Tag: The Purge
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‘Walking Dead’ Effects Specialist Greg Nicotero Joins ‘Spawn’ Movie
Greg Nicotero, director and effects specialist for “The Walking Dead,” has come on board to create the design for Todd McFarlane’s “Spawn” horror-fantasy movie.The deal for Nicotero and his company KNB Efx was announced Wednesday. McFarlane, Nicotero, and KNB Efx Group worked together on the 1997 “Spawn” movie.“I’m a long-time fan of Greg’s work and…
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‘The Purge’: Colin Woodell & Hannah Anderson on Intimacy, Violence and Politics in the USA Series
After four feature films, The Purge is coming to TV with the new USA series from Blumhouse and creator James DeMonaco. Set ten years into the existence of the annual Purge, the series introduces a cast of new characters who set out to survive Purge night over the 10-episode run. As is tradition for the…
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Everything We Learned on the Set of USA’s ‘The Purge’ TV Series [Set Visit]
I’m not one to champion a whole bunch of sequels, prequels, and spinoffs, but let me tell you something — when it was announced that there was going to be a TV adaptation of The Purge, I perked right up. I’m a fan of the film franchise — and its unflinching indictment of our real-life…
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‘The Purge’ TV Series Trailer Is Here to Make All Crime Legal for 12 Hours
USA has released the first full trailer for The Purge TV series. Like the films of the same name, the show revolves around a 12-hour period when all crime, including murder, is legal. The show will follow seemingly unrelated characters in a small city who are tied together by a mysterious savior. I don’t know…
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‘The Purge’ Comic-Con Trailer: USA’s Limited Series Reminds You It’s Kill or Be Killed in New Footage
“The Purge” takes place for 12 hours over the course of one night, so no matter how many two-hour movies Blumhouse pumps out, they can’t capture the constant fear felt for so long during that one, fictional night where anything is legal — including murder.But you know what can? A TV show.Billed as a 10-hour…
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‘Spawn:’ Jeremy Renner Joins Cast of Blumhouse Superhero Movie
Jeremy Renner has joined the cast of Blumhouse superhero movie “
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‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Review: Another Sharp Sequel Reminds Humanity Not to Be Monstrous
Even on a good day, it’s easy to feel like America has turned into a horror movie, where the terrors of “The Purge” franchise feel all too real outside of the theater. The need to escape to the movies looms large this summer, not just to beat the heat, but to feel good again. “Hotel…
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The Purge Creator Hints At A Fifth Movie, Offers Update On TV Series
Although Sinister still reigns supreme for me, this writer’s other favorite franchise to have been brought to us by Blumhouse Productions is easily that of The Purge. And while it may have gotten off to a slow start with its first attempt, I personally feel the two sequels that followed tapped the full potential of…
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‘The First Purge’ Trailer Teases the Violent Origin Story
Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures have released the first official trailer for The First Purge. This is the fourth film in the popular horror franchise, which began in 2013 with filmmaker James DeMonaco’s twist on a home invasion thriller: in the world of The Purge, one night a year in America all crime is legal,…
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The Makers of ‘The Purge’ and TV’s ‘The Leftovers’ Team Up for a Political Action Thriller
Political thrillers aren’t an easy sell at the box office anymore, unless they have an extreme premise. The Purge and its sequels (including The Purge: Election Year, above) and upcoming prequel are successful because they’re so over the top. Get Out was a huge hit because it mashed up genres for an original story dealing…