Well, it looks like Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes' hitThe Purgefranchise is still going as strong as ever. In fact, today we hear thatLuke Cagedirector Everardo Gout’s upcoming currently untitled fifth entry in the theatrical film series has just snagged two more actors for the annual anything-goes event. Yes, today we’ve learned thatThe Purge 5has brought in Will Patton (Armageddon) and Cassidy Freeman (The Righteous Gemstones) for undisclosed roles.
Will Pattonand Cassidy Freeman will be joining the previously announced cast ofAna de la Reguera(Nacho Libre) and Tenoch Huerta (Narcos: Mexico) in the new Blumhouse/Platinum Dunes horror thriller. It’s saidThe Purge 5will be ditching its usual city-setting for a more rural tale still dealing with class and race issues.
While that’s really all we have to go on at this point in time, my movie senses have me speculating that this means the plot will probably center around Reguera and Huerta trying to escape a big city during the annual Purge only to be caught in a more horrific situation out in the boondocks. And ten bucks says that Will Patton andCassidy Freemanwill be playing a redneck couple that will make for all kinds of hell for the city slickers. But I could be totally wrong. I guess we’ll see when Universal Pictures unleashes the film onto the masses starting July 19, 2025.
Anyhow, I dig this cast, especially Will Patton. After all, the man is no stranger to my beloved horror genre as he has had roles in films such as Blumhouse and director David Gordon Green’s recent direct sequel to John Carpenter’sHalloweenand DC Universe and James Wan’s canceledSwamp Thingseries. But that’s not all, folks. Patton has also starred in Stuart Orme’sThe Puppet Masterswith Donald Sutherland and Keith David, Jon Amiel’sCopycatwith Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter, Mark Pellington’sThe Mothman Prophecieswith Richard Gere and Laura Linney, and Olatunde Osunsanmi’sThe Fourth Kindwith Milla Jovovich and Elias Koteas. That’s one hell of a horror resume!
Meanwhile, Cassidy Freeman’s history with the horror genre includes Mark Pavia’sFender Benderwith Makenzie Vega, Jesse Holland & Andy Mitton’sYellowBrickRoadwith Michael Laurino and Anessa Ramsey, andThe Vampire Diarieswith Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev. But casual viewers probably know Freeman best for her roles as Cady Longmire onLongmireand as ‘Tess Mercer aka Lutessa Lena Luthor onSmallville.
Franchise creator James DeMonaco, who wrote and directedThe Purge,The Purge: Anarchy, andThe Purge: Election Yearwill be back to pen this new installment. And on top of writing the screenplay for this newThe Purgefilm, DeMonaco will also serve as one of the film’s producers along with Sebastien K. Lemercier, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum, and Platinum Dunes’ Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, and Andrew Form. Once again, Universal Pictures is all set to unleash the fifth installment inThe Purgeseries onto the masseson July 07, 2025. In the meantime, this casting update forThe Purge 5was brought to our attention byThe Hollywood Reporter.
