edge tomorrow edge tomorrow alternatively known tagline live die repeat marketed home release american science fiction action film starring directed film based screenplay adapted japanese light novel need kill film takes place future earth invaded alien race cruise plays public relations officer combat experience ordered superior film wave crucial landing operation aliens cage killed combat finds time loop sends day preceding battle time dies cage teams warrior blunt seeking way defeat late purchased rights novel sold script american studio studio produced film involvement arts novel publisher australian production company filming began late taking place england studios outside london locations square sands companies handled visual effects film released theaters weekend territories including united_kingdom brazil germany spain indonesia weekend june released additional territories including north_america united_states canada australia china russia film grossed million theaters worldwide received largely positive reviews critics plot extraterrestrial race called taken continental europe nato allies form combat invasion won victory humanity managed hold english channel england general head orders major public affairs officer combat experience cover operation downfall day massive amphibious assault france cage objects dangerous assignment threatens blame landing fails response orders arrest cage attempts escape forward operating base airport demoted private identified assigned squad command master sergeant invasion proves disastrous instead surprise attack humans walk right mimic trap cage despite inexperience incompetence kills unusually large mimic dies covered blood wakes finding previous morning believes story invasion trap cage repeats loop dying beach waking finally encounters famous angel invasion ability tells locate time wakes explosion cage awakens finds explains going cage introduced carter government scientist expert mimic biology carter explains mind alpha killed mimic queen responds turning time day giving seemingly advantage cage acquired ability alpha blood gained ability explaining winning battle lost receiving blood having wounded killed tells cage hunt destroy time loops trains cage formidable soldier frustrated continued failures london discovers attack defeating invasion force having vision dam switzerland cage spend loops getting mainland dam cage comes know interested killing reaching point dies regardless cage decides hunt finally reaches dam discovers realizing vision trap cage kills alpha bleed remove ability reset day alternative plan cage infiltrate obtain prototype built carter allow cage true location cage finally persuades general device men try capture pursuit cage uses prototype discover pyramid paris captured seriously injured cage wakes hospital discovered given blood destroying ability reset time cage recruit squad help destroy invasion begins fly paris soldiers sacrifice cage beneath away alpha standing submerged kisses cage alpha kills mortally wounds cage manages drop belt grenades destroying dying cage water blood awakens route meeting announces mimic activity ceased following mysterious energy surge paris cage travels treat respect officer rank finds previous loops response laughs cast production edge tomorrow produced involvement production companies budget million screenplay adapted japanese light novel need kill development writing published novel north_america drawing interest producer company optioned novel year arts collaborated publisher filmmaking subsidiary headed president served executive producer instead making pitch major studio purchase property proceed writing producing film adaptation company developed script studios approached writer sent copy novel harper found book complex properly adapt despite prospect getting paid chose risk accepted job taking months write script completion purchased million deal april studio hired direct film following august harper screenplay listed edition black list survey liked june hired screenplay september warner approached star declined studio approached cruise accepted script changed age leading role fit actor december cruise officially joined film entered negotiations star opposite cruise april duo delivered draft months filming started discarded thirds harper original script hired rewrite script took weeks start filming replaced introduced project directing cruise reading earlier script understood clearly premise story looking terms characters previous scripts darker cruise stressed importance story humor actor compared cage violent road runner declaring fun coming new ways kill screenplay satisfactory ending despite producers studio executives worried starting filming set conclusion opted finish script principal photography point suggested adding twist involving cage attack paris time strike discarded exhausted time got point eventually considered focusing comedic aspects meant needed end way wasn harsh opted end plot started helicopter bringing cage london fulfilling notion comedies generally way things filming production began studios near london purchased permanent studio site previously renting space production harry potter films intended film beach battle location studio instead beach set built studio site set surrounded key green screens visual effects artists later extend beach plates shot sands intended battle scenes reminiscent coastal battles world war battle principal photography began october los_angeles_times said second day demanded total filmed day concerned producers filming beach set scheduled weeks extended nearly months los_angeles_times called director self described workshop filming style filming took place london november square closed public tanks brought film action scenes army base village hampshire filming location weeks said filming took place seven days week crews film days addition originally scheduled crew struggled british weather film supposed set day maintain weather indoor beach set muddy requiring effects artists enhance environment digital sand surf filming concluded august actor added cast extra scenes including filmed ultimately appear finished film feature film worked previously commercials approach develop world siege bleak dark post apocalyptic landscape preferred avoid saturated bypass look film instead digital cameras evoke world war footage provided inspiration battle scenes battle suits production designer team worked lead builder develop concept art battle suit options based contemporary real world powered initiatives supported director chose design team built aluminum prototype frame pivot points costume designer contributed gritty aesthetic