Taglines: The rules are broken.
The Forever Purge Movie Storyline. Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and her husband Juan (Tenoch Huerta) live in Texas, where Juan is working as a ranch hand for the wealthy Tucker family. Juan impresses the Tucker patriarch, Caleb (Will Patton), but that fuels the jealous anger of Caleb’s son, Dylan (Josh Lucas). On the morning after The Purge, a masked gang of killers attacks the Tucker family–including Dylan’s wife (Cassidy Freeman), and his sister (Leven Rambin), forcing both families to band together and fight back as the country spirals into chaos and the United States begins to disintegrate around them.
The Forever Purge is a 2021 American dystopian action horror film directed by Everardo Gout and written by series creator James DeMonaco, who also produced along with Jason Blum and Michael Bay. Originally intended as the final installment, it serves as the fifth film in the Purge franchise and a direct sequel to 2016’s The Purge: Election Year. The film stars Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, and Will Patton, and follows a group of people who attempt to escape from the United States after an insurrectionist movement continues committing crimes and murders nationwide after the Purge’s ending.
Delayed from an original July 2020 date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Forever Purge was theatrically released on July 2, 2021 by Universal Pictures. The film has grossed $73 million worldwide against its $18 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for its performances and action sequences but criticism for its writing and perceived preachiness on social issues. A sixth film is currently in development.
In April 2020, the film’s title was revealed as The Forever Purge. The film was originally scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on July 10, 2020, by Universal Pictures. On May 15, 2020, its release was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[34][35][36] On July 8, 2020, it was reported that the film had been rescheduled for July 9, 2021. On April 9, 2021, it was reported that the film’s American release date had been pushed up a week to July. The film premiered in South Korea on July 10, 2021, at the 25th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.
Corona, California shooting
On July 26, 2021, during a midnight showing of The Forever Purge at the Regal Edwards movie theater in Corona, California, a gunman opened fire inside the cinema, killing two people. Police responding to the shooting apprehended a suspect later identified as 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez shortly after arriving on the scene.[42] Both victims were identified as 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich, who died instantly, while her friend, well-known 19-year-old TikToker Anthony Barajas, was transported to the nearest hospital and was put on life support before dying from his injuries on July 31, 2021.
On the aftermath of the shooting, Regal Edwards was temporarily closed and all The Forever Purge screenings were removed from its listings. On August 1, despite his family and friends pleas, TikTok shut down Barajas’ account due to its policy of banning accounts belonging to deceased people. However, Barajas’ Instagram account remains active and has been memorialized. After her autopsy, Goodrich’s body was cremated and her ashes scattered into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Seal Beach, California. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions declined to comment.
As of August 23, 2021, The Forever Purge has grossed $44.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $29.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $73.9 million. In the United States and Canada, The Forever Purge was released alongside The Boss Baby: Family Business, and was projected to gross around $10 million from 3,051 theaters in its opening weekend. The film made $5.4 million on its first day, including $1.3 million from Thursday night previews, the lowest amount of the franchise.
It went on to debut to $12.7 million, finishing third at the box office. With the top three films at the box office, F9, Family Business, and The Forever Purge, all having been released by Universal, it marked the first time a single studio had done so since February 2005. The film fell 43.1% in its sophomore weekend to $7.1 million, finishing fourth, then made $4.2 million in its third weekend, finishing in sixth.
The Forever Purge (2021)
Directed by: Everardo Gout
Starring: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman, Leven Rambin, Alejandro Edda, Will Patton, Sammi Rotibi, Will Brittain, Zahn McClarnon, Jeffrey Doornbos, Susie Abromeit
Screenplay by: James DeMonaco
Production Design by: Jennifer Spence
Cinematography by: Luis David Sansans
Film Editing by: Tim Alverson, Todd E. Miller, Vincent Tabaillon
Costume Design by: Leah Butler
Art Direction by: Clint Wallace
Music by: The Newton Brothers
MPAA Rating: R for strong / bloody violence, and language throughout.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: July 2, 2021 (United States)
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