Trailer watch: Edge of Tomorrow

Groundhog Day with guns.

In what could be one of the more fascinating science fiction cinematic treks of 2014, Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in the dystopia-fueled Edge of Tomorrow. The film tells the story of Lt. Col. Bill Cage (Cruise) and Special Forces soldier Rita Vrataski (Blunt) who join forces to fight a hostile alien race known as Mimics, with Cage continually returning to a fatal battle through a time loop.

The film is based on the Japanese novel All You Need Is Kill with a screenplay written in part by Transformers/Star Trek scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Doug Liman, who helmed box office successes such as The Bourne Identity and Mr. & Mrs. Smith, directs.

It would easily be one of the most engaging and thought provoking films of next year, giving audiences all the necessary CG-laced action with an added helping of a cerebral workout. Or it could end up being Groundhog Day with guns. And explosions.

Edge of Tomorrow opens June 6th, 2014.