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Movie Review: The First Purge

This October The First Purge, directed by Gerard McMurray, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD and I’m sure you are wondering what we thought of the film that takes us back to where it (the first experiment) all began. Set on Staton Island, we see the new Founding Fathers, backed by the NRA, begin the first experiment to see how the public will react to a day where citizens are able to commit any crime without fear of punishment. We see the residents of Staton Island line up and given not only contacts to record their participation, but $5,000 with more promised if they go out that night, which is quite an incentive for those in desperate need of money. But not all of the residents approve. Nya (Lex Scott Davis) leads part of the community in protest. Concerned about her brother Isaiah (Jovian Wade) after she finds out he’s been selling dope for Dmitri (Y’Ian Noel), she thinks he’s off

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 29, 2018

MoviesNews

Witness A New Era Begin With ‘The First Purge’ – On Digital This September

The New Founding Fathers invite you to witness The First Purge, the origin story and fourth chapter of the much-loved franchise on Digital and the app Movies Anywhere next week. When the New Founding Fathers of America look to push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, a radical sociological theory that vents aggression is tested among an isolated community. But once the violence of oppressors clashes with the rage of the marginalized, the contagion of the experiment explodes and rapidly spreads, leading to a revolution. The First Purge takes audiences back to where the nightmare all began in this timely and relevant horror-thriller, including gripping bonus features appealing to fans of the franchise. “Now with the New Founding Fathers of America in charge of America’s political landscape, change is inevitably coming. When Dr. Updale (Marisa Tomei) presents the chance for a risky, theoretical social experiment to become a live phenomenon, The Purge is born.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 12, 2018

MoviesNewsTrailers

‘The First Purge’ Director Drew Inspiration From Real Life

This July we will witness The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray. Recently he revealed that he found real-life inspiration that underscores the prequel’s theme of government’s abuse of power. Right now we’re living in a time where people are waking up and seeing how things really are and are needing to stand up and voice their opinion,” McMurray stated to Deadline. “As a filmmaker, showing those images and putting it out there gave me a voice to acknowledge what was going on and bring some awareness and spark dialogue about it.” He continued. “We see events that taking place in this country over the last year. I just try to use what was going on in the real world and trying to bring it into the film. I felt like horror films wrestle with the evils of real life, and that was one of the things I wanted to do with this film.”We’re fighting for real injustices [in the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 19, 2018

Trailers

“A Nation Is Reborn” In ‘The First Purge’ Trailer

The Purge franchise continues this 4th of July with The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the franchise’s creator. Today, we get a look at how the annual night of chaos and murder began in the film’s first trailer. “To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.” Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Chyna Layne, Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Patch Darragh, Aaron Williamson, Joivan Wade, Jessica Bell, Jermel Howard, Scott Matheny, and Martin Mlodozeniec star. This Independence Day (July 4, 2018) we will witness The First Purge in theaters, from Universal Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Apr 6, 2018

Trailers

‘The First Purge’ Teaser Makes America Great Again

“Behind every tradition lies a revolution.” The Purge franchise continues this 4th of July with The First Purge, from director Gerard McMurray and screenwriter James DeMonaco, the franchise’s creator. Today, we get a look at how the annual night of chaos and murder began in the film’s first teaser trailer. We should also talk about the new poster that puts a new twist on Trump’s iconic red hat and slogan of “Make America Great Again” and replaces it with “The First Purge”. Political statement? Maybe, but I think it’s hilarious. “To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America (NFFA) test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the marginalized, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.” Luna Lauren Velez, Melonie Diaz, Mo McRae, Chyna Layne, Y’lan

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jan 31, 2018

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‘The Purge 4’ Hunts Down A Cast And A Release Date

In the past 3 films of the Purge franchise, we have witnessed both everyday citizens and the elite fighting for survival during the 12 hour period where everything is legal. The Purge 4: The Island will be different. This time we are getting a prequel that goes back and focuses on the events that led up to the inaugural Purge event. Gerard McMurray will be directing from the script penned by James DeMonaco, who was behind the previous films of the franchise. Luna Lauren Valez, Melonie Diaz, Y’Ian Noel, Lex Scott Davis, David Breda, Chyna Layne, Joivan Wade, Maria Rivera, and Christian Robinson co-star. The Purge 4 is set to open in theaters on Wednesday, July 4, 2018, from Universal Pictures and has now entered production.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Oct 30, 2017

Streaming TV

James Demonaco Gives An Update on “The Purge 4′ And The Series

After writing and directing the first three film of The Purge franchise James Demonaco now handing over directorial duties to Burning Sands director Gerard McMurray for The Purge 4, EW reports. Don’t worry, Demonaco did pen the script. In a recent interview with Vulture, Demonaco gave up a few details about both the upcoming Purge sequel and the spin-off television series. The film will be set on Staten Island during the first purge. I was wondering how you get people to stay for the first Purge, and what they do is they start monetizing it,” said DeMonaco. “People from Staten Island can easily go to Brooklyn for the evening, so what they do is start promising very decent sums of money for the very poor people in the neighborhood. It becomes a monetization of murder and violence, incentivizing killing and keeping people around for them to be victims. So you see the inception of how grotesque the idea of the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 7, 2017

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‘The Purge 4’ Finds Its Director In ‘Burning Sands’

The fourth film of The Purge franchise has now entered development. A few days ago we announced the producers for The Purge 4. Today, we are able to report that the director for the film has just been announced. Burning Sands’ Gerard McMurray will be in the director’s chair for part 4, written by James DeManaco. Besides being a director and producer, McMurray is also an actor, appearing in the film Something Like a Business, along with others. While the cast and synopsis has yet to be announced, it has been said that it will be prequel. We do know that Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, and Sebastian Lemercier will be producing. We’ll keep you posted as this film develops alongside the new Purge television series.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jul 20, 2017

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