UPDATE: That report, from earlier in the week, that “Edge of Tomorrow 2” was going into production soon turned out to be wrong. According to Collider’s Steveb Weintraub, the sequel is not currently in active development, despite periodic reports suggesting otherwise.
Warner Bros. still hopes to make the sequel someday, and people involved with the original — including Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, and director Doug Liman — have expressed interest over the years. However, the project currently has no active production timeline, meaning fans should not expect filming or release news anytime soon.
EARLIER: Doug Liman’s “Deeper,” which was set to star Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas, recently had its August shoot postponed due to financing issues. No worries, Cruise and Liman seem to really want a sequel to “Edge of Tomorrow.”
Here’s a report from scooper DanielRPK, which claims that ‘Edge of Tomorrow 2’ is moving forward at Warner Bros. and could shoot as soon as this fall.
Liman has been passionate about Cruise revisiting the film. “Tom and I just actually rewatched it about two months ago, because I hadn’t seen it in 10 years,” Liman told Empire. “I was like, ‘Wow, that is a really good movie.’”
The main hurdle has always been Cruise’s packed schedule. In the past decade, he shot four “Mission: Impossible” entries, squeezing in only “American Made” and “Top Gun: Maverick” in between. Now, as Cruise transitions into his post-‘Mission: Impossible’ phase, he’s already wrapped Alejandro González Iñárritu’s next film, due for release in 2026.
That project would be part of Cruise’s recent deal with Warner Bros., which allows him to produce and star in films for the studio. According to recent reports, Warner CEO David Zaslav has been pushing Cruise to prioritize “Edge of Tomorrow 2” — the only Cruise IP the studio currently owns.
“I do think there’s probably no better compliment to a movie than people wanting for there to be a sequel,” Liman told Total Film. “There’s no better compliment than Warner Bros. constantly bringing up, ‘Will you go and make another one of these?’”
Emily Blunt has also signaled her readiness. Back in August 2023, she confirmed that the script was complete and that she was on board. Christopher McQuarrie, Cruise’s longtime collaborator, penned the screenplay. Liman has teased that the film, once titled “Live Die Repeat and Repeat,” would “revolutionize how people make sequels.”
“Edge of Tomorrow” wasn’t a runaway hit upon release in 2014, grossing $375M worldwide against a $175M budget. However, thanks to strong home video sales and streaming word-of-mouth, it has since become a sci-fi cult classic. Now, with Warner Bros. pushing, Blunt ready, and Cruise seemingly free from the never-ending “Mission: Impossible” cycle, the long-awaited sequel might finally become a reality.
Reeves is supposed to direct, David E. Kelley is writing, and just like that, Apple got cold feet — the usual “creative differences” excuse is being cited in the report, and maybe that was indeed the case.