Ngemuva kokuqondisa ezintathu zokuqala Ukuqothula amafilimu, UJames DeMonaco ekhethiwe UGerard McMurray ukuqondisa Ukuhlanza kokuqala. “Ngemuva kokubhala nokuqondisa ezintathu Ukuqothula amafilimu eminyakeni emihlanu, ngangikulungele ukudlulisa imisebenzi yokuqondisa, ”kusho uDeMonaco. “UGerard wabona Ukuqothula amafilimu ngendlela engiwabona ngayo — njengamafilimu enhlobo kodwa futhi njengamazwana ahlaziya umphakathi ngokobuhlanga, nangezigaba, nangokulawulwa kwezibhamu ezweni lethu. ” 

Kule ngxoxo, uGerard McMurray ukhuluma ngokwenziwa kwe- Ukuhlanza kokuqala kanye namathonya ayingqayizivele awaletha kule filimu, echaza ukuvela kwePurge Night.  Ukuhlanza kokuqala kuvulwa kumatiyetha ngoJulayi 4. 

DG: Gerard, yini eyakuheha kule phrojekthi?

GM: Yini eyangikhanga kulokhu Ukuqothula ifilimu kwakuyisikripthi sikaJames DeMonaco. Kwakwesabeka futhi kwenzeka ngaphakathi endaweni yasedolobheni. Indaba yangizwela kakhulu kimi; kwaba sengathi kusekhaya. Ngikhombe khona manjalo nabalingiswa abakhulu, futhi ngaba nombono ngokushesha. Futhi, Ukuhlanza kokuqala unomoya wokuzabalaza engizihlanganisa nawo. Ubaba wangifundisa ngisemncane ukuzimela, ukulwela okulungile, nokuvikela umphakathi wakithi. Ngakho-ke, ngibone imibono yami eminingi kumlingiswa oyinhloko. Uhlu lwezindaba alunamicikilisho, futhi ngijabulele leli thuba lokwenza ukuphawula okukhulu kwezepolitiki ngesimo samanje sezwe lethu ngendaba umphakathi wayo osondele kakhulu kithi. Leli yithuba elikhulu lokwenza okuthile okuhlukile, okusha, nokwesimanje.

DG: Ngemuva kokuthi uJames DeMonaco eqondise abathathu bokuqala Ukuqothula amafilimu, ucabanga ukuthi ulethe ini kule filimu yesine ehlukile kwabanye abaqondisi okungenzeka ukuthi benze le filimu, kufaka phakathi uJames?

GM: Ngicabanga ukuthi ngiletha ithoni ehluke kakhulu yamasiko kule filimu. Le ndaba yenzeka eStaten Island futhi ilandela uhambo lweqembu labantu abaMnyama nabamaBrown abafuna ukusinda ebusuku bokuqala bePurge. Ngakhulela esigcemeni sesi-7 saseNew Orleans, okuyindawo enabantu abaningi abaMnyama. Abalingiswa abakulokhu kuhlanjululwa nohambo lwabo babonisa okwamehlela engibe nakho empilweni yami. Ngizizwa sengathi isipiliyoni sami sempilo, njengendoda emnyama eMelika, singinikeza umbono oyingqayizivele wokuxoxa indaba eyiqiniso mayelana nokuthi iPurge ibingabukeka kanjani ngaphakathi kwendawo yangaphakathi kwedolobha.

DG: Gerard, kwakuyiphi isu elibonakalayo wena nomcwaningi wakho wesinema enanidingida ngalo ngaphambi kokuqala kokuthwebula, futhi ungakuchaza kanjani ukubukeka nefoni yefilimu?

GM: Ngenkathi ngichaza ukubukeka nefoni yefilimu nomdwebi wamabhayisikobho wami, ngangihlose ukuhlukanisa le filimu nakwamanye ama-movie we-Purge, ngoba iyisandulela, hhayi ukulandelana. Izingxoxo ezedlule neBlumhouse nePlatinum Dunes, zikubeke kwacaca kimi ukuthi bathanda ukubukeka kwefilimu yami yokuqala, I-Burning Sands, futhi befuna ukwenza okuthile okusondelene nayo ngethoni, kunalokho abakwenzile kwezinye Ukuqothula amabhayisikobho. 