design color surface treatments design meant created actors seen suits run team created foam mock frame tailored team hard material soft material battle suits course months versions battle suits dogs tanks battle suit blunt character red slash marks sprayed reflect joan arc quality cruise known performing film stunts edge tomorrow blunt wore heavy metal suits battle suits weighed pounds average heavier versions pounds equipped mock sniper rifle rocket blunt trained months role focusing weights aerial wire work studying israeli combat system actor needed people help battle suit initially cruise needed minutes suit minutes remove ultimately time reduced seconds takes actors suspended chains iron frames weight suits shoulders visual effects companies handled visual effects edge tomorrow supervisor davis worked crew floor film process worked acts film created shots including environments battle scenes computer generated creatures characters major shot involved covering london airport military troops vehicles aircraft split work joined late production developed shots key sequences appearing final cut designers created alien look different terrestrial animal davis favored early model composed primarily described appearance heavy black noted faced challenge creating creatures technical animator created movement independent want look organic terrestrial artists devised idea making aliens like material basically glass cut debris incorporated creature sense weight fast movement given head area status receiving different color bigger size compared mimic created mechanical training areas created digital environment effects artists underwater footage filmed water tank animators created digital versions battle suits times soldiers inside set booth actors hand captured textures practical suits received pieces suits reference company library reflection data materials helped enhance armor crew created base merging set digitally altered footage airport film drop ships barracks mess halls replaced existing aircraft created digital paris recreated days visits given city fly zone artists obtained aerial images climbing meter crane parked courtyard based bell boeing tilt fly planes helicopters having design closer aside crashed ship set depict plane cage squad film digital models ships computer generated heaviest detail given proximity actors aircraft camp scenes effects artists wanted sure ships broke apart realistic way crashes prime converted film post production tools world war gravity company use cast faces film production helped company convert table carter music composer late addition film taking choice replace frequent collaborator edge tomorrow marked science fiction film score prepare watched film tracks including film battleship experimented repeating music scenes approach frequently fit events screen minimal repetition film day reset dozens times film repetitive approach musically way time recalled initially tried traditional heroic themes involved horns said preferred non traditional approach driven percussion distorted orchestra end playing technique traditional isn funny way little darker accompanied higher concept synth colors distorted orchestral samples enhanced comedic tone extended sequences cage dies battle director felt important audience find humor sequence approach composer said couple traditional themes film including character release marketing invested million marketing campaign edge tomorrow film initially titled need kill light novel july changed title edge tomorrow president said title changed partly negative word kill title film promoted comic con san_diego california july anaheim california april subsidiary like studio promoted film properties including cnn tnt funny die variety said forth notion buying bigger packages advertisements company holdings viable option increasingly fragmented viewing landscape turner launched website unlock film related content like game stories artwork promotional circulated social media website twitter released new edition light novel april retitled edge tomorrow published graphic novel adaptation light novel film release home media formed teams september endurance event series washington teams included youtube personalities participants series american warrior based teams soldiers squad film promote teams competed obstacle course box office forecast weeks film release reports early predicted performance united_states canada box office edge tomorrow variety noted lack buzz leading film release initial box office tracking start month film estimated gross million million opening weekend weeks later estimate decreased million film planned compete fault stars opening weekend equivalent estimated gross million wrap predicted competition potentially impact opening weekend gross edge tomorrow contrast variety said edge tomorrow serve fault stars film demographic women years old budget million hollywood reporter called edge tomorrow biggest box office risks north_america trade paper said film similar science fiction film starred like likely perform better outside north_america reported cruise films original material knight day failed gross million north_america website forecast edge tomorrow gross million north_america million territories said studio focused theatrical releases territories cruise remains major force drawing audiences variety writing perspective said media reports quick speculate edge tomorrow summer big bombs based lack enthusiasm audiences come pass reports foreign markets today movie industry week prior release edge tomorrow north_america estimated opening weekend gross increased mid- million range million theatrical run edge tomorrow initiated theatrical run territories rolled total territories opening weekend june grossed million opening weekend second weekend june released additional territories edge tomorrow grossed million north_america million territories worldwide total million film theatrical run entertainment_weekly said lukewarm box office reception despite praise critics opening weekend film premiere screenings london paris new_york_city cast crew film time loop premise attending single day traveling westward attend schedule film screened new_york_city time chosen refer film title film released theaters territories including united_kingdom brazil germany spain indonesia weekend certain territories strong association football chosen film screen audiences month long world cup began june edge tomorrow competed starring opened weekend territories opening weekend screens territories edge tomorrow grossed million hollywood reporter called film debut soft opening territories edge tomorrow ranked fellow new release men days