Edge of Tomorrow trailer

[Kramodlog]

Mecha Tom Cruize smash!

[video=youtube;uE3JMfuPFdQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE3JMfuPFdQ#t=10[/video]

This confirms the influence of the Iron Man films. First Elysium featured a mechanical exosqueleton, now this one.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

Post-apocalyptic groundhog day with Tom Cruise? I'll pass.

 

[Scorpio616]

D-day with powerloaders. Of course keeping the soldiers under armored when they have the gear to carry more armor fits the way Hollywood loves to portray the military

This confirms the influence of the Iron Man films. First Elysium featured a mechanical exosqueleton, now this one.

Not enough influence from Iron Man I'd say. It is like the studio is afraid we might forget what their precious actors look like if the suits had plates or a helmet that offered any real protection.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

D-day with powerloaders. Of course keeping the soldiers under armored when they have the gear to carry more armor fits the way Hollywood loves to
portray the military

Actually, that sounds a lot like the current U.S. military.

 

[Robin Hoodlum]

Is it just me, or is Tom Cruise looking more and more like Dustin Hoffman?

 

[Kramodlog]

Not enough influence from Iron Man I'd say. It is like the studio is afraid we might forget what their precious actors look like if the suits had plates or a helmet that offered any real protection.

I think they want to be "realistic" and they based their design on an actual US army exoskeleton that was made.

[video=youtube;p2W23ysgWKI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2W23ysgWKI[/video]