Amazon
Studios
has
acquired
worldwide
rights
to
Skydance
Media’s
The
Tomorrow
War
from
director
Chris
McKay
and
starring
Chris
Pratt,
who
also
executive
produced.
The
global
sci-fi
actioner
will
launch
exclusively
on
Prime
Video
in
over
240
countries
and
territories
on
July
2,
2021.
In
The
Tomorrow
War,
the
world
is
stunned
when
a
group
of
time
travellers
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
(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.
"The
Tomorrow
War
will
be
a
global
event
that
will
surprise
and
delight
our
customers
around
the
world,”
said
Jennifer
Salke,
Head
of
Amazon
Studios.
"Director
Chris
McKay
has
brilliantly
crafted
this
unique,
action-packed
sci-fi
escape
that
will
keep
audiences
on
the
edge
of
their
seats
and
tug
on
their
heartstrings
with
its
father-daughter
storyline.
We
couldn't
be
happier
to
continue
our
relationship
with
Chris
Pratt—who
brings
such
dynamic
star
power
to
the
film—along
with
David
Ellison
and
the
Skydance
team,
as
we
share
this
exciting
film
with
fans."
“I’m
so
proud
of
this
incredible
cast
and
crew
who
worked
under
challenging
circumstances
to
create
a
unique,
original
sci-fi
action
movie...
something
that’s
increasingly
rare.
Watching
this
team
of
actors
and
artisans
effortlessly
blend
action,
horror,
comedy
and
drama
was
a
dream
come
true
for
me
...
and
I
hope
will
thrill
audiences
this
summer,”
said
director
Chris
McKay.
“It
is
fantastic
to
once
again
partner
with
Amazon
to
release
another
film
from
the
Skydance
canon,”
said
Skydance
CEO
David
Ellison.
“Jen
and
the
marketing
team
have
had
great
success
in
making
film
premieres
on
the
Amazon
platform
must-see
events
and
with
Chris
Pratt
headlining
everything
goes
up
to
another
level.”
The
Tomorrow
War
also
stars
Yvonne
Strahovski,
Betty
Gilpin,
Sam
Richardson,
Edwin
Hodge,
and
Academy-Award
winner
J.K.
Simmons.
Directed
by
Chris
McKay
and
written
by
Zach
Dean,
the
film
was
produced
by
Ellison,
Dana
Goldberg,
Don
Granger,
Jules
Daly,
David
Goyer,
and
Adam
Kolbrenner.
Executive
producers
are
Rob
Cowan,
Pratt,
Brian
Oliver,
and
Bradley
J.
Fischer
with
Samantha
Nisenboim
serving
as
co-producer.
The
movie
is
from
Amazon
Studios,
Skydance,
and
Paramount
Pictures
in
association
with
New
Republic
Pictures.
Pratt
recently
appeared
in
the
record-breaking
Avengers:
End
Game
that
grossed
over
$2.7
billion
worldwide,
which
was
a
follow
up
to
Avengers:
Infinity
War,
grossing
more
than
$2
billion
at
the
global
box
office.
Pratt
also
starred
in
Marvel’s
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
franchise,
with
the
first
instalment
grossing
over
$770
million
at
the
global
box
office
in
2014;
Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
Vol.
2
trounced
every
other
film
that
opened
in
the
summer
of
2017
by
surpassing
$860
million
worldwide.
Pratt
headlined
Jurassic
World—the
seventh
highest-grossing
film
of
all
time—in
2015,
and
he
returned
to
his
role
as
Owen
in
Jurassic
World:
Fallen
Kingdom
in
June
2018.
Recently,
Pratt
wrapped
production
on
the
franchise’s
third
instalment,
Jurassic
World:
Dominion,
slated
for
release
in
June
2022.