“The Tomorrow War” also stars “GLOW” favorite Betty Gilpin alongside “Veep” funny man Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, and Keith Powers.

If Pratt’s involvement indicates some level of humor to the rather serious-sounding proceedings, McKay’s directing role is another nod in that direction. In addition to helming 2017’s “The Lego Batman Movie” under powerhouse producers Lord and Miller, McKay was also a producer and director on three seasons of Adult Swim’s beloved animated comedy “Robot Chicken.” The film’s script is by “Deadfall” and “24 Hours to Live” scribe Zach Dean. Pratt serves as executive producer alongside Rob Cowan, Brian Oliver, and Bradley J. Fischer. “The Tomorrow War” was produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, “Annihilation” producers Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, Jules Daly, “The Dark Knight” and “Batman Begins” scribe David Goyer, and Adam Kolbrenner (“Prisoners”).

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