NEW PLOT DETAILS FOR THE ETHAN HAWKE STARRING ‘THE PURGE’

Blumhouse has been pretty busy as of late, and they are constantly making headlines in the horror community. Next year we will see the company behind the films Dark Skies and Lords of Salem just to name a few.  The newest story to come out of their camp is the official plot details for the thriller starring Ethan Hawke, The Purge. Set in a time when chaos and criminal activity is at its peak, The Purge is shaping up to be a film that walks a thin line between survival and protection.  Here is the official summary released today:

“If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a speculative thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home. In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.”

The Purge is directed by James DeMonaco (the writer for the remake of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator) and stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey. The Purge will be in theaters May 31st, 2013.