New ‘Twister’ FiIm Is Winding Its Way To You, And It’s Not A Sequel Nor Reboot, Says GIen PoweII

Bruce Haring
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Glen Powell has revealed in an interview with Vogue that a new Twister film is coming. It’s not a sequel and not a reboot of the 1996 film starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.

1996’s Twister earned more than $494 million at the global box office.

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“We’re not trying to recreate the story from the first one,” Powell said. “It’s a completely original story. There are no characters from the original movie back, so it’s not really a continuation. It’s just its own standalone story in the modern day.”

