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Edge of Tomorrow

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Edge of Tomorrow is a 2014 American military science-fiction action film directed by Doug Liman.[1] The film's worldwide box office reached $381 million, comprising $100 million from North America and $281 million from other regions.[2]

Making and release

Viz Media published All You Need Is Kill in North America in 2009 as part of its Haikasoru imprint.[3] Producer Erwin Stoff's company 3 Arts Entertainment optioned the novel that same year.[3] Warner Bros. purchased Dante Harper's script adaptation in a $3 million deal in April 2010.[4][5] Tom Cruise officially joined the film in December 2011, and Emily Blunt entered negotiations in April 2012.[6]

Edge of Tomorrow grossed $20.1 million on its opening weekend in 5,018 screens across 28 territories.[7][8] Doug Liman was brought on as director in August 2010.[5] According to Liman, the production operated with two crews and filmed every day of the week.[9] The movie debuted across 28 territories during the May 30, 2014, weekend.[10]

What the cited sources add

The Deadline Hollywood article reports that Warner Bros. paid low-seven figures against a purchase price near $3 million for the script.[4] The same source notes that the plugin could handle two cores and satellite tentacles that could warp around both cores.[11] The Den of Geek interview quotes Doug Liman saying he rejected the title All You Need Is Kill because it "didn't feel like it was the tone of the movie I had made".[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hughes, "Edge Of Tomorrow has been rebranded as Live Die Repeat for home video", The A.V. Club, August 15, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lang, "Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie Test Star Power at International B.O. With 'Edge of Tomorrow,' 'Maleficent'", Variety, May 23, 2014; "Edge of Tomorrow Movie 2014 – Worldwide Release Dates", edgeoftomorrowmovie.com; Tartaglione, "Int'l Box Office: 'Maleficent' Awakens $100M+ Overseas; 'X-Men' Adds $95.6M; 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Cruises To $20M In Select Markets; 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' Holsters $10.3M; More", Deadline Hollyw; Lang, "Box Office: 'Edge of Tomorrow' Nabs $20 Mil Internationally", Variety, June 1, 2014; "Edge of T en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Viz Media Launches Landmark Imprint Haika Soru to Published Acclaimed Japanese Science Fiction Novels", Viz Media, January 29, 2009; "Edge of Tomorrow production notes", Warner Bros., May 31, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Fleming, "Warners Makes 7-Figure Spec Deal For Japanese Novel 'All You Need Is Kill'", Deadline Hollywood, April 5, 2010. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
  5. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fleming, "Warners Makes 7-Figure Spec Deal For Japanese Novel 'All You Need Is Kill'", Deadline Hollywood, April 5, 2010; McNary, "Doug Liman to direct 'All You Need Is Kill'", Variety, August 23, 2010; Oldham, "2010 Black List: Best Unproduced Screenplays", Variety, December 13, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kroll, "Cruise cues 'All You Need Is Kill'", Variety, December 1, 2011; Kit, "Emily Blunt in Negotiations for Tom Cruise Sci-Fi Pic 'All You Need Is Kill'", The Hollywood Reporter, April 16, 2012; "Universal Signs Kurtzman And Orci; Pair Takes On 'The Mummy' And 'Van Helsing'", Deadline Hollywood, May 1, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Tartaglione, "Int'l Box Office: 'Maleficent' Awakens $100M+ Overseas; 'X-Men' Adds $95.6M; 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Cruises To $20M In Select Markets; 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' Holsters $10.3M; More", Deadline Hollyw. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
  8. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tartaglione, "Int'l Box Office: 'Maleficent' Awakens $100M+ Overseas; 'X-Men' Adds $95.6M; 'Edge Of Tomorrow' Cruises To $20M In Select Markets; 'A Million Ways To Die In The West' Holsters $10.3M; More", Deadline Hollyw (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Franklin, "Why we're dying (repeatedly) to see Tom Cruise's Edge Of Tomorrow", GQ, March 5, 2014; Frei, Vincent, "EDGE OF TOMORROW: Daniel Kramer – VFX Supervisor – Sony Pictures Imageworks", Art of VFX, July 3, 2014; Hellard, "Edge of Tomorrow", The CGSociety, June 10, 2014; Fleming, "Jeremy Piven Is A Very Late Addition To The Cast Of Tom Cruise's 'Edge Of Tomorrow'", Deadline Hollywood, August 15, 2013; Marsh, "Review: Edge of Tomorrow Is High Concept Sci-Fi At Its Most Fun", Twitch, May 22, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Edge of Tomorrow" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lew, "Tom Cruise to Visit Three Countries In One Day for 'Edge of Tomorrow' Premieres", Variety, May 7, 2014; Lang, "'Edge of Tomorrow' Director: 'Most Studios Aren't Making Big, Original Movies'", Variety, May 29, 2014; Lang, "Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie Test Star Power at International B.O. With 'Edge of Tomorrow,' 'Maleficent'", Variety, May 23, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Failes, "Live. Die. Repeat the effects", FX Guide, June 10, 2014. facts only, no text reused. fxguide.com
  12. Lambie, "Doug Liman interview: The Wall, Bourne, Edge Of Tomorrow 2", Den of Geek, July 28, 2017. facts only, no text reused. denofgeek.com

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