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The ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Sequel Has the Strangest Title

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When Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt‘s time travel thriller Edge of Tomorrow hit home video it was retitled to the film’s tagline, Live Die Repeat. It was a bold move by distributor Warner Bros. Pictures on Doug Liman’s sci-fi film adapted from the novel “All You Need is Kill”.

A sequel has been in development since early 2016, which is being penned by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, and will see Liman back in the director’s chair, with Cruise and Blunt starring once again.

Something I had never pondered was, what will the film’s title be? Well, it’s actually pretty interesting.

“We have an amazing story! It’s incredible! Way better than the first film, and I obviously loved the first film,” Liman told Collider. “It will be called Live Die Repeat and Repeat. Tom [Cruise] is excited about it, and Emily Blunt is excited about it. The big question is just when we’ll do it. But it’s not an if, it’s a when.”

It’s interesting that they’re going with the film’s home video title as opposed to that of the theatrical release. I’m not quite sure this has ever been done before; with that said, the title is pretty damn cool.

As for that story that Liman’s so excited about, he previously told the site that the film is actually a sequel that’s a prequel, noting his intention to upend how people look at sequels in the first place:

“I’ve had some radical ideas about how to make a sequel that would interest me, in the same way that I had ideas of how you make an independent film and then ‘Swingers’ came along and it was like ‘Aha, that’s the perfect movie for me to test these ideas out on.’ I had these intellectual ideas on how you should make a sequel that are unlike how anybody else makes a sequel, and this script and this idea fit perfectly into that idea. So it’s gonna revolutionize how people make sequels. And again that’s why I try to do things like Invisible that are just, the revolution’s sort of built into the idea. It’s more heresy in the film world for me to pitch things that are sort of unheard of.”

In the film, Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens and 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.

As I wrote in my review, “Edge of Tomorrow manages to be a hybrid of groundbreaking films like Groundhog Day and Matrix, utilizing a flurry of fireworks effects and strong character development to create a sci-fi masterpiece.”

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‘Hot Spot’ Trailer – Noomi Rapace Stars as a Cyber Witch in Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller From ‘The Lure’ Director

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Hot Spot Trailer

A cyber witch gets embroiled in a murder mystery in the wild new trailer for Hot Spot.

From The Lure director Agnieszka Smoczyńska, the dystopian sci-fi thriller will be released in North American theaters on August 21 via Focus Features.

The genre-bending film is set in “a near future society ruled by sentient AI, where a private eye investigates a murder case, only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord.”

Andrzej Konopka (The Lure), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus), and Reika Kirishima (Drive My Car) star. 

Robert Bolesto (The Lure) wrote the screenplay.

“To me, ‘Hot Spot’ is a story where the main feeling is fear, just like in a horror movie. And in today’s world,” Bolesto previously told Variety. Smoczyńska describes the new project as a “personal blend of horror, science fiction and anti-detective story,” signaling another unique genre-bender from the filmmaker.

The project was developed with the support of The Sundance Institute, which presented Smoczyńska with its 2017 Global Filmmaking Award.

Producers include Klaudia Smieja-Rostworowska at Poland’s Madants, who produced Claire Denis’ High Life and Agnieszka Holland’s Mr Jones, alongside Before Midnight producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos at Greek production outfit Faliro House. 

Hot Spot will open against Insidious: Out of the Further.

Also on the way from Focus Features is Robert Eggers’ Werwulf on December 25.

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