‘The Purge 4’ Gets A Summer 2018 Release Date, But Needs A New Director
Even though last year’sThe Purge: Election Yearwrapped up the series pretty nicely withe a political victory being the first step into having The Purge abolished and the New Founding Fathers of America put in their place, it still left the window open for chaos to return to the streets when those in support of The Purge were said to be taking to the streets with violent protest. Now we’ll get to see what happens next.
The Purge 4has been confirmed to be in development at Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes, and it’ll get another prime summer release date in2018. However, the franchise will need a new director, becauseJames DeMonacowon’t be getting back behind the camera this time. Find out more below.The Hollywood ReporterannouncedThe Purge 4has been set forJuly 4, 2018release, giving it another prime weekend to make some box office bank.The Purgehas only grown in popularity as the series has gone on. The first film in the series grossed just over $89 million worldwide, whileThe Purge: Anarchyfollowed it up with almost $112 million. ThenThe Purge: Election Yearbecame the most successful with over $118 million worldwide. CanThe Purge 4keep up the trend, especially up againstAnt-Man and the Wasp, slated to arrive July 6?
The interest in the next installment of the series will likely be determined by where the story goes from here. Now that the people have won their victory in politics in an attempt to get The Purge outlawed, those in support of the New Founding Fathers of America are only going to get more desperate in their attempts to keep control over the lower classes. Considering Election Year took cues from our then-current political climate for inspiration, it’ll be interesting to see how they take recent events into consideration for the development of the fictional universe.
The script forThe Purge 4will still be written byJames DeMonaco, and even though he’s not directing, he’ll help producersJason Blum, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew FormandSébastien K. Lemercierfind a director to take over the reins. Frankly, my potential interest lies almost entirely in what the story will be, but the right director could help get me on board too. For some reason, the first name I thought of to replace DeMonaco wasPredatorshelmer Nimrod Antal, but if you have any other suggestions, sound off in the comments.
We’re not sure if this sequel could offset the timeline for apotential TV series adaptation ofThe Purgeto still happen, but time will tell.
