Koby Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 Taking seriously the film’s one-sheet catch phrase Live Die Repeat, Warner Bros is developing a sequel to the crowd pleasing summer 2014 hit Edge Of Tomorrow. Matthew Robinson (The Invention Of Lying) pitched a take and has been brought on to write the sequel. The intention is to bring back director Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, who played warriors fighting vicious alien invaders in Europe. Cruise’s character, a public relations officer with no training, is brought to the front and finds himself caught in a time loop that resurrects him each time he is killed by the aliens. He is mentored by a tough Special Forces soldier (Blunt) who teaches him the necessary fighting skills, and learn from his previous frequent deaths until he is able to start winning. Based on the Hiroshi Sakurazaka Japanese graphic novel All You Need Is Kill, the original grossed over $370 million worldwide for Warner Bros and its co-financing partner Village Roadshow Pictures. It received a 90% approval rating on the critical consensus site Rotten Tomatoes. The film will be produced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, and Masi Oka, with Hisashi Sasaki exec producing. The stars won’t make deals until they see a script to their liking, but they are all in the loop and Liman will develop it with the writer. The studio has been toying with a sequel for several years and back in 2016 set the writers Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. It stalled but there are high hopes now with Robinson’s new take. Edge of Tomorrow was an underrated gem, the kind that bears repeating. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted March 1, 2019 Report Share Posted March 1, 2019 The first movie was entertaining , really enjoyed it . Hope the sequel will happen and will be just as good . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Lord Posted March 3, 2019 Report Share Posted March 3, 2019 Not sure how I feel about a sequel, don't get me wrong I loved to original but sometime I feel a once off good film is ruined by a sequel. Who know they may do it well only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick1109 Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 I enjoyed the original. Hopefully the sequel will be as enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoverOfPlanets Posted March 10, 2019 Report Share Posted March 10, 2019 It sucks that whenever there's a good, original idea that does well, Hollywood must milk it as much as possible. Don't get me wrong, Edge of Tomorrow is great but I'd rather see a new IP than a sequel that is not needed at all. I'm completely happy with the first movie and I feel I got what I wanted out of it. It was a satisfying experience and it was unique and awesome. A sequel is only going to take everything that made the original special and make it, well...not unique anymore. I guess these are great news if you're a hardcore fan but that is a very small niche I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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