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The Purge business is a good business to be in. What started with a micro-budget, high-concept home invasion movie has blossomed into a three-film franchise, the last of which, The Purge: Election Year arrived over the summer to become the highest-grossing to date. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that the creative team behind the films is keen to keep 'em coming.
With Ouija: Origin of Evil arriving in theaters this weekend, Steve recently sat down with Platinum Dunes producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form for a wide-ranging interview, and he took the opportunity to get some updates on the status of future projects, including The Purge 4 and the possibility of a TV series.
While doing the press rounds for Election Year, Purge creator James DeMonaco, who wrote and directed all three films, revealed he was keen to take his concept to the silver screen with a 10-episode TV series. But for now, there hasn't been any active development on that front, though Fuller says they're definitely interested.
We keep reading on your site and other sites that there's going to be a Purge TV [show], but until we hear that, that's something that is out there, but in terms of us being actively involved in that, that hasn't happened yet. We'd love to make a TV show about The Purge.
However, while the team is all-aboard the TV show idea, Fuller also confirmed the next item on the docket is definitely a fourth film. Now it's just up to DeMonaco to lead the way.
In any incarnation, the next thing out would be The Purge 4. TV takes a long time, to come up with all that. We're excited by the prospect of a Purge 4, but until James DeMonaco shares with us where this franchise is going, we literally sit here and wait. We're just waiting to hear from him.
As for whether DeMonaco will return as director, that's yet to be confirmed. The director indicated in the past that he wasn't likely to helm the next installment, but Fuller says the writer/director is still very passionate about the idea "feels there is a lot more story to tell". For their part, Form said they're "doing everything [they] can to keep him in charge of all these movies." And they're keeping in contact on a regular basis, as DeMonaco plots the next chapter.
I talked to him yesterday. I'm all over him, but DeMonaco is the architect and the artist of this. This all came from his head. He has grown this franchise ins much a magnificent way, taking it from this little idea the first one was to this bigger thing.
Indeed, the beauty of DeMonaco's concept is how many different narrative opportunities it presents and how many different directions subsequent films could turn. For now, we'll just have to follow suit with Fuller and Form and wait to see what he comes up with next.
Look for a lot more with producers Brad Fuller & Andrew Form all this week.
