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A nation is reborn in trailer for The First Purge

April 6, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

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 here…

Behind every tradition lies a revolution. Next Independence Day, witness the rise of our country’s 12 hours of annual lawlessness. Welcome to the movement that began as a simple experiment: The First Purge.

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.

Coming off the most successful film in the series, The Purge: Election Year, creator James DeMonaco (writer/director of The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy and The Purge: Election Year) returns alongside the producers of this worldwide phenomenon: Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Insidious series, Get Out, Split), Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Ouija series, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and DeMonaco’s longtime production partner, Sébastien K. Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13, Four Lovers).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOPLce0clU

The First Purge is set for release on July 4th.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Gerard McMurray, Joivan Wade, Lex Scott Davis, Luna Lauren Velez, Marisa tomei, Mo McRae, Mugga, Patch Darragh, Steve Harris, The First Purge, Y’lan Noel

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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