![]() ![]() There was part of me that was very angry with the scope of the first film. I’ve always been terrified of guns, so it was an exploration of America’s relationship with guns and gun control laws. The conceit of a United States where the Purge exists is unbelievably fertile ground for storytelling in so many different ways: What do foreign countries do? What do politicians do? How did it happen? How did it start? How does it keep going? What happens to the economy? What happens to unemployment? There’s so many angles you can explore from this idea.ĭeMonaco: It was such a big concept. Jason Blum : We were kind of challenging the public’s response to such an outlandish idea. It was a moment of anger, but the idea of one legal murder a year stayed with me. This guy almost killed us - and she’s a nice person, I hope this doesn’t reflect poorly on her, but she said something like, “I wish I had one a year,” meaning one legal murder. James DeMonaco : My wife said something in a road rage incident that stayed with me. When a stranger (Edwin Hodge) being chased by a pack of Purgers seeks refuge inside their house, Hawke and his wife (Lena Headey) have to decide whether to be altruistic or fend for themselves. Ethan Hawke stars as a family man and a member of the upper class who benefits from the “holiday” by selling security equipment to fellow members of the 1%. Set in 2022, the first film takes place in a world where all crime, except for the murder of politicians, is legal for one night each year. Together they chart the evolution of one of the most politically prescient horror franchises of the modern film era. ![]() ![]() Ahead of the release of “The First Purge,” The Times spoke to key members of the “Purge” creative team about how the series came together and took on a surprising resonance with each new entry. ![]()
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