What if only Black people could get superpowers? That’s the premise behind Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3’s graphic novel Black, which Studio 8 and Warner Bros. are hoping to bring to the big-screen, tasking The First Purge’s Gerard McMurray with writing and directing an adaptation. First published in 2016, Black takes place in a […]
John Boyega and Robert De Niro set to star in Netflix thriller The Formula
Deadline reports that John Boyega and Robert De Niro will team up to star in an upcoming thriller film for Netflix. The Formula will be helmed by Gerard McMurray, the filmmaker behind one of Netflix’s first original films Burning Sands. McMurray (The First Purge) will serve as the film’s writer and director as well as […]
Second Opinion – The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge, 2018. Directed by Gerard McMurray. Starring Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Christian Robinson, Mugga, Patch Darragh, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, Rotini Paul, Mo McRae, Jermel Howard, Siya, Steve Harris, Mitchell Edwards, D.K. Bowser, Derek Basco, Maria Rivera, Chyna Layne, Ian Blackman, Melonie Diaz, Naszir Nance, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: After […]
Movie Review – The First Purge (2018)
The First Purge, 2018. Directed by Gerard McMurray. Starring Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Christian Robinson, Mugga, Patch Darragh, Luna Lauren Velez, Kristen Solis, Rotini Paul, Mo McRae, Jermel Howard, Siya, Steve Harris, Mitchell Edwards, D.K. Bowser, Derek Basco, Maria Rivera, Chyna Layne, Ian Blackman, Melonie Diaz, Naszir Nance, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Behind […]
A nation is reborn in trailer for The First Purge
Universal has debuted the first trailer and a new poster for the upcoming horror prequel The First Purge. Directed by Gerard McMurray, the film is the fourth instalment of The Purge series and features a cast that includes Y’Lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Luna Lauren Velez, Marisa Tomei, Mo McRae, Steve Harris, Patch Darragh, and Mugga; check them out […]
The First Purge gets a teaser poster and synopsis
The Purge franchise is coming back this summer by taking fans back to the very beginning. The First Purge, previously titled The Purge: The Island, is coming July 4th and Universal and Blumhouse have released the first teaser poster for the film that overtly touches on the current political climate in the U.S. Check it out below, along […]
The Purge 4 finds a director
Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures have tapped Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands) to direct the as-yet-untitled fourth entry in The Purge franchise. Details on the fourth movie are being kept under wraps, but it will be based on a script by James DeMonaco, writer-director of The Purge and its sequels The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: […]
Movie Review – Burning Sands (2017)
Burning Sands, 2017 Directed by Gerard McMurray Starring Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, and Trevante Rhodes. SYNOPSIS: Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing. A fiery takedown of the fraternity pledging culture […]
