Edge of Tomorrow: Watch Tom Cruise explore yet another sci-fi dystopia

The action star's latest blockbuster is Groundhog Day by way of Terminator

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Tom Cruise just can't catch a break. Less than one year after navigating the bombed-out world of Oblivion — and less than a decade after surviving the War of the Worlds — he's trapped in yet another sci-fi dystopia in Edge of Tomorrow, which just dropped its first trailer.

It's all a little dizzying, but Warner Bros. is clearly doing everything in their power to make this twisty sci-fi movie an easier sell to mainstream audiences. Edge of Tomorrow was originally titled All You Need Is Kill, a title that was simultaneously dumber and more memorable. It's the first in what will likely be several attempts to pitch this big-budget blockbuster as one of next summer's most promising action flicks. Will all the effort pay off with audiences? We'll find out when Edge of Tomorrow hits theaters in June of 2014.

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.