New Poster And Featurette Hit For THE PURGE: ANARCHY

Universal Pictures is celebrating the 4th of July with a new poster and featurette from THE PURGE: ANARCHY

In 2013, the country responded to the provocative concept that on one night every year, any and all crime is made legal. Audiences turned The Purge into a surprise summer hit as the film debuted at No. 1 with an astonishing $34.1 million weekend at the domestic box office.

After witnessing the response to the film and listening to the conversations that it provoked, James DeMonaco (writer/director of The Purge and writer of The Negotiator, Assault on Precinct 13) quickly returned to the explosive universe that he created with an even more arresting idea for a sequel: placing the audience outside on the streets during the annual Purge.

Once again partnering with Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions and Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes for the second chapter, it was important to revisit the night and pull back the curtain on the Purge.

“After we showed the first movie a lot of people said, ‘We want to know what happens in the streets or in the parks or in the country or to rich people or to poor people,’” says Blum. “Every single American would have a different experience on Purge night. There are many stories to tell during The Purge and that’s why we wanted to make a second one.”

Actors Frank Grillo, Kiele Sanchez, Zach Gilfold, Zoë Soul, and Carmen Ejogo discuss their characters inside THE PURGE: ANARCHY.

A speculative thriller that shows us what occurs during The Purge outside of the confines of a suburban neighborhood, THE PURGE: ANARCHY returns us to a dystopic future.

Our government, now re-engineered by the New Founders of America (NFA), has sanctioned its annual 12-hour Purge to ensure that the crime rate stays below one percent for the rest of the year. With police and hospitals suspending help, it’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment or fear of retribution.

It’s time to take to the streets for anarchy.

The new story follows an unlikely group of five citizens who, over the course of the night, find out just how far they will go to protect themselves and, ultimately, each other, as they fight to survive a night fraught with impossible decisions.