Emily Blunt Says The EDGE OF TOMORROW 2 Script Is Finally Complete

Emily Blunt Says The EDGE OF TOMORROW 2 Script Is Finally Complete

Edge of Tomorrow fans have been waiting what feels like an eternity for favorable news on a prospective sequel. Thankfully, Emily Blunt has finally provided a glimmer of light.

By MarkJulian - Aug 12, 2023 01:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Edge of Tomorrow
Source: sffgazette.com

Edge of Tomorrow fans have been clamoring for a sequel since the film's premiere in 2014, but developments on a potential follow-up over the years have been less than encouraging.

Back in 2019, it was reported that a sequel from director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) was finally greenlit at Warner Bros. and that filming would commence once Matthew Robinson (Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Love and Monsters) finished writing the script.  

While promoting Oppenheimer on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast, Emily Blunt shared that the script is finally finished. However, the main issue currently is that Tom Cruise is too busy making Mission Impossible sequels.

"No, because I wish there could be one. Have I ever read a script? Yes, we did. There was one that Doug [Liman] kind of slithered over to me. I would love to make it a reality, but I just don’t know when or how. And how many Mission: Impossibles does [Tom Cruise] need? Come on. Come back to the side where you can be a…wasn’t he brilliant as the cowardly hero? Incredible. I’m so ready. I’m not the impediment, I promise."

Liman has previously stated that he wants to title the sequel, Live. Die. Repeat and Repeat, but it's hard to imagine studio executives signing off on that hard-to-market title.

The studio somewhat struggled with how to market the film during its initial theater run and seemingly changed the title of the film from Edge of Tomorrow to Live. Die. Repeat for its home video release, where it found a second life.

While the sci-fi epic was not a major hit at the box office, its home video and rental sales were reportedly high enough to push WB to move forward with a sequel.

The first Edge of Tomorrow film is based on the Japanese manga All You Need Is Kill, from Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe. 

About Edge of Tomorrow: The epic action of this sci-fi thriller unfolds in a near-future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.

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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 8/12/2023, 1:22 PM
Good. First move was a great sci fi flick.
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2023, 1:24 PM
OT: just saw some fan art of Glenn howerton as lex Luther. What do you guys think of casting the Golden god?
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 8/12/2023, 1:44 PM
@Origame - stfu
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 8/12/2023, 1:30 PM
EW NOBODY ASKED FOR A WOKE FEMINIST GIRL BOSS SEQUEL
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2023, 1:41 PM
@KaptainKhaos - you don't know Emily blunt, do you?
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 8/12/2023, 2:06 PM
@Origame - I don't know any women because they are WOKE FEMINISTS
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2023, 2:19 PM
@KaptainKhaos - ...she's literally called out Hollywood for how they write strong female characters, calling it boring.
rkshuttleworth
rkshuttleworth - 8/12/2023, 4:20 PM
@KaptainKhaos - Are you hurt because you don't know any women?
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 8/12/2023, 5:32 PM
@rkshuttleworth - no because I'm a Sigma Male, too busy winning in the manosphere
tylerzero
tylerzero - 8/12/2023, 6:19 PM
@KaptainKhaos -

Deadinside
Deadinside - 8/12/2023, 8:22 PM
@tylerzero -
@KaptainKhaos -
He's Kenough...!☮😜
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 8/12/2023, 1:44 PM
They’re actually making another.. cool. The first was dope.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/12/2023, 1:49 PM
Edge of Today
Origame
Origame - 8/12/2023, 1:52 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - edge of yesterday
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/12/2023, 2:51 PM
@Origame -

Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 8/12/2023, 3:22 PM
@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - RISE of the Edge of Tomorrow: Dawn of Something Something
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 8/12/2023, 1:53 PM
1st one didn't really do all that great and I don't ever hear anyone talking about it, so a sequel seems like a strange idea. But, I liked the first movie, so it would be cool to see what they come up with.
CoHost
CoHost - 8/12/2023, 2:12 PM
OT: What's crazy is how Jodie Comer's American accent sounds a lot like Emily Blunt's.

TheyDont
TheyDont - 8/12/2023, 4:36 PM
@CoHost - Why is it crazy?
malschla
malschla - 8/12/2023, 2:14 PM
….aren’t the writers on strike? Who wrote it?
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/12/2023, 4:35 PM
@malschla - this movie has been being wrote rewrote and developed since the first one came out
ThorArms
ThorArms - 8/12/2023, 5:03 PM
@malschla - she didn't say it just got written the last two months. It's been being written for ages. Probably been done for a bit
Nolanite
Nolanite - 8/12/2023, 2:14 PM
Edge of my penis.
Coming soon
MosquitoFarmer
MosquitoFarmer - 8/12/2023, 2:29 PM
Aside from the tedious nature of the shoot, the two of them seemed to have a great time working together, so I’m sure they’d have the same fun again. (Don’t think there have been many accounts of people not enjoying working with him.)
Scarilian
Scarilian - 8/12/2023, 2:51 PM
The main appeal of these is a character learning and progressing through the repeats, you can't really do that concept again with the same character - not only due to us understanding the setting and threat, but also because it'd lose some weight in terms of development.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/12/2023, 2:56 PM
I feel like the concept lends itself to a one off film and not a sequel. Aren’t the writers on strike?
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/12/2023, 3:08 PM
So it still plan to be made been years since heard anything on this one
ForceofWakanda
ForceofWakanda - 8/12/2023, 4:28 PM
Let's do it
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 8/12/2023, 4:35 PM
I liked the first one a lot. It’s actually one of the only Tom cruise movies I rewatch
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