The First Full Trailer For The First Purge Arrives

The First Purge

by James White |
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The first Purge film to be directed by someone other than James DeMonaco (he still wrote the script), The First Purge aims to explore the origins of the annual mayhem, foisted on the States by the New Founding Fathers. Following a Trump-poking poster and teaser, the proper trailer is now online.

And if this footage is to be believed, we can blame Marisa Tomei for the madness that is chronicled in the other films. She's the social scientist who comes up with the experiment to have citizens let loose their worst tendencies in one 12-hour period where all crime is legal. Of course, that opens itself to exploitation by the more powerful, who see it as a way to oppress others even further. And as usual, we see the story from several viewpoints.

Gerard McMurray is in the director's chair for this one, and The First Purge will sound the sirens in UK cinemas on 6 July.

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