Edge of Tomorrow | Tom Cruise Stunts | Behind the Scenes | Warner Bros. Entertainment

tom understands that people go see his movies  because they're good and they're good because   he works hard at them tom Cruz wants the film to  be as incredible as it can be you have to know   what your tone is and push for what's going  to be entertaining for an audience and action when you go to a movie you want to experience  a change a journey with the characters i want   to become involved in their lives know who  they are you're not going to believe what   I'm about to tell you no I'm not i was working  with Doug and Chris McCory on the script for a   year prior you just spend hours days talking  trying to find the right performance because   you want that kind of human experience that  we were going for with the film you really go   into the story from one character's point of  view and Tom was an incredible collaborator   and taking this great anti-hero through all  the different stages that's a really great   window into the humanity of a character the  structure of this film I'd have to say was   the most challenging to crack as I'm stepping  over just like that so she's Yeah no I love   that you're developing this character  in a way that there's this progression when we were editing it together  you now you're looking at what   moments work and what we need to  tweak you're always driving toward   the things that are working it'll be  violent with you going towards the wall in making movies this whole process  is something that you're constantly combing   through and combing through and dialing  it in hey hey finding that character is   a challenge he doesn't want to save the world  he doesn't want that responsibility it's just   the furthest thing out of his mind let's do  it guys that to me sort of takes a character   to the brink that allows you to sort of see so  much more dramatic window into somebody's soul   cage who's on the outside looking in is now  understanding life in a whole different way   alpha don't shoot when you have somebody who has  to go from not being a particularly accomplished   soldier to becoming the most accomplished soldier  you need somebody who has that athletic ability tom myself and Simon believe in doing stunts for  real part of the magic of movies is seeing people   do extraordinary things and Tom prides himself  on doing all of his own stunts in reality what   I would do is is I'd swim down look for it  grab the grenades pull the pin as I'm trying   to get as close as I can to it tom has a big  input on everything and wants to do everything   so there's no cheating you know it's all top  that's perseverance that's what he does it's   not just about doing the action it's performance  you've got to think about a million different   things we weren't quite sure how we were going  to make Tom's desire to do all his own stunts   work with a suit that maybe wasn't able to be  practical that's not bad you know what I mean but   going for a full dynamic movement it's just you  see the physical progression of Cage with the suit   at first there's a clumsiness and then we want to  see how that ability increases and what is that   ability when I'm on the set I'm thinking of level  of quality and the amount of shots that uh I can   deliver for Doug i could see Tom having some fun  with the physical comedy and also being in that   situation where it's terrifying i didn't want to  crush your head went over him for this character   i wanted the deaths to be humorous as the story  progresses the more pounded Cage got the more fun   it was then you better start over don't you bro  he's basically like wy coyote again again again just wait wait i think I'm okay   there's nothing cynical about Tom Cruz and it's  so refreshing he just wanted everything to be   the best that it could be he strived for it to be  the best version of every moment every scene every day i always wanted this tone for the movie one  that had a massive landscape but also inviting the   stakes of real friendship the stakes of the world  but it really is about people and the escalation   of problems for this character i can't believe  you found coffee sugar right hold on three like   three on a movie time is money because once you're  shooting you don't get that day again you can't   make this kind of film without a passion we have  to find the keys to the helicopter it's going to   be dark in a few hours and curl up by the fire and  open a bottle of wine we should just reset whoa