An directed by Doug Liman and received a rather favorable reception upon its release. Critics and general audiences alike loved the sci-fi action movie, as it earned a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned more than $370 million worldwide. Despite this reception and an ending that left the door open for more stories, Warner Bros. has had a hard time turning Edge of Tomorrow into a franchise.
Development on Edge of Tomorrow 2 might be too expensive for Warner Bros. to actually make.
Without much traction happening on the sequel, it seems Warner Bros. has turned its attention towards making an Edge of Tomorrow TV show. News of the development comes from a surprising source, a lawsuit by Village Roadshow Films against Warner Bros. Village Roadshow co-financed and co-produced Edge of Tomorrow with Warner Bros. The production studio is now suing WB over The Matrix Resurrections and included former THR reporter and current Puck News correspondent Eriq Gardner shared snippets of the lawsuit on Twitter. In section 20 of the lawsuit, Village Roadshow states WB has decided "to go forward with a television series based on Edge of Tomorrow, another Village Roadshow film."
Unlike most TV show adaptation announcements, this development on an Edge of Tomorrow series is quite messy. It's unclear how far along WB is in the development cycle of the TV show or who is involved. This certainly isn't how Warner Bros. wanted news of a potential show to become known. It is also possible that the studio won't be able to make an Edge of Tomorrow TV show (presumably for HBO Max) depending on how this lawsuit settles.
Despite the uncertainty about the status and future of an Edge of Tomorrow TV show, it is certainly an intriguing option for the franchise's future. It might mean moving the concept forward without Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt unless WB and HBO Max can lure them to the small screen for a rare appearance with massive paychecks. If that doesn't happen, then an Edge of Tomorrow TV show could serve as a reboot of the property. One way or another, this likely isn't the last update that will come out about this project and Village Roadshow's lawsuit.
Source: Eriq Gardner