First Purge director on its Donald Trump moment
Thursday - July 5, 2018 2:52 pm ,
Category : ENTERTAINMENT
Los Angeles July 5 (IANS) Director Gerard McMurray says his film "First Purge" is about making fun of things that make news including US President Donald Trump s infamous 2005 "Access Hollywood" tape.
The film caused a stir in January when it debuted a campaign-style teaser that borrowed from Trump s Make America Great slogan.
There is a scene that calls back to Trump s infamous tape in which he bragged about grabbing women "by the p***y".
Protagonist Nya (essayed by Lex Scott Davis) is attacked by a masked man who grabs her crotch and when she successfully fights him off she calls him a "p***y-grabbing motherf***er".
"It was making fun of what s in the news. It was real -- and Nya played by Lex is a very strong character " hollywoodreporter.com quoted McMurray as saying.
McMurray who directed "First Purge" from a script by series creator James DeMonaco added: "It s about women fighting back."
McMurray is the first director to step in for DeMonaco who kicked off the franchise with 2013 s "The Purge" a sleeper hit starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey that takes place in a near future in which the US has legalised all crime for one night a year.
DeMonaco directed two follow-ups -- "Purge: Anarchy" (2014) and "Purge: Election Year" (2016).
"Political satire can be very powerful and it can make fun of the realities of our world. As a filmmaker I want to push boundaries " said McMurray.
--IANS sug/rb/mr
The film caused a stir in January when it debuted a campaign-style teaser that borrowed from Trump s Make America Great slogan.
There is a scene that calls back to Trump s infamous tape in which he bragged about grabbing women "by the p***y".
Protagonist Nya (essayed by Lex Scott Davis) is attacked by a masked man who grabs her crotch and when she successfully fights him off she calls him a "p***y-grabbing motherf***er".
"It was making fun of what s in the news. It was real -- and Nya played by Lex is a very strong character " hollywoodreporter.com quoted McMurray as saying.
McMurray who directed "First Purge" from a script by series creator James DeMonaco added: "It s about women fighting back."
McMurray is the first director to step in for DeMonaco who kicked off the franchise with 2013 s "The Purge" a sleeper hit starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey that takes place in a near future in which the US has legalised all crime for one night a year.
DeMonaco directed two follow-ups -- "Purge: Anarchy" (2014) and "Purge: Election Year" (2016).
"Political satire can be very powerful and it can make fun of the realities of our world. As a filmmaker I want to push boundaries " said McMurray.
--IANS sug/rb/mr
