Edge of Tomorrow,Tom Cruise’s bestsci-fimovie, is streaming on a new platform soon. The film is set to join Hulu’s library starting June 1, giving fans ofthe Hollywood legenda chance to see him in one of his stand-alone (unfortunately) movies.Edge of Tomorrowsees Cruise co-starring with Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. It is based on the screenplay written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, andMission: Impossibledirector Christopher McQuarrie.
Edge of Tomorrowis one of Cruise’s most underrated movies. He certainly plays a different kind of character. William Cage is portrayed as a weak-ish and inexperienced military officer who has had the luck to stay off of the battlefield. However, his plans to remain a public affairs representative don’t go well. Per the film’s official plot synopsis:
An alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (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 (Blunt). And, as Cage and Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy!
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The film initially went through some issues regarding its title, as even Tom Cruise movies can have such tumultous times during their production.Edge of Tomorrowwasbased on the sci-fi novelAll You Need Is Killby Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and initially it was titled the same. However, Warner Bros. decided the word “kill” was too strong to be in the title, and per Liman’s suggestion,Live Die Repeatwas considered. The problem was that Warner Bros. decided to use that as the tagline. Subsequently, upon the home media release,Edge of Tomorrowwas added, and the tagline merged with the title. This resulted in some digital platforms listing the film asLive Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow.
Despite making more than $370 million at the global box office,Edge of Tomorrowfell short of box office projections. Nevertheless, it was well-received by critics, and today it holds a Certified Fresh label at Rotten Tomatoes and boasts a score of 91%.
Where’s the Long-Awaited Sequel to ‘Edge of Tomorrow’?
TheMagnoliaandEyes Wide Shutstar is currently promoting his latest film.Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoningis being promoted as the last chapter in the action franchise that began nearly 30 years ago. You would think Cruise might be slowing down, but he has no plans to retire, or even take a break. Hollywood’s “last movie star” is currently planning sequels toTop Gun: MaverickandDays of Thunder, and after finishing the press tour forThe Final Reckoning, he will surely start promoting the mystery project he made withThe Revenant’s Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Amid his several projects, couldn’t he find a slot to make the wildly anticipated sequel toEdge of Tomorrow? There have been rumors about Cruise and Limanteaming up to make a sequelto the cult sci-fi film, but other projects keep getting in the way. Their next film is the action thrillerDeeper, in which Cruise co-stars with Ana de Armas. Hopefully, he and Liman will grab a coffee together between takes and discuss what would surely be another successful and popular sequel.
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