Ngichaze umbono wami wale filimu njengokuhlonipha ama-movie we-1990s hood. Ngikhule ngisemusha eminyakeni yama-90s, ngakho-ke ama-movie ayathanda Ingabe Right Thing, UBoyz N the Hood, Usongo II Society, IJack City entsha, Inkosi yaseNew York, namanye amafilimu kusukela kuleso sikhathi asinda kakhulu engikukhethile engikukhethile nakwithoni ephelele. Ngizizwa njengomehluko phakathi kwesitayela sika-90 kanye ne-horror / action adventure / Thriller yezepolitiki yanamuhla eyenza ukuhumusha okuthokozisayo Ukuhlanza kokuqala bese ufaka ukunambitheka okusha kwifilimu. Ngobuhle, bekubalulekile kimi ukuthuthukisa ukwakheka kwezindawo, futhi ngiveze amasiko ahlukahlukene amelwe ku-movie ngobuhle nangobukhazikhazi. 

Bengifuna futhi ukuthi i-movie ibukeke inkulu, ngakho-ke ngakhetha ukwenza isibhamu esikhulu kakhulu, ngithwebula umphakathi ngenkathi ngenza ukulandelana kwesenzo nokuxhumana komuntu kusondele kakhulu futhi kusondele. Ngifuna ukuthi izethameli zizizwe izinkambo ezinkulu nezingokomzwelo zabalingiswa, zizizwe zinovalo nabo, kanye nothando, ukuze bajabule ngokuphelelwa yithemba abakutholile ebusuku bePurge. Ngezikhathi ezithile, sivumela ikhamera igeleze futhi idanse nabalingiswa, ukunikeza izethameli umuzwa weqiniso nobuntu nazo ezibonisa ukuthi, ekugcineni, iPurge ithinta wonke umuntu — kungakhathalekile ibala labo lesikhumba nesimo sezomnotho.

DG: Ungayichaza kanjani i-mayhem kanye nodlame olwenzeka kule filimu, uma uqhathanisa namafilimu angaphambilini, futhi ucabanga ukuthi izethameli zizotholaphi ezinamandla nezesabekayo ngale filimu?

GM: Okwedlule Ukuqothula amafilimu wonke anobuntu bawo obuhlukile. Ngangifuna ukuthi ukuthatha kwami ​​iPurge kuvelele. Bengifuna ukubuyela kulokho kusondelana esikubone kwibhayisikobho yokuqala, ngenkathi ngifaka lowo muzwa wokuba ngaphandle kwamakhelwane, ukukhombisa yonke imimoya ejabulisayo eyenzeka ezitaladini.

Inhloso yami bekuwukugcina ubudlova bePurge buzwakala bungokoqobo ngangokunokwenzeka ngakho-ke uhlobo lwe-mayhem nodlame kwifilimu yami lunanela izinto engizesabayo, engicabanga ukuthi zenza le filimu ibe nezinga layo elihlukile lokushoda nokwesaba izethameli. Bengifuna ukuthi ifilimu yami ibe nesibindi futhi ibe ngokoqobo kuyo eyenza abantu bazizwe sengathi "Wow, lokhu kungenzeka empilweni yangempela." Umehluko phakathi kokubona laba balingisi abathandekayo kufanele babhekane namaqiniso wePurge ebusuku ungeza ubukhulu obuhlukile bokushoda kule filimu.

DG: Ngaphandle nje kokuba yifilimu eyisiqalo, i-prequel, ucabanga ukuthi yini ebeka le filimu ngaphandle kwamafilimu amathathu angaphambilini?

GM: Le filimu yehlukile ngoba isethwe ngobusuku bokuqala bePurge, ngakho-ke abalingiswa abazi ngempela ukuthi balindeleni. Kwamanye amafilimu we-Purge, umphakathi usujwayele ukuSula, futhi abantu abaningi bayakujabulela. Kepha kule filimu, akekho owazi ngempela okufanele akwenze, ngakho-ke uthola isipiliyoni esihlukile.  

Futhi, lokhu Ukuqothula ayichithi isikhathi emaphethelweni edolobha, ibhekana nesipiliyoni sabantu abaphakathi nabaphezulu. Lapha, sisenkabeni yedolobha, sikuzwa ngamehlo abantu. Ukubona ifilimu ngokombono wemigwaqo nokwesaba nokwesaba lezi zakhamizi kunikeza le filimu umuzwa ohlukile. Njengoba uJay-Z esho, "Imigwaqo ibhekile."

