When you can come across a piece of material that's totally original and fun and completely satisfying, you jump on it.
Doug LimanIt's very hard for a studio to take a chance on a piece of original material. They used to have the fall-back of DVD sales. They had ways in which they could safely make an investment in a piece of original material, and those opportunities aren't necessarily there anymore.
Doug LimanIn particular, I'm drawn to the stories that have big, high concepts and real characters at their heart. And I love where those two worlds meet, and 'Edge of Tomorrow' is the perfect canvas to explore that.
Doug LimanI'm a character-driven director, and I tend to fall in love with the characters in my movies and TV shows.
Doug Liman