).We learn at the end of the film that cult leader Sir Jimmy Crystal – played by Jack O’Connell – was one of the survivors of this attack, with some also questioning whether or not those colourful tracksuits were also a nod to the Teletubbies, as well as another group of 90s and 2000s kids’ TV icons, the Power Rangers.But that’s not the only callback to the Teletubbies, though, with the gang’s unpredictable fight scene being accompanied by a rock cover of the show’s iconic theme tune (which famously topped the UK singles chart back in 1997 with a bit of help from Simon Cowell).Just got back from 28 Years LaterWhat an unsettling and depressing story the is full circled with the god damn Teletubbies…..great film!— Rion (@Rion_A_Lion) June 21, 202528 Years Later… standard depressing post apocalyptic zombie horror until the ending which is abrupt and involves screamo teletubbies theme 🧍♀️ huh.— girl_dm_ 🔪 villainess (definitely evil) (@Girl_Dm_) June 25, 2025. #28YearsLater was a bloody good time! The music, cinematography and Jack O’Connell’s character killing to the metal version of the Teletubbies theme. pic.twitter.com/pV4YgXXIG3— Alex (@AlexMitchiex13) June 20, 2025I am being dead serious when I say that 28 Years Later ends with a fucking Ninja Turtles parody, with the Teletubbies theme playing quickly turning into a rock song. I am saying this completely unironically.— Louis (@Moviefandumb345) June 20, 2025Anyone know where I can listen to that Teletubbies metal song from the end of 28 Years Later? I want to listen to it again. #teletubbies#28yearslater— Alex-Mae (Rattfink’s #1 Fan And Wife) (@Dementcia1) June 21, 202528 years later goes from horror, to intense thriller, to Erik, to timeless masterpiece and ends with satanic teletubbies— Tango (@TangoThr3) June 19, 2025seeing surprisingly little online about the Jimmy Saville/Teletubbies kung fu death cult at the end of 28 Years Laterreally thought that would turn more heads— John (@ju4nathan) June 22, 2025Still Thinking About #28YearsLaterpic.twitter.com/MiYpiTpl83— Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) June 20, 202528 Years Later director Danny Boyle has already teased that the gang Spike encounters at the end of the film will form a major part of the film’s sequel, which is due for release early next year.He claimed: “The role of Jack O’Connell’s character and his family, which is a replacement, really, for the family he loses at the beginning of the film, is to reintroduce evil into what has become a compassionate environment.“I asked Alex [Garland, who wrote both films] right at the beginning to just tell me what’s the nature of each of the films, and he said that the nature of the first film is about family. The second film is about the nature of evil. And you’re about to meet a lot more of them when it’ll be more appropriate to talk about them in the second film.”The Trainspotting director previously said that he hopes 28 Years Later and its sequel, subtitled The Bone Temple, will form the first two instalments of a new trilogy, the third of which is not yet greenlit.READ MORE:28 Years Later 'Alpha' Chi Lewis-Parry Answers Everyone's 1 Big Question About The Film28 Years Later Director Danny Boyle Reveals Meaning Behind That Truly Wild Twist Ending28 Years Later Was Actually Filmed Using iPhones – Danny Boyle Explains Why

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