Earlier this year, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse announced the fifth and final instalment in The Purge franchise, The Forever Purge, had been pulled from the release calendar due to the ongoing global health crisis. Now, according to Variety, The Forever Purge will now release in theatres on July 9th, 2021 instead of its originally scheduled debut on […]
Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge loses summer release date
Universal Pictures and Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge, initially set for a July 10th release date, is now pulled from the release calendar. The film was set to open before Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, making it one of the first significant releases after cinemas open (Solstice Studios’ Russell Crowe movie Unhinged on July 1st remains the first […]
The Purge and Treadstone cancelled by USA Network
USA Network has cancelled two of its major series based off existing Universal movie franchises – The Purge after two seasons and Treadstone after one season. According to Deadline, these cancellations are a part of the overall programming shift away from ongoing scripted series toward more live and unscripted programming. Based on the movie franchise The Purge, the […]
The Purge 5 is titled The Forever Purge
Having found a director last year in Everardo Gout (Luke Cage), the fifth and supposedly final entry in The Purge feature film series has now received the title of The Forever Purge. Details on The Forever Purge are being kept tightly under wraps, but we do know that the film has been scripted by franchise creator […]
Blumhouse: Leading the Way with Sustainable Genre Film Production
Tom Jolliffe looks at Blumhouse Productions and the success and sustainability of its business model… When it comes to box office discussion, it seems to revolve around the success or failure of the huge tentpole films. Was Birds of Prey a flop? Did The Rise of Skywalker flop? Can Avengers: Endgame be matched again in […]
Ethan Hawke is returning to The Purge for the show’s season 2 finale
The Purge franchise originally started back in 2013 as a home invasion thriller starring Ethan Hawke who played James Sandin, a security system salesmen whose family home is invaded by a man trying to escape a murderous group. However, despite his fate in the first film, USA Network (via Bloody Disgusting) has recently revealed that Hawke’s […]
The Purge season 2 gets a first trailer and poster
USA Network has released a poster and trailer for the second season of the horror series The Purge. Based on the hit movie franchise of the same name, the series stars Derek Luke, Max Martini, Joel Allen, Paola Nunez, Rochelle Aytes and Danika Yarosh; check them out here… Based on the hit movie franchise, THE […]
The Purge season 2 adds Rochelle Aytes and Danika Yarosh
USA Network’s The Purge is set to introduce two more cast members, with Rochelle Aytes (Mistresses) and Danika Yarosh (Greenhouse Academy) signing on for roles in its sophomore season. The pair join Derek Luke, Max Martini, Joel Allen and Paola Nunez in the cast of the show, which is based on the hit film franchise and comes […]
The Purge 5 finds a director
Back in October of last year, franchise creator James DeMonaco revealed that the hugely successful Blumhouse horror-thriller series The Purge is set to come to an end with a fifth movie, and now comes word from Variety that Everardo Gout (Luke Cage, Mars) has signed on to direct the next instalment. Plot details for The […]
The Purge TV series renewed for second season
Just as the first season of The Purge television series comes to a close, USA Network has announced they have decided to renew it for a second season. The series spins out of The Purge film franchise, created by James Demonaco and produced by Blumhouse Productions. The television series has become USA Network’s #1 drama with 2.3 million viewers. […]
