The Tomorrow War is set to exclusively release on Amazon Prime Video globally on July 2, 2021, and, in preparation for the film's release, a new featurette has debuted that looks into the movie's innovative take on time travel.
Titled Protecting Tomorrow, the featurette features Chris Pratt and to highlights how the filmmakers utilize science and time travel an original and unique story of human survival. Showing that the film isn't just relying on the science fiction angle, the featurette also explores the emotional family themes that the movie's main character, Dan Forester (Pratt), goes through as he travels through time. You can check out the featurette at the top of the page!
Per the film's official synopsis, "In The Tomorrow War, 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 and family man Dan Forester (Chris Pratt). Determined to save the world for his young daughter, Dan teams up with a brilliant scientist (Yvonne Strahovski) and his estranged father (J.K. Simmons) in a desperate quest to rewrite the fate of the planet." Directed by Chris McKay, in his live-action directorial debut, the film also stars Betty Gilpin, Keith Powers, Mike Mitchell, and Sam Richardson.
The Tomorrow War was originally scheduled for release on December 25, 2020, but it was pulled from the schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was later rescheduled for July 23, 2021, taking the release date of Mission: Impossible 7, but it was pulled from the schedule once again. In January of this year, Amazon Studios entered talks to acquire the film for a reported $200 million. The deal was solidified when Amazon announced that the film will now hit Prime Video on July 2, 2021.
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