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The film is adapted from the light novel "Rebirth of Killing" by the Japanese writer Sakura Sakahiro. But at the beginning, the crew thought that the title of the original work was too cruel and did not match the comedy atmosphere of the movie version. Later, the crew used the title "We are all mortals" and finally changed it to "Edge of Tomorrow".
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Most of the film was shot in the UK. The filming location, Leavesden Studio, used to be the set of the Harry Potter series of films.
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The role of Lieutenant Colonel Bill Cage in the film was originally scheduled to be played by Brad Pitt. He once worked with director Liman on "The Smiths".
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Tom Cruise has started preparatory work since joining the film crew on July 20, 2012. It was less than a week since his last movie, "Legacy of War" was shut down.
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Tom Cruise paid out of his own pocket and spent $100,000 to organize a grand shutdown party for the crew. But he himself failed to come to participate because he still needed to film.
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The role of Rita was considered to invite the French actress of "Artist" Bergenice Beggio to play.
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Warner Corporation opened an unprecedented "trailer special marathon" for the film. On the same day, it released 7 trailers and production specials related to "Edge of Tomorrow".
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During the filming of the film, the heroine Emily Blunt became pregnant, so she had to refuse to film some action scenes, and the only person who knew the real reason for her refusal was Brother Tom.
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In August 2013, the media reported that Jeremy Piven, the star of "Partners", had joined the film, but he did not appear in the release version of the film in the end.
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This is not the first sci-fi action movie starring Emily Blunt with the theme of time travel. The last one was "Loop Messenger".
Edge of Tomorrow behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Dr. Carter: Have you seen anything strange?
Cage: Is he shitting me?
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[after Cage gets killed attempting to roll under a speeding truck]
Master Sergeant Farell: What the hell were you thinking?