From The First Purge to… The Last Purge?
This year has been pretty Purge-heavy, with prequel The First Purge unleashed into theaters and spinoff TV series “The Purge” currently airing on USA. With four films and a television series under the franchise’s belt at this point, it seems creator James DeMonaco has his sights set on calling it a day in the near future. Possibly even with the next film, he says.
“I have [the next installment] in my head,” DeMonaco just told EW. “I think I’m going to write it. I think it’s a great way to end it all. 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.”
The First Purge has damn sure proven that the franchise is still incredibly profitable on the big screen, but one has to wonder how much more can possibly be milked from the concept. The fifth film promising to end the bloody experiment might be just what the franchise needs to go out with a serious bang at the box office, and put asses in the seats once more.