DG: Indawo yokuqopha iBuffalo yaletha ini kule filimu ehlukile kwezinye izindawo okungenzeka ukuthi wazikhetha, futhi ungasichaza kanjani isimo sefilimu?

GM: IDolobha laseBuffalo laliyindawo emangalisayo yokushutha futhi iMeya uByron Brown nekhomishini yamafilimu iBuffalo basikhombisa uthando ngempela. Ukufinyelela kuyo yonke imithombo yedolobha okwakudingeka inikeze kwakusiza ngendlela emangalisayo. Futhi, ngicabanga ukuthi uBuffalo uqobo ubole umoya othile ngale filimu. Lapho ngicabanga lokhu kuhlanjululwa, ngangazi ukuthi kufanele izwakale njengedolobha laseMelika. Amadolobha aseMelika anokuthungwa okuthile okunzima ukukuphindaphinda. Futhi, uma ngicabanga ngesimo sefilimu kungaphakathi kwedolobha, ngangazi ukuthi kufanele sibe nobuhle obuthile uma kukhulunywa ngabantu nemvelo. IBuffalo ibiyindawo enhle yokudubula ngoba inobukhona obuMnyama noLatino obuqinile. Ngizwe sengathi ngingenza iNyathi izizwe njengeStaten Island — ngokuncike ekwakhekeni kwemigwaqo, ezitolo— nokuthi ngingalingisa abalingisi bendawo ababukeka njengabantu engikhule nabo. IBuffalo inikele ngobuqiniso engibuthandile.

DG: Ungawachaza kanjani amandla omuntu akhona kule filimu?

GM: Amandla womuntu wePurge yami ahlala ngaphakathi kwezinhlamvu zawo kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwabo okuhlukahlukene. Ngizamile ukudala abalingiswa abanozwela ababhekene nobunzima bemizwa yabantu engaphekiwe izilaleli ezingaziqonda. Bengifuna nokuhlola isidingo esingokwemvelo sabantu sokwenza izinto ezinobudlova, ukuSula, nokukhombisa abantu abanikela kulesi sidingo sokuSula nokujabulela inkululeko ebiletha. Ngicabanga ukuthi sithatha indlela enezici ezahlukahlukene ukukhombisa ubuntu kule filimu, nezindlela eziningi ezahlukahlukene isintu esingaziveza ngazo ngobusuku bePurge.

DG: Ngubani igama lomlingiswa kaMarisa Tomei kule filimu, futhi ungayichaza kanjani indima yakhe kule filimu?

GM: Umlingiswa kaMarisa Tomei ubizwa nge-The Architect ngoba ungudokotela wezengqondo oweza nawo wonke umqondo we-The Purge. Uzwa ukuthi iPurging iyingxenye yobuntu, nokuthi uma abantu benganikela ezifisweni zabo kanye ngonyaka, kungasiza ekunciphiseni obunye ubugebengu nodlame oludla izwe mihla namalanga. Kulowo mthambo, umane nje ungusosayensi uvivinya umbono wakhe ocwaningweni lwesayensi olulawulwa ngamavolontiya angabantu.

Kodwa-ke, isimilo sakhe sikhona futhi ukukhombisa uhlangothi lomuntu kulabo abaphethe, nokukhombisa umbono ohlukile womuntu osebenzisana ne-NFFA. Ngifuna ukubonga uMarisa ngokulingiswa kwakhe okuthembekile, nangeqhaza lakhe elikhulu efilimini lethu.

DG: Iyiphi inselelo enkulu owabhekana nayo ekwenzeni le filimu?

GM: Ngicabanga ukuthi inselelo enkulu yokwenza le filimu yehlele ukuyenza isabise. Le filimu inezinto eziningi, kepha kumongo wayo kuseyifilimu ethusayo. Ngizizwa ngikhululekile ukuxhumana nemizwa yabantu ezilalelini ngokubeka abalingiswa ezimeni lapho bezwa khona ukwesaba nokwesaba, kepha lezo zinto azisho ukuthuka okuhle okuzokwenza izethameli zeqe ezihlalweni zazo. Kodwa ukuthola imibono yokudala evela kuJames DeMonaco, owadala umhlaba weThe Purge, kanye nomdidiyeli uSébastien Lemercier kwangisiza ukuthi ngixazulule ukungezwani ngalezo zikhathi, okwabenza bathuka. Ngiyethemba ukuthi izethameli ziyakujabulela lokho esibahlanganisele khona.