‘The Forever Puge’ First Look And Plot Details Signal The End Of The ‘Purge’ Franchise
Once upon a time,The Purgefranchise felt like it existed wholly in the realm of fiction. But in the years since the first film has been released,The Purge’s imagery of American run wild has begun to feel uncomfortably prescient. And in the wake of yesterday’s horrific attack on the US Capitol, anythingPurge-related is probably going to come across as extra disturbing. But Blumhouse is invested in the franchise, and they already have a newPurgetitle in the can –The Forever Purge. The sequel was supposed to hit theaters last year but ended up being delayed due to COVID-19, but now it’s due out this year. And we have the first image and real plot details to go with it.
Last year it wasreportedthatThe Forever Purgewould take “the Purge out of its usual metropolitan setting while still dealing with class and race issues in the way the previous films have.” Now, we have even more details, and an image, viaTotal Film. Honestly, after this week’s real-world events, the image isn’t that exciting, but hey, here it is anyway.
As for the plot details, the film takes place after the events ofThe Purge: Election Year, “(whereasThe First Purgeacted as a prequel to the 2013 original) and will center on Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and Juan (Tenoch Huerta), who find solace at a Texan ranch, having fled a drug cartel in Mexico. Things go awry when a group of outsiders decides to keep purging beyond the allotted time when people can break any and all laws.”
“It’s an amazing story of Latinos and Americans coming together to overcome despair and evil,” said directorEverardo Gout.The Forever Purgecast includesAna de la Reguera,Josh Lucas,Tenoch Huerta,Leven Rambin,Will Patton, andCassidy Freeman, and by all accounts, this fifth entry is also going to be the last. “I think it’s a great way to end it all,” franchise creatorJames DeMonacosaidin a previous interview. “We want to end it all, I think, in this one, and I’m very excited. When I came up with the idea and pitched it to everybody, they seemed psyched, and I think it will be a really cool ending, how we take this one home.”
If this really is the final entry, it would officially bring an end to allPurge-related material, asThe PurgeTV series ended in 2019. Will Blumhousereallylet this money-making series go? I have my doubts, and wouldn’t be surprised if they went ahead and tried to reboot it in three or four years. In the meantime,The Forever Purgeis scheduled to arrive onJuly 9, 2021.
