Doug Liman Says Tom Cruise Is Still Trying to Get ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2’ Greenlit: ‘We Love That World’
After 10 years of waiting, “Edge of Tomorrow 2″ may finally be closer to a greenlight.
Director Doug Liman confirmed to Empire magazine that Tom Cruise is still determined to get an “Edge of Tomorrow” sequel made. The film starred Cruise as an army general who, paired with Emily Blunt’s captain, battles an alien invasion. The duo continuously travel 24 hours back in time until they can defeat the extraterrestrials. The Liman-directed 2014 feature was written by Christopher McQuarrie, who went on to direct Cruise in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise.
An “Edge of Tomorrow” sequel was formally announced in 2016 with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse cowriting. The project resurfaced in 2019 with “The Invention of Lying” co-writer Matthew Robinson handling the script, titled “Live Die Repeat and Repeat,” and Liman directing; however, it, too, was never made.
Liman assured fans that despite the stops and starts, “Edge of Tomorrow 2” will hopefully still happen.
“We keep talking about it,” Liman said, referencing Cruise. “We love that world.”
Liman compared “Edge of Tomorrow” to another iconic time travel action film that spurred a decades-long franchise: “I don’t know how long [James] Cameron took [between] his ‘Terminator’s, but at the time [it] felt like a long time.”
And since Cruise announced a production deal with Warner Bros. Discovery in early 2024, it seems that perhaps a sequel to the Warner Bros. movie is now more likely.
“Tom and I just actually rewatched it about two months ago, because I hadn’t seen it in 10 years,” Liman said. “I was like, ‘Wow, that is a really good movie.'”
Liman added, “I haven’t necessarily always had the good fortune of having movies that have huge opening weekends. ‘Bourne Identity’ lost to ‘Scooby-Doo’ [on] its opening weekend. And ‘Swingers’ came and went from the theaters. What I’ve come to understand is, I’m making movies for the long term. I’m an ego-driven guy, I’d like to get accolades now. But I also recognize that, if I was given the choice, I’ll choose making films that people 50 years from now are still watching.”
Earlier this year, Amazon skipping theaters for a streaming-only “Road House” release on Prime Video led to Liman “silently protesting” his own movie.
