Despite a somewhat divisive ending, 2014's Edge of Tomorrow is widely regarded as a sci-fi/action gem that doesn't get the recognition it deserves. The movie didn't really make that big of a splash at the box office, but did receive a second lease of life on home release, and a sequel was officially announced back in 2016... and still hasn't materialized.
We have had a number of positive updates from director Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, and a script was said to have been completed several years ago. Liman even revealed that the title will be "Live Die Repeat and Repeat" in a 2018 interview (things may have changed on that front).
So, what's the hold-up?
Well, Cruise has been a very busy man, and Blunt hasn't exactly been short of major roles herself. During a new interview with Variety, the A Quiet Place actress said it's all down to timing, but she is still hopeful that the sequel will happen at some point.
"Doug (Liman) and I talk all the time about it. I know Tom wants to do it, hopefully, at some point. But it's timing, but it's also been ten years since we made it. There was an amazing script in the works, but I think it would only have worked if we shot it eight years ago. I'm not saying we're that ancient, but you have to factor in it's been ten years."
It sounds like that script may need to a significant rewrite, which would obviously set the project back even more. Once Cruise finished up on the final Mission: Impossible movie, there's a chance his schedule will open up and he'll turn his attention to the Edge of Tomorrow sequel.
What do you think? Are you still hyped for a second EOT movie, or do you think the time has passed? Be sure to drop us a comment down below.
"When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Maj. William Cage (Tom Cruise), an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight -- and his death -- over and over again. However, Cage's fighting skills improve with each encore, bringing him and a comrade (Emily Blunt) ever closer to defeating the aliens."