future past included united_kingdom film ranked grossed million cruise film opened million germany income million compared million edge tomorrow ranked indonesia taiwan grossing million million respectively opening weekend screens indonesia biggest opening date country film grossed million italy million spain said film good word mouth citing significant increases saturday compared friday united_kingdom germany spain reported million grossed week release summarized debut solid business asia reception germany france second weekend week june edge tomorrow opened additional markets including north_america china russia south_korea france film showing countries screens film led global weekend box office million north_america million debut china occurred monday june advantage dragon boat festival holiday edge tomorrow topped chinese box office million encompassing million screenings edge tomorrow debut russia million south_korea million taking advantage day holiday marked highest opening weekend countries edge tomorrow released theaters north_america june ticket service reported advance tickets surpassed previous film overcome competing film fault stars edge tomorrow grossed million opening weekend ranking fault stars million million polling firm said opening weekend audiences male reported audiences overall gave edge tomorrow grade younger gave grades los_angeles_times said disappointing box office performances non franchise films edge tomorrow blended produced distributed indicated risky investments studio better success earlier year franchise films subsequent weekends second weekend release north_america june edge tomorrow light second weekend drop word mouth grossed million second weekend weekend territories outside north_america film screens approximately million grossed million china russia south_korea respectively film largest weekend territories south_korea film ranked box office consecutive weekends grossing total million june japan edge tomorrow released july light novel title need kill film opened second weekend rankings intake million november million edge tomorrow sixth highest grossing foreign movie year japan 21st overall home media edge tomorrow released dvd blu ray disc video demand united_states october blu ray disc includes minutes bonus features home release packaging original edge tomorrow title favor placing prominence film original tagline live die repeat media critics believed branding attempt launch film marketing following lackluster box office performance posters film theatrical release similarly placed larger emphasis live die repeat tagline actual title film similarly digital retailers listed film title live die repeat edge tomorrow film ranked home media sales week beginning october sales coming blu ray version reception critical response edge tomorrow received largely positive reviews critics critics praised humor aliens design performances cruise blunt time loop premise ability remain fresh critics issues film conclusion based reviews review website rotten_tomatoes reports critics gave film positive review rating average website critical consensus reads gripping acted funny clever edge tomorrow offers entertaining proof capable weight blockbuster action thriller aggregator metacritic surveyed critics assessed reviews positive mixed negative based reviews gave film score said indicated generally favorable reviews variety called edge tomorrow crafted executed sci thriller saying film director best said assistance editors tell story breezy narrative times hand transforming surely tedious hero playful continually involving viewing experience relationship cruise blunt characters said handles pleasing touch extends proceedings commended visual effects designed cinematography writing hollywood reporter said film ambitious sci takes relatively playful attitude familiar battle mccarthy said despite humor found time loop premise tedious final stretch dramatically visually called effects exciting convincing gritty applauded supporting roles los_angeles_times gave film positive review considering film star driven mass market entertainment smart exciting unexpected genre broke string cutter edge tomorrow listed critics lists evaluated accolades theatrical trailer edge tomorrow nominated 15th annual golden trailer awards best action best summer lost hunger games catching fire respectively film received nominations teen choice awards best action film best action actor lost japanese government gave director annual japan cool content contribution award recognizes japanese media worldwide audiences edge tomorrow nominated following categories best visual effects best actor action movie action movie blunt winning social commentary gender roles emily blunt plays veteran guides trains character major blunt said role male fueled genres usually woman holding hand guy running explosions leading wanted leading reviewing film entertainment_weekly called feminist summer action flick years described ruthless bunch aliens said counter age old ideals ladies constant delicate flowers emotional pulling noted cage strength depended guidance trains aids protects turn fate humanity time time robinson writing piece dissolve strong female characters lack real purpose films said edge tomorrow exception robinson acknowledged existed support cage trials believed story doesn weaken dismiss contrast wire criticized inclusion romantic relationship film said characters kiss case kiss simply acceptance fate know point implies dedicated soldier making sudden romantic character added bit humans moment reads like accepting humanity like filmmakers acknowledge attractive leads lock lips men women movies writing week criticized romance film stating kisses cage despite knowing day known multiple days time loop said portrayal commonly seen motif female character helps male chosen character new normal allows hollywood appeal feminist concerns continuing feed male wish said powerful ultimately serves male hero fighter like comparison video games said film repeated scenes intentionally paralleled feature video games players start level character dies need kill author notes experience playing video games source inspiration writing novel salon said analyses film noted steals video game genre called edge tomorrow looped action commentary blockbuster genre saying blockbuster interested question mind genre viewers comparing edge tomorrow film adaptations video games wired said film successful basing medium narrative structure ability continue game discover new sequel told cruise idea sequel concept locked loaded april signed direct sequel race write script film
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