Editing 28 Days Later (section)

=== Alternative endings ===
The DVD extras include three alternative endings, all of which conclude with Jim dying. One of these was filmed, which involved Jim dying of his gunshot wounds.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=2021-06-12 |title=The Original Ending of 28 Days Later Was Far More Haunting |url=https://screenrant.com/28-days-later-movie-alternate-ending-darker/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=ScreenRant |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611124000/https://screenrant.com/28-days-later-movie-alternate-ending-darker/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In another, Jim dreams of the accident that left him in a coma as he dies from his gunshot wounds.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=28 Days Later (2002) - All Alternate Endings |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOLXWcA5Y1E |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=Youtube}}</ref> The third, a more radical departure, was presented only in [[storyboard]]s; instead of Frank being killed by soldiers after being infected, the other survivors tie him up and discover a research laboratory at the blockade, where Jim undergoes a [[blood transfusion]] in order to save Frank.<ref name=":1" /> The US cinematic release included one of the alternative endings after the film's credits in response to intense online debates over whether or not it was a more appropriate conclusion than the official ending.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=2 February 2008 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3153077.stm |title=Plotting alternative film endings |date=15 August 2003 |archive-date=11 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611123953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3153077.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>