In September, fellow WAMG writer Michael Haffner attended Fantastic Fest and has been reviewing the various films he saw in Austin. You can check out all his reviews HERE. Among the many movies he took in was the upcoming NIGHTCRAWLER.
His response after the screening was, “the film builds to a nerve-racking climax that will have you on the edge of your seat.” Be on the lookout for his review as well as his interview with the film’s director, Dan Gilroy.
Open Road Films has just released a new TV spot and poster for their upcoming thriller, NIGHTCRAWLER. This new sneak peek at the film shows Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal), a driven young man desperate for work, who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism.
NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles.
Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
NIGHTCRAWLER crawls into theaters this Halloween, October 31st.
Celebrate Halloween with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed in the upcoming pulse-pounding thriller, NIGHTCRAWLER. Take a look in the new trailer below.
(Yahoo Movies)
NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism.
Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents.
Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
NIGHTCRAWLER will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and hits theaters October 31st.
Actor Bill Paxton is heading from the McCoy family patriarch of Kentucky to starring in The History Channel’s eight-hour television event series TEXAS RISING. Premiering Memorial Day 2015, the series will detail the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers.
Paxton received Emmy and Screen Actors Guild nominations for playing “Randall McCoy” in The History Channel’s mega successful HATFIELDS & MCCOYS. The mini-series won five Emmy Awards.
Two-time Oscar-nominated director Roland Joffé (THE KILLING FIELDS, THE MISSION) is directing with an all-star cast which includes Paxton, Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olivier Martinez, Thomas Jane, Crispin Glover, Rhys Coiro, Jeremy Davies, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Christopher McDonald, Max Thieriot, Chad Michael Murray, Robert Knepper, Jeff Fahey, Rob Morrow and Kris Kristofferson.
In 1836, west of the Mississippi was considered the Wild West and the Texas frontier was viewed as hell on earth. Crushed from the outside by Mexican armadas and attacked from within by ferocious Comanche tribes – no one was safe. But this was a time of bravery, a time to die for what you believed in and a time to stand tall against the cruel rule of the Mexican General Santa Anna. The heroic General Sam Houston, the rag tag Rangers and the legendary “Yellow Rose of Texas,” lead this story of the human will to win against insurmountable odds. At the end, the Texas flags stood tall and victorious, claiming a piece of history for all eternity.
TEXAS RISING is produced by A+E Studios and ITV Studios America in association with Thinkfactory Media for HISTORY. Leslie Greif (HATFIELDS & MCCOYS) is executive producer.
NIGHTCRAWLER is a pulse-pounding thriller set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles.
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Lou Bloom, a driven young man desperate for work who discovers the high-speed world of L.A. crime journalism. Finding a group of freelance camera crews who film crashes, fires, murder and other mayhem, Lou muscles into the cut-throat, dangerous realm of nightcrawling — where each police siren wail equals a possible windfall and victims are converted into dollars and cents. Aided by Rene Russo as Nina, a veteran of the blood-sport that is local TV news, Lou thrives. In the breakneck, ceaseless search for footage, he becomes the star of his own story.
Here’s a look at the trailer.
The movie also stars Bill Paxton and Riz Ahmed and is directed by Dan Gilroy.
From Open Road Films, NIGHTCRAWLER hits theaters October 17, 2014.
What to do? Can we survive? The world is under attack from vicious, unstoppable alien forces, it must be…Summertime at the multiplex! This looks like a job for…Tom Cruise! Yes, Tom Cruise, the all-American boy (for you budding archeologists, that’s a reference to the once-popular radio adventure series, Jack Armstrong, who boasted that misnomer. And for a fella’ past fifty, Cruise still has a boyish grin!). But this isn’t the high-flying Maverick from TOP GUN or even the more down-to-Earth JACK REACHER. Why this character, John Cage, has never seen combat! But somehow he’s been gifted with an edge courtesy of those invading aliens and only one person can help him use that advantage: a hard-nosed special forces hero played by Emily Blunt! The Brit beauty from THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA? You wouldn’t expect a by-the-numbers, blast the otherworldly beasties, actioner from gifted director Doug Liman (MR. AND MRS. SMITH), would you? Get ready for a wild ride by strapping into your battle gear and zoom toward the EDGE OF TOMORROW. But watch out for the whiplash, this flick goes backwards pretty darn’ fast!
In the not-too-distant future, the Earth is bombarded with meteors that unleash alien creatures dubbed “mimics”. We learn this via a deluge of media clips from cable news broadcasts many featuring interviews with Major William Cage (Cruise) and news conferences from Director of European Operations, Britain’s General Bringham (Brendon Gleeson). When Cage meets with Bringham in London to discuss the PR about an upcoming assault against said enemy, he’s stunned when the General announces that the Major will be part of the first team on the beach head. But Cage has never been in battle, he’s only the smiling TV face reassuring the public. After unsuccessfully trying to talk the General out of his involvement (including a not-so veiled threat), Cage bolts and is knocked out by an MP’s taser gun. Cage awakens at the Heathrow airbase as no-nonsense Major Sergeant Farrell (Bill Paxton) takes him to an infantry unit, J-Squad, where he’ll be quickly trained for the upcoming ( in just 2 days!) battle. That morning Cage is strapped into a massive, heavily armed exoskeleton and before they can be dropped on to the beach, the aircraft is blasted by ground forces. The unprepared Cage plummets in the chaos as his squad is decimated by the mimics, deadly, who resemble squid-like whirling dervishes. Suddenly he spots Rita Vrataski (Blunt), “the angel of Verdun” and “Full Metal B#@&*”, the face of countless military recruitment posters. A larger version of a mimic, a blue-glowing banshee-faced alien called an “alpha” kills Rita and leaps on top of Cage. By sheer dumb luck, he empties his blaster into beast which covers Cage in neon blue goop. He blacks out and when his eyes open, he’s back at the airbase meeting Farrell and J-Squad. But this time at the battle he tells Rita of this strange version of deja’ vu. She stoicly says “Find me”, before their demise and he awakens again on the airstrip. Over the course of many more repeats, he learns bit by bit that Rita had been in the same spot as Cage via the spilled alpha blood. Before Cage loses the time-tripping power they must work together to track down and destroy the source of the mimics and alphas’ power, the massive glowering orb known as the “omega”.
I hope I’ve not described the film in a way that makes it seem way too complicated to follow because Liman has constructed EDGE in a way that rewards audiences for their recall. Every day is not strictly repeated, but we’re giving highlight flashes where we can see Cage hurriedly formulating a game plan. Kudos also should go out to frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie and Liman’s FAIR GAME cohorts Jez and John-Henry Butterworth (adapting Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s young adult graphic novel “All You Need is Kill”) for a screenplay that not only packs on the stunts, but is also (an actioner rarity) witty. Many will point to the Bill Murray classic GROUNDHOG DAY (miss you, Mr. Ramis!), but EDGE may owe even more to the lesser known 2011 SF thriller SOURCE CODE (Jake Gyllenhaal has a limited amount of reboots after enduring violent deaths). And EDGE has a great enemy in the unreasoning, almost unstoppable mimics who seem to explode with deadly tentacles. Their only purpose is mayhem and complete carnage. The image of them moving forward in the distance as the ground shatters in their wake chills the bone. And with that massive beach battle we’ve got a touch of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN to toss into this cinematic stew along with ALIENS and STARSHIP TROOPERS. And the dish is expertly enhanced by Christophe Beck’s compelling music score. EDGE is a superb thrill-ride that engages the mind as so few Summer blockbusters have. It’s like assembling a puzzle while on a free-falling roller coaster
But the human beings at the center of the excitement aren’t neglected thanks to this top-notch cast. When we first meet Cage in the war room, this is a very different Tom Cruise character. Cage is frightened at the prospect of being a soldier. His uniform is a costume to him, a way to sell the public a product. He’s part twitchy Bob Hope in his 1940’s service comedies, part Don Draper of TV’s “Mad Men”, and a large bit of James Garner’s angling Charlie Madison in 1964’s great THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY. But we see him slowly change as he restarts that day. Cage sees the big picture finally and is ready to do his part and use this strange gift, going from selfishness to selflessness. A big part of that change is his relationship with Rita, played with grit and gusto by the usually glamorous Blunt. To the other soldiers, Rita’s the same glowering hard-case glimpsed on the recruitment billboards and posters, but after seeing Cage’s determination she begins to let her guard down. It’s great to see Cruise teamed up with an actress who also projects an intense screen charisma. With that intense glare, Rita’s not anyone to be trifled with, but she never loses her femininity. The shot from her initial meeting with Cage as she slowly lifts herself up with her toned forearms from her floor mat should be on display at Yoga centers worldwide. Cruise and Blunt make a formidable movie team. They get solid support from the nationally diverse actors comprising J-Squad. Plus there’s the terrific Noah Taylor as Rita’s displaced scientist confidant who has many, but not all, the answers to the mimics’ defeat. Gleeson is splendid as the gruff general who invokes memories of “Stormin'” Norman Schwartzkoff, Patton, and a touch of Churchill. The big scene-stealer may be Paxton as the military bulldog who will not be swayed by Cage in any of his reboots. He’s almost the opposite of his breakthrough role as the panicking, paranoid Hudson from ALIENS almost 30( wow!) years ago.
The film’s only fault may be a somewhat sluggish start to its third act with a pub stop in London and a stretch at an abandoned farm-house. Perhaps this is just a chance for us to catch our breath a bit before the big showdown in Paris. A few of my online pals have voiced concern that this is a follow-up to last Summer’s dismal and dull Cruise SF flick OBLIVION. Put that out of your mind. This one is an exceptional escape from the sweltering temps. Although the somewhat generic title may remind many of the TV soap opera “The Edge of Night” or the Johnny Carson Tonight Shoe take-off “The Edge of Wetness”, EDGE OF TOMORROW, much like the time-travelin’ X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST” from last month, is an entertainment blockbuster well worth watching. And re-watching And re-…
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW. The epic action unfolds in the near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.
Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.
But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
The international cast also includes Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry, Franz Drameh, Dragomir Mrsic and Charlotte Riley.
EDGE OF TOMORROW will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX® by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 6th.
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This movie has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.
Doug Liman directed the film from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
Get a look at a bunch of new photos from Warner Bros. Pictures’ EDGE OF TOMORROW. Opening domestically on June 6, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX.
In EDGE OF TOMORROW, the world is at war with an indefatigable alien force no army, let alone individual, can conquer, and the greatest battle is still to come. Countless men and women will fight and all will be lost to these “Mimics,” unless the United Defense Force’s least likely recruit can succeed in employing a most implausible strategy: Live. Die. Repeat.
In the film, Tom Cruise plays Major William Cage, a military PR man who’s never been to the front line but who, thanks to his ill-advised threat to a four-star general, ends up trapped in an alien-induced time loop, fighting for his life… and death.
Read Variety’s review HERE. “The pleasure of EDGE OF TOMORROW is that it’s not an action movie first and foremost, but rather a cheeky little puzzle picture in expensive-looking blockbuster drag.”
Edward Douglas of ComingSoon.net says “EDGE OF TOMORROW is actually so effective and fun that it’s probably one of the first big surprises of the summer.”
Director Doug Liman was drawn to the project by the extreme and extremely unusual circumstances in which Cage finds himself. “The concept of this really unique time loop hooked me in,” he says.
“It opened everything up and created an opportunity to explore what was interesting about Tom’s character and to witness, day after day of the same day, what takes Cage to the brink. It also forces him to become not only the soldier, but the man, he has to be. When I find a project like this, that has a deeper meaning conveyed with tremendous action and great humor, that’s a movie I want to make.”
Cage’s unusual situation stems from his first—and seemingly last—battle with an alien. He quickly loses, and should lose his life, but has the unique ability to “reset” the day, waking once again in the exact location, at the exact moment, he did that morning. Justifiably, utterly confused, Cage can’t understand why no one else seems to be aware of the horrific events that already happened. Rather, they are prepping for the very fight they unknowingly have already lost.
Cruise says he was intrigued by these wholly unforeseen, highly undesirable circumstances and the way his character reacts to them. “The structure of the story and the way the time loop works allow the audience to come in, understand the rules, and then go right along with Cage on a constant accelerative progression. Even though he is living the same day over and over, it never feels the same because his behavior always changes; he always moves the action forward.”
Liman expands, “Everybody else is going to keep doing the same thing; the only thing Cage has control over are his own actions.”
Emily Blunt stars as the soldier who makes it possible for Cage to maintain that forward momentum: Sgt. Rita Vrataski, the resistance’s greatest warrior. “I was really excited to play someone as tough, badass and physically dangerous as Rita. But when I read the script, mixed in with this very cool story and intense action sequences I also found a lot of laughs, as well as incredible determination and perserverance of the human spirit.”
On May 28, the stars of EDGE OF TOMORROW will take part in a groundbreaking worldwide event when, for the first time ever, three fan premieres will be held in three different countries in just one day, “resetting” the red carpet as Tom Cruiseand Emily Blunt race the clock to make each event before time runs out.
In EDGE OF TOMORROW, Cruise’s character relives the events of one day over and over in an epic battle to save the world. The story begins as he arrives in London, making that city the perfect place to kick off this global event. All times are local:
7:00 a.m. inaugural premiere kicks off on the carpet in London, with a 9:00 a.m. screening.
The film takes both characters to France, where they face off against an insurmountable army of alien invaders.
2:00 p.m. red carpet in Paris, screening at 4:00 p.m.
The final premiere will take the stars back to the U.S.
10:00 p.m. red carpet in New York City, with the final screening—on the edge of tomorrow—at 11:59 p.m.
Between cities, Cruise, Blunt and the film’s director, Doug Liman, will interact with fans via social media as they jet from country to country. A contingent of select press will travel to each premiere, covering the events as they unfold.
There will be live stream components for each of the three events. Those fans on the ground can network via social media using #EOTLive.
The international cast also includes Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Jonas Armstrong, Tony Way, Kick Gurry, Franz Drameh, Dragomir Mrsic and Charlotte Riley.
Liman directed the film from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
This movie has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.
On May 28, the stars of EDGE OF TOMORROW will take part in a groundbreaking worldwide event when, for the first time ever, three fan premieres will be held in three different countries in just one day, “resetting” the red carpet as Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt race the clock to make each event before time runs out.
In EDGE OF TOMORROW, Cruise’s character relives the events of one day over and over in an epic battle to save the world. The story begins as he arrives in London, making that city the perfect place to kick off this global event. All times are local:
7:00 a.m. inaugural premiere kicks off on the carpet in London, with a 9:00 a.m. screening.
The film takes both characters to France, where they face off against an insurmountable army of alien invaders.
2:00 p.m. red carpet in Paris, screening at 4:00 p.m.
The final premiere will take the stars back to the U.S.
10:00 p.m. red carpet in New York City, with the final screening—on the edge of tomorrow—at 11:59 p.m.
Between cities, Cruise, Blunt and the film’s director, Doug Liman, will interact with fans via social media as they jet from country to country. A contingent of select press will travel to each premiere, covering the events as they unfold.
There will be live stream components for each of the three events. Those fans on the ground can network via social media using #EOTLive.
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW, under the direction of Doug Liman.
The epic action of EDGE OF TOMORROW unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world.
Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.
But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
The international cast also includes Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Noah Taylor, Kick Gurry, Dragomir Mrsic, Charlotte Riley, Jonas Armstrong, Franz Drameh, Masayoshi Haneda and Tony Way.
Liman directed EDGE OF TOMORROW from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the novel entitled All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.
Opening domestically on June 6, 2014, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX.
This movie has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and brief suggestive material.
Disney is giving amateur baseball pitchers in the nation a chance to compete for a $1 million prize in the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest. The Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest is being held to celebrate the opening of Disney’s MILLION DOLLAR ARM, an incredible true story about two young men who went from never throwing a baseball to getting a Major League tryout.
Amateur baseball pitchers – male or female, who are legal United States residents at least 18 years of age or older – are invited to qualify to compete in the preliminary rounds of the Million Dollar Arm Pitching Contest at either Walt Disney World Resort in Florida,Disneyland Resort in California or at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day at the Tribeca Family Festival in New York City. The three contestants from each location who throw the fastest pitches will advance to the finals and have a chance to compete for a $1 million prize at the world premiere of Disney’s MILLION DOLLAR ARM in Hollywood, California.
Official rules are available on Disney.com’s “Million Dollar Arm” homepage:
Presented by SUBWAY restaurants, the three qualifying events will take place on April 25 and 26, from 7 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at both Downtown Disney District in Anaheim, Calif. and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World and on April 26 only, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Day during the Tribeca Family Festival in New York City. Contestants will throw three pitches, each tracked by a radar gun, in an attempt to throw the fastest pitch. All participants will receive tickets for themselves and a guest to see an advance screening of Disney’s MILLION DOLLAR ARM at an AMC Theatres location later that evening.
Nine finalists chosen during these qualifying events will have a chance to compete for the $1 million prize at the world premiere of Disney’s “Million Dollar Arm.” The top three eligible pitchers with the fastest pitches from each qualifying round location will be flown with his or her guest to the final contest, which will take place at the world premiere of Disney’s MILLION DOLLAR ARM in Hollywood, Calif., on May 6. Each of these finalists will throw three pitches on Hollywood Boulevard. Any eligible finalist who throws one 100 mph strike (out of three pitches) will become a potential winner of the $1 million grand prize.
The nine finalists and their guests will be VIPs at the film’s premiere along with stars, filmmakers, major league players, coaches, scouts and celebrities.
Based on a true story, sports agent JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) finds that business has changed and things aren’t going well for his career. In a last ditch effort to save his livelihood he concocts a scheme to find baseball’s next great pitching ace. Hoping to find a young cricket pitcher he can turn into a major league baseball star, JB travels to India to produce a reality show competition called “The Million Dollar Arm.”
With the help of cantankerous but eagle-eyed retired baseball scout Ray Poitevint (Alan Arkin), he discovers Dinesh (played by Madhur Mittal from “Slumdog Millionaire”) and Rinku (played by Suraj Sharma from “Life of Pi”), two 18-year-old boys who have no idea about playing baseball, yet have a knack for throwing a fastball. Hoping to sign them to major league contracts and make a quick buck, JB brings the boys home to America to train. While the Americans are definitely out of their element in India, the boys, who have never left their rural villages, are equally challenged when they come to the States. As the boys learn the finer points of baseball, JB, with the help of his charming friend Brenda (Lake Bell), learns valuable life lessons about teamwork, commitment and what it means to be a family.
Directed by Craig Gillespie from a screenplay written by Tom McCarthy, Disney’s drama MILLION DOLLAR ARM stars Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton, Suraj Sharma, Lake Bell and Alan Arkin. The producers are Mark Ciardi, Gordon Gray and Joe Roth. The executive producers are Palak Patel, Kevin Halloran, Bill Simmons and Connor Schell.
The film will be release in the United States on May 16, 2014.
Oscar nominee Tom Cruise (the “Mission: Impossible” films, “Collateral,” “Jerry Maguire”) and Emily Blunt (“The Devil Wears Prada,” “The Adjustment Bureau”) star in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Village Roadshow Pictures’ sci-fi thriller EDGE OF TOMORROW, under the direction of Doug Liman (“The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”).
The epic action of EDGE OF TOMORROW unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Check out the trailer below.
Major William Cage (Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again.
But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.
The international cast also includes Bill Paxton (“Aliens,” HBO’s “Big Love”), Kick Gurry (Australian TV’s “Tangle”), Dragomir Mrsic (“Snabba Cash II”), Charlotte Riley (“World Without End”), Jonas Armstrong (BBC TV’s “Robin Hood”), and Franz Drameh (“Attack the Block”).
Liman is directing EDGE OF TOMORROW from a screenplay by Christopher McQuarrie and Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth, based on the acclaimed novel All You Need is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Erwin Stoff produces, along with Tom Lassally, Jason Hoffs, Gregory Jacobs and Jeffrey Silver. The executive producers are Doug Liman, Dave Bartis, Joby Harold, Hidemi Fukuhara, and Bruce Berman, with Kim Winther and Tim Lewis serving as co-producers.
The behind-the-scenes team includes Academy Award®-winning director of photography Dion Beebe (“Memoirs of a Geisha”), production designer Oliver Scholl (“Jumper,” “Independence Day”), editor James Herbert (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”), costume designer Kate Hawley (upcoming “Pacific Rim”), and Oscar®-nominated visual effects supervisor Nick Davis (“The Dark Knight”).
EDGE OF TOMORROW is the first motion picture to be shot at the recently christened Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.
EDGE OF TOMORROW is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures. Opening domestically on June 6, 2014, the film will be distributed in 2D and 3D in select theatres and IMAX by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow.
