Summary

Tom Cruisecontinues to show his star mogul , but instead of focusing on a thirdTop Gunmovie , his priority should be a long - delay sequel to a sci - fi picture show from 2014 . Tom Cruise ’s acting career began in the 1980s , with his big break arriving in the clowning filmRisky Businessin 1982 . Cruise quickly became one of the most popular actors of the 1980s , and while he assume part in different projects throughout the decade , the giving one was Tony Scott’sTop Gun . The succeeder ofTop Gunestablished Cruise as one of the biggest headliner of the decade and one of the most profitable actors , a reputation he has maintained for years .

Although Cruise has go through a twosome of harsh patches in his calling , he has continue one of the diligence ’s most popular actors thanks to the franchiseMission : unsufferable . Cruise ’s career got another boost in 2022 with the release ofTop Gun : Maverick , one ofthe highest - grossing motion picture of 2022as well as a vital success . Of of course , conjecture abouta thirdTop Gunmoviequickly set out , but as interesting as Maverick ’s restitution would be , Cruise ’s precedence should be a long - delay but never - forgotten continuation to a successful sci - fi movie .

Although Top Gun and Mission Impossible show how self-aggrandising of a star Tom Cruise is , the safe proof is , actually , in one failed film enfranchisement .

Tom Cruise in Top Gun The Mummy and Mission Impossible

Edge of Tomorrow 2 (aka Live, Die, Repeat & Repeat) Is More Exciting Than Top Gun 3

In 2014 , the sci - fi action movieEdge of Tomorrowwas unloosen , starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt . Directed by Doug Liman and based on the 2004 Japanese novelAll You require Is Kill , by Hiroshi Sakurazaka , Edge of Tomorrowtakes viewers to a time to come where most of Europe is taken over by an alien subspecies hollo “ Mimics ” . Major William Cage ( Cruise ) is forced to link a landing place performance against the Mimics , but after a deathly meeting , he find himself in a time loop that he employ to find a way to get the better of the Mimics . sharpness of Tomorrowwas a vital and commercial success , but a sequel has been delayed for too long .

AlthoughEdge of Tomorrowdidn’t have an open ending , it did leave the doorway open for a subsequence , as Cage has now find out his literal spot and mission in this disorderly , futuristic existence . While anotherTop Gunmovie would be interesting and could continue the success of the first movies , theEdge of Tomorrowsequel has been in exploitation for too long , and the musical theme of it finally happening dwarf the interest inTop Gun 3 . Of naturally , that ’s not to sayTop Gun 3wouldn’t be exciting , but focusing on makingEdge of Tomorrow 2happen after so many delay ( reportedly linked to Cruise ’s busy docket ) should be Cruise ’s precedence .

What’s Going On With Edge Of Tomorrow 2?

border Of Tomorrow 2has derive across dissimilar obstacles that have maintain it in development for year . Doug Liman signed in 2016 to return as film director , and even teased thatEdge Of Tomorrow 2would “ revolutionize how multitude make subsequence ” and it ’s “ a sequel that ’s a prequel ” ( viaCollider ) . In 2017 , Liman revealed the sequel would be titledLive Die repetition and repetition , but even though it seemed to be on its way to bug out product soon , Blunt and Cruise ’s agenda got in the way .

In August 2023,Blunt shared that Cruise ’s busy agenda was delaying the task , but that she was ready . A TV serial publication spinoff ofEdge Of Tomorrowwas in maturation at Warner Bros in early 2022 with the function of turn it on HBO Max , but the project is now on time lag . The future ofEdge Of Tomorrow 2is unsettled , but for finally make it happen , Tom Cruise has to shift his focus fromTop GuntoEdge Of Tomorrow .

In a dusty landscape Finn stares out into the distance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sidious, Tyranus, Maul, and Vader.

Top Gun’s Maverick wearing sunglasses next to Edge of Tomorrow’s Cage looking at the camera and The Mummy’s Morton looking scared

Collage of Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow and Top Gun Maverick

Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt arguing in Edge of Tomorrow in battle suits

Edge of Tomorrow