Edge of Tomorrow 2 Will Be Director Doug Liman's Next Movie?

We’ve been talking about it for years, but are we actually going to seeEdge of Tomorrow 2happen? It’s starting to sound much more likely. And, if all goes well, it could be director Doug Liman’s next movie. But that is a relatively big if at the moment. Though, it sounds like some of the major challenges facing the sequel have been worked out.

Doug Limanrecently appeared at the TCA’s to promote his upcoming YouTube series,Impulse. While speaking with Collider, the director ofEdge of Tomorrowgave an update on the status of the sequel and revealed that scheduling issues, which were currently a big issue, aren’t really a problem anymore. It’s a matter of getting the script done. Here’s what Liman had to say about it.

“We’re justworking on the script… [We’re no longer working on scheduling issues], now it’s down to we have a window where we could go do it, and we’re frantically working on the script. It’s one of those movies that we’ll only go make if we love the script. It’s not one of those things where the studio is pushing us to make it and they don’t really care if it’s good or not. If the movie happens, it will be because Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise and myself arepassionate about making it, which is a great place to be. She doesn’t need this movie, he doesn’t need this movie, and I don’t need it. We’re gonna make it if we really believe in it. We have a story that the three of us love, so we’re working hard on the script.”

That all sounds great. Way too often, sequels happen for the wrong reasons.Edge of Tomorrowwasn’t exactly a major box office hit, but it made enough money andfound a massive audienceonce it was released on home video. It’s only because Christopher McQuarrie come up with a great idea forEdge of Tomorrow 2, which may be titledLive Die Repeat and Repeat, that this is even happening in the first place. So could theEdge of Tomorrowsequel actually be Liman’s next movie?

“It could be. It has the possibility of being my next film.”

Emily Blunt, as far as we know,doesn’t have anything on her scheduleyet to film in 2018. Once Tom Cruise is done filmingTop Gun 2, he should be free and clear as well. Worst case, he may do Quentin Tarantino’s next movie over the summer, but that should still free him up in time. Doug Liman is in post-production onChaos Walkingwhich should take up most of the rest of his year. That means, if this times out, we could see this movie actuallystart filming in late 2018 or early 2019.

A draft of the script forEdge of Tomorrow 2was reportedly turned in late last year, but it sounds like that was an initial draft that still needs work. Christopher McQuarrie, who’s currently busy directing Tom Cruise inMission: Impossible 6, came up with the story for the sequel, but Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse reportedly wrote the movie, according toCollider’sreport on this possibly being Doug Liman’s next movie. Let’s just hope they can find the time to get this script done and get this movie made.