EDGE OF TOMORROW 2 is Both a Sequel and a Prequel, and Will "Revolutionize How People Make Sequels"

Doug Liman isn't interested in making boring, middle of the road Hollywood entertainment. He's a director who wants to push the boundaries of what's possible and how things get made, whether its turning the comic book movie genre on its head with the upcoming Justice League Dark, or crafting an awesome sequel to Edge of Tomorrow, the 2014 Tom Cruise/Emily Blunt time travel thriller that turned out to be one of the best action films of the past decade.

Liman spoke with Collider about Edge of Tomorrow 2, and revealed something cool about its structure:

“That is the only sequel that I’m considering doing, and it’s because first of all the story is so amazing—much better than the original film, and I loved and loved the original film—and second of all, it’s a sequel that’s a prequel.”

“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."

Man, that sounds excellent. I love the idea of trying to push beyond what's expected from a sequel, and especially considering how beloved Edge of Tomorrow is by not only the fans but all of the creative talent who made it, you know they aren't just going to crap something out just to capitalize and make money on the name. They're really looking to come back and do something cool with a sequel/prequel combo, and I love the idea of exploring this world further than what we've already seen in the original.

What did you think about Edge of Tomorrow? Are you looking forward to a sequel?

H/T: ComingSoon