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11. The Purge: The Island

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The Purge franchise has gone all prequel on us with this fourth offering in the series. Set before the events of 2013’s surprise hit, the titular island is Staten Island and focuses on how the powers that be settled on the Purge Night becoming an anarchic US tradition.

While creator James DeMonaco has been relatively tight-lipped on plot specifics, we know that the film centres on an experimental Purge evening, where Staten Island volunteers – lured by the promise of cash – give the concept a bloodthirsty test run.

Y'lan Noel has been cast in an anti-hero role (the safe money is on him finding some redemption come the closing credits) and Burning Sands helmer Gerard McMurray is wielding the megaphone. Let the chaos commence.

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