Christopher McQuarrie talks Edge Of Tomorrow 2. They have a great idea, but will it happen?
Chris McQuarrie discusses Edge Of Tomorrow 2
We reported a few days ago that Tom Cruise reportedly has a belting idea for a follow-up to the brilliant Edge Of Tomorrow, and now that film’s writer, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation helmer and penner Christopher McQuarrie has talked some more about said potential sequel.
McQuarrie has just delivered a brilliant interview over at Uproxx, where he elaborates on the potentials in bringing an Edge Of Tomorrow 2 to cinemas.
It all comes down to Warner Bros. and Doug Liman and Emily Blunt saying yes. The idea is there. At worst, it’s the kernel of an idea – which is, on one hand, great, but on the other hand, I know what a nightmare that is. I know that I’ll be in the void trying to figure that out. And even then when it came out in the press after Tom had mentioned it, right away, there were people on social media saying, “Don’t do it, it should never have a sequel, etc., etc.” And I’m just laughing because I’m like, “You guys don’t even know what we are talking about! You have no idea!” Look, that was one of the best creative teams I’ve ever worked with as far as a team of rivals: Emily is one facet of that; Doug Liman is a completely different and opposing force; Tom Cruise is another. And there I am in the middle, just playing to these three really strong, really smart people.
The filmmaker also discussed the problems that the first film had when it was released. Despite some amazing reviews, including from us over here, the film really struggled at the box office. McQuarries discussed his thoughts.
The movie that’s doing it really well is Spectre — Spectre is doing a great job of getting you excited about Bond a full year before Bond is out. That’s how you do a long lead, whet their appetite, cover of magazines and social media to make it an event that people want to see. Edge of Tomorrow didn’t have a presence on social media until the weekend it came out, then people go, “Oh my God, it’s really good” … it was too little, too late. Jack Reacher was difficult thing to sell because it’s that $60 million, not a blockbuster — it ain’t Whiplash and it ain’t The Avengers.
Read the full interview over here.
