“Fringe of Tomorrow” swept audiences off their ft, and after it was launched in 2014, it did not take lengthy for the conversations a couple of potential sequel to start. In late 2015, it appeared as if Warner Bros. was going full steam forward — author Christopher McQuarrie instructed Collider that that they had an concept in thoughts for the sequel, whereas Deadline reported in April 2016 that Doug Liman had signed on to direct and two screenwriters, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, have been introduced on board. Later that yr, Liman teased the sequel to Collider, saying, “[Edge of Tomorrow] is the one sequel that I am contemplating doing, and it is as a result of to start with the story is so superb — significantly better than the unique movie, and I beloved and beloved the unique movie — and second of all, it is a sequel that is a prequel.”
From there, it seemed to be only a matter of getting schedules lined up — no small feat when your important gamers are as in demand as Doug Liman, Tom Cruise, and Emily Blunt. The undertaking sat on the proverbial shelf for years, ready for a time when everybody was accessible on the similar time. In a 2021 interview on “The Howard Stern Present,” Emily Blunt defined that they have been all enthusiastic about making a sequel, but additionally expressed doubt that it might occur, saying, “Truthfully, I simply assume the film’s too costly. I do not know the way we’ll do it.”
Nevertheless, in January 2024, it was introduced that Tom Cruise signed a brand new take care of Warner Bros., which might improve our probabilities of seeing this factor really get made.