The plot of the film is a basic alien invasion concept, but with an interesting twist. Time travelers from the future arrive on Earth with a warning: 30 years in the future, humanity will face an alien threat against their very existence, and it’s a war that they’re losing. With humanity facing extinction, the only hope is to recruit people from the past to join the fight and save Earth.
Protagonist Dan Forester, played by Chris Pratt, is a school teacher who joins the cause and teams up with his estranged father in order to save the planet for his daughter. It’s a unique setup that could lead to lots of interesting twists and turns within The Tomorrow War itself. Time travel is a tricky plot device but if used correctly, it makes for some great storylines that lead to all sorts of creative scenes.
Between this and the earlier Knives Out news, there seems to be an interesting trend of theatrical IPs deciding to switch over to streaming, even as the pandemic starts to wind down. Whether this trend will continue once vaccinations are fully rolled out remains to be seen, but it’s possible these films are signaling a new trend in what kind of projects can come to streaming rather than theaters.
