[Trailer 2] Edge of Tomorrow
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The second trailer for Edge of Tomorrow is now out. Similar in style to the film's first trailer, this new trailer features all new footage and an expansion on the film's premise. Tom Cruise stars as William Cage, a military officer deployed into combat despite having no experience whatsoever. Upon touching down, he is instantly killed by a swarm of aliens attacking the earth. However, he wakes up just at the beginning of his deployment, triggering a loop that restarts after every death. Before long, he finds help from a fellow soldier, Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), who helps train him to fight in between deaths. With every subsequent "life" Cage lives, he gains experience and knowledge to help turn the tide against the aliens.
Edge of Tomorrow is based on the Japanese novel All You Need is Kill written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. As has been stated about the film previously, it's like the perfect mixture of Super Troopers and Groundhog Day, hopefully borrowing the best elements from each film. The domestic box office hasn't been too kind to Cruise in recent years, but Edge of Tomorrow looks promising. There's room in the film's premise to explore the philosophical ramifications of living and dying multiple times, and this new trailer touches upon those aspects a bit. I don't want Edge of Tomorrow to be come a heavy-handed existential sci-fi film, but I wouldn't mind the film at least bringing the topic up for discussion.
Edge of Tomorrow will be in theaters on June 6th.
[Trailer] Edge of Tomorrow
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/Film has described Edge of Tomorrow as "Starship Troopers plus Groundhog Day," and it really is the best way to describe the film. Directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and based off of Japanese author Hiroshi Sakurazaka's All You Need is Kill, Edge of Tomorrow stars Tom Cruise as Lt. Col. Bill Cage, a soldier who's deployed into what is essentially a suicide mission against an alien race. Despite being killed shortly after deployment, Cage wakes up at the beginning of the day, having to live, die, and repeat the entire process. It's until he meets another soldier who was afflicted with the same time loop, Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), that he is able to solve the time loop while also strategizing an attack to successfully defeat their opposition.
I'm a sucker for time travel films and alien wars, so Edge of Tomorrow meets some of my geeky qualifications. I'm not the biggest Tom Cruise fan, but I think the film's concept might be enough to attract me in spite of that. Plus, Emily Blunt is an undercover badass, and Liman's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, while light and one-dimensional, was really entertaining. Unfortunately, the Edge of Tomorrow won't be out in theaters until the edge of summer's beginning next year.
