Warner Bros is officially moving forward with a sequel to Doug Liman's "Edge of Tomorrow." A follow-up to the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt-starring time travel action movie has been talked about by fans and the creative team since the film's release in summer 2014, and now it appears the sequel is finally taking shape at Warner Bros.
The sequel to Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt-starrer "Edge of Tomorrow" is moving ahead at Warner Bros. The studio has tapped Matthew Robinson to pen the script for the sequel of the 2014 film that grossed over USD 370 million at the global box office, reported Deadline.
The original film, directed by Doug Liman, followed Cruise's character, a public relations officer with no training, who finds himself caught in a time loop that resurrects him each time he is killed by the aliens.
Blunt played Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski in the movie and she is expected to return for the sequel along with Liman and Cruise. The new film will be produced by Erwin Stoff, Tom Lassally, and Masi Oka, with Hisashi Sasaki serving as executive producer.
The company has accused Warner Bros of refusing to pay a bonus fee for delivering "Fury Road" under budget. Warner Bros. filed a cross-lawsuit saying the production company broke contract over the film's intended runtime and rating. If Tsujihara remains hopeful for the future of "Mad Max," perhaps the warring sides are slowly coming to an agreement.
A sequel to "Edge of Tomorrow" has been percolating at Warner Bros. for some time. The studio set writers, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, to pen a screenplay for the sequel in 2016 but it ended up being stalled. With Warner Bros. bringing Robinson on board, the sequel is officially in development again.
"Edge of Tomorrow" starred Cruise as a public relations officer for the army who is forced into combat in a growing war between humans and a group of aliens called Mimics. After being infected by Mimic blood, Cruise's character finds himself reliving the same day every time he dies. The time reset gives humanity one last chance at victory over the Mimics. Blunt starred as military leader Rita Vrataski.
