Words by Jason Cordner
The next installment of The Purge will be mostly all black. Deadline is reporting that Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions and Platinum Dunes have set its principal cast for the fourth installment of The Purge series, the prequel The Purge: The Island.
According to the site, Mo McRae (Pitch), Joivan Wade (Doctor Who), Luna Lauren Velez (How To Get Away With Murder), Steve Harris (The Practice), Patch Darragh (Boardwalk Empire) and Mugga (Orange is the New Black) have all signed on to the film, joining the previously announced Y’lan Noel (Insecure) and Lex Scott Davis (Training Day).
.@ItsMoMcRae @JoivanWade @LunaLaurenVeIez, Steve Harris @PatchDarragh & Mugga Join #Insecure's Y'lan Noel & @scottyeye in The Purge 4 – https://t.co/UVEf40RYhf pic.twitter.com/MyrdcT0PQU
— Wilson Morales (@blackfilm) October 27, 2017
This chapter will serve as a prequel, focusing on the events that lead up to the inaugural purge event where, for a 12-hour period, all crime is legal.
The Purge 4 will be directed by Gerard McMurray (Burning Sands) from a script by franchise creator James DeMonaco, who directed the previous three movies. DeMonaco is producing with Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, and Sébastien K. Lemercier.
The Purge 4 opens in theaters on July 4, 2018.
