What do “The edge of tomorrow” and Wargames movies have in common?

The edge of tomorrow is a pretty cool movie: the plot and the script shows some really nice ideas about time warping, looping and so on.
As a movie fan, though, I spotted something very funny.
In the opening scene, Tom Cruise-Cage addresses TV and media with a crowded war-room in the background.

edge of tomorrow 2014

This room and its screens, immediately reminded me of one my all-time favorite movies: John Badham’s Wargames (1983).
It looks like the famed Norad (showing some pretty green-phosphor CRT monitors from the 80s) has been used in a 2014 blockbuster!
Is it a retake of WarGames or an image of the real Norad?

WarGames Norad War Room

Am I right? 🙂

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