Emily Blunt Says EDGE OF TOMORROW Sequel Is Probably Too Expensive To Happen Anytime Soon

Emily Blunt Says EDGE OF TOMORROW Sequel Is Probably Too Expensive To Happen Anytime Soon

Following the sleeper success of 2014's Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and Doug Liman were quite gung-ho about doing a sequel, but it doesn't sound like it'll be moving forward anytime soon.

By RohanPatel - May 12, 2021 08:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Edge of Tomorrow
Source: Howard Stern

For seven years now, fans have been awaiting word on the long-rumored sequel to Warner Bros.' 2014 sci-fi/action sleeper hit Edge of Tomorrow, and in late 2019, it actually seemed like the film was finally about to head into production once Tom Cruise wrapped filming on his two Mission: Impossible sequels. 

However, a pandemic happened and threw a wrench in everyone's plans. 

While the studio does have a completed script that director Doug Liman, Cruise, and Emily Blunt are all fond of, scheduling issues had previously prevented them from getting started prior to 2019, and it sounds like sorting out its stars' schedules hasn't gotten any easier over the past year.

Cruise is still busy filming Mission: Impossible 7 and is expected to start Mission: Impossible 8 immediately after, a shoot that will likely have him tied up until next year. He's also set to launch himself into space for an Untitled SpaceX Project that has Liman at the helm. Meanwhile, Blunt has the drama Not Fade Away and the Amazon series The English on her docket. 

Another wrinkle, as revealed by Blunt during her recent sit-down interview with Howard Stern, is that the film may simply be too expensive to produce, especially in a post-pandemic Hollywood. “Honestly, I think the movie is too expensive. I just don’t know how we’re going to do it.” 

Considering the first film grossed only $370.5 million globally on an estimated $178 million production budget, it's understandable that Warner Bros. would have reservations about potentially releasing a sequel nearly a decade after the original in a post-pandemic landscape. It's also reasonable to rule out a potential HBO Max release, as Cruise is highly unlikely to say yes to anything but a traditional theatrical launch. 

Even though this isn't the most promising update, the three principal figures do all still seem very interested in the project.

Liman recently teased to Collider, “It’s one of these things where if Tom, Emily, and I were to say, ‘we’re ready to pull the trigger on this script,’ it’s Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, the film gets made. That’s pretty much how Hollywood works. The stars are the gatekeepers. If you can get Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt to commit to the movie, it’s going to happen.

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MrDandy
MrDandy - 5/12/2021, 8:02 AM
Maybe it wouldn’t be if your marketing team got their sh*t together and didn’t change the title every other month.
MuadDib
MuadDib - 5/12/2021, 8:02 AM
Looking forward to it
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/12/2021, 8:05 AM
Changing the title never made any sense. It became SO GENERIC. Loved the original.
tylerzero
tylerzero - 5/12/2021, 8:12 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Title sounded like a friggin romance novel or TV soap opera...

“Like sands through an hourglass, so is the Edge of Tomorrow.”
GhostDog
GhostDog - 5/12/2021, 8:20 AM
@tylerzero - LMAO!
inkniron
inkniron - 5/12/2021, 8:06 AM
The first one was ok. The best part was Cruise dying repeatedly. Not that I'm being sadistic but it's a rare thing for his characters to get that treatment. Shoved a career's worth into one film.
Smoothcat
Smoothcat - 5/12/2021, 8:11 AM
She sure is being “Blunt” about everything in these interviews.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 5/12/2021, 8:11 AM
Bet most of the cost is just Cruise's insurance.
Blergh
Blergh - 5/12/2021, 8:11 AM
Didn't Liman say he would do the film on s lower budget since he likes sequels to be more personal?
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 5/12/2021, 8:29 AM
I don't think a sequel is really necessary anyway. Atleast not a direct one. A spin-off could work.

But I don't see it happening anytime soon. Liman and Cruise are gonna have to plan going to space first anyway.
MrDandy
MrDandy - 5/12/2021, 8:35 AM
First movie was great but I’m not sure it needs a sequel
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 5/12/2021, 8:36 AM
Well that's a shame. Movie was a damn good sci-fi action flick.
MasterMix
MasterMix - 5/12/2021, 8:40 AM
So far the only time loop sequel I'm aware of is Happy Death Day 2U. I honestly have no idea how they're gonna make an Edge of Tomorrow sequel without repeating themselves.
Batman5
Batman5 - 5/12/2021, 8:52 AM
It’s supposedly a sequel but only in the technical sense. Think the events of the movie are going to be a prequel. No idea what that will look like but the first movie was one of the best good surprises I can remember watching. Going into it I expected a decent action movie and we got one of the better sci-fi films/ premises I’ve ever seen!
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 5/12/2021, 10:03 AM
The should have just done a prequel about the Battle of Verdun 🤦🏽‍♂️
PerrinNation1
PerrinNation1 - 5/13/2021, 12:32 AM
I love how she thinks the superhero genre is too saturated...and yet somehow she’d do A SEQUEL to a sci-fi action movie if it was not “too expensive to shoot”.

Live. Die.Repeat (or whatever it’s called) was a superhero movie without the colorful costumes and capes. She’s full of s#it.
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