Amazon In Talks For The Tomorrow War Sequel

Amazon appears to be happy with the success of the Chris Pratt-led The Tomorrow War, as a sequel is in development. Deadline reports that Amazon Studios, Skydance Media, and Paramount are in talks with director Chris McKay as well as Pratt for a follow-up film to the sci-fi actioner, as well as screenwriter Zach Dean and cast members Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, and J.K. Simmons.

The Tomorrow War was originally scheduled to hit theaters through Paramount, but was sold to Amazon due to the pandemic for a $200 million price tag. The film released last weekend and, according to Samba TV, was watched by 2.41 million US households during its first four days. The film also debuted at #1 across streaming platforms over the holiday weekend and was debuted in over 240 countries and territories via Prime.

Despite the heavy price tag, that appears to be a good enough start to get the studios discussing a sequel. The viewing numbers topped those of Prime’s Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2.3 million US households) and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (1.6 million).

The film’s synopsis was as follows:

The world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians from the present to be transported to the future and join the fight. Among those recruited is high school teacher Dan Forester (Pratt), who teams up with a brilliant scientist (Strahovski) and his estranged father (Simmons) to rewrite the fate of the planet.