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I love a good sci-fi movie. I feel that there aren't enough honestly but I don't really see where else they can take this movie unless there was some sort of butterfly effect to what happened in the first movie.
‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Sequel: Everything We Know So Far
1. The returning cast
Edge of Tomorrow | Source: Warner Bros.
Cruise will be reprising his role as public relations officer Bill Cage. In the first film, Cage is sent to film a crucial landing operation against the aliens, but ends up stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive the day of his own death.
Blunt will also reportedly return as Rita Vrataski, the sword-wielding Special Forces warrior who must find a way to defeat the extraterrestrials. The role marked an unexpected turn into action for Blunt, who earned high praise for her performance and has since returned to the genre for her acclaimed part in last year’s Sicario.
2. It’s based on an idea from Cruise
Edge of Tomorrow | Source: Warner Bros.
Other than the Mission: Impossible franchise, Cruise isn’t generally big on sequels. So it came as somewhat of a surprise when it was revealed last year that the actor had pitched an idea for Edge of Tomorrow 2 to original writer Christopher McQuarrie. As he told Uproxx, McQuarrie was initially reluctant to hear the idea, due to Edge of Tomorrow‘s grueling production schedule.
“Edge of Tomorrow was so hard and was so draining,” he said. “When we went out to dinner when we were making Mission and Tom said, ‘I have an idea for the sequel to Edge, and I said, ‘I don’t want to fukking hear it. I do not want to know!’ And he pitched the idea to me and he finished pitching it, I was like, ‘Goddammit, why did you do that?'”
McQuarrie didn’t reveal details of Cruise’s “kernel of an idea,” but it’s clear the actor will have an active role in shaping the direction of the upcoming sequel.
3. The director
Doug Liman | Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Doug Liman, who helmed the first film, is set to return to the director’s chair for the upcoming sequel, despite initial rumors that McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible 5) would take over the position. His return should come as good news to fans, as the original Edge of Tomorrow was widely lauded for being a thoughtfully constructed and smartly crafted summer blockbuster.
4. The creative team
Christopher McQuarrie | Yuriko Nakao/Getty Image
Per Deadline, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse have been tapped to write the script alongside McQuarrie (above), who penned the first film. Shrapnel and Waterhouse are known for their work on this year’s Jesse Owens biopic Race and are also working with McQuarrie on the upcoming adaptation of The Gray Man.
In addition to helping to develop the script, McQuarrie will also serve as a producer alongside Erwin Stoff and Tom Lassally.
No projected production date for Edge of Tomorrow 2 has been revealed yet.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of this though
‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Sequel: Everything We Know So Far
- April 13, 2016
1. The returning cast
Edge of Tomorrow | Source: Warner Bros.
Cruise will be reprising his role as public relations officer Bill Cage. In the first film, Cage is sent to film a crucial landing operation against the aliens, but ends up stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive the day of his own death.
Blunt will also reportedly return as Rita Vrataski, the sword-wielding Special Forces warrior who must find a way to defeat the extraterrestrials. The role marked an unexpected turn into action for Blunt, who earned high praise for her performance and has since returned to the genre for her acclaimed part in last year’s Sicario.
2. It’s based on an idea from Cruise
Edge of Tomorrow | Source: Warner Bros.
Other than the Mission: Impossible franchise, Cruise isn’t generally big on sequels. So it came as somewhat of a surprise when it was revealed last year that the actor had pitched an idea for Edge of Tomorrow 2 to original writer Christopher McQuarrie. As he told Uproxx, McQuarrie was initially reluctant to hear the idea, due to Edge of Tomorrow‘s grueling production schedule.
“Edge of Tomorrow was so hard and was so draining,” he said. “When we went out to dinner when we were making Mission and Tom said, ‘I have an idea for the sequel to Edge, and I said, ‘I don’t want to fukking hear it. I do not want to know!’ And he pitched the idea to me and he finished pitching it, I was like, ‘Goddammit, why did you do that?'”
McQuarrie didn’t reveal details of Cruise’s “kernel of an idea,” but it’s clear the actor will have an active role in shaping the direction of the upcoming sequel.
3. The director
Doug Liman | Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Doug Liman, who helmed the first film, is set to return to the director’s chair for the upcoming sequel, despite initial rumors that McQuarrie (Mission: Impossible 5) would take over the position. His return should come as good news to fans, as the original Edge of Tomorrow was widely lauded for being a thoughtfully constructed and smartly crafted summer blockbuster.
4. The creative team
Christopher McQuarrie | Yuriko Nakao/Getty Image
Per Deadline, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse have been tapped to write the script alongside McQuarrie (above), who penned the first film. Shrapnel and Waterhouse are known for their work on this year’s Jesse Owens biopic Race and are also working with McQuarrie on the upcoming adaptation of The Gray Man.
In addition to helping to develop the script, McQuarrie will also serve as a producer alongside Erwin Stoff and Tom Lassally.
No projected production date for Edge of Tomorrow 2 has been revealed yet.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of this though
