Writer-director James DeMonaco is back for a third installment of Universal/Blumhouse’s The Purge franchise. The third pic will reveal the next chapter of the 12 hours of government-sanctioned anarchy in which murder is legal and nobody can help you if you’re stuck outside.
The first two installments had a combined budget of just $12 million and together have grossed $200 million worldwide. The second installment, The Purge: Anarchy, surpassed the original film’s $91 million worldwide gross on its way to $110 million.
Frank Grillo took over the franchise after Ethan Hawke starred in the first. Grillo is set to return for the third and Betty Gabriel, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, JJ Soria, Mykelti Williamson, and Elizabeth Mitchell have also joined the cast.
Universal has set a July 1 release date, and the movie is near a shooting start in Rhode Island.
Sébastien K. Lemercier, Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum, and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form are producing once again. Blumhouse has a first look deal with Universal, a partnership that has proven to be worthwhile.
Source: Deadline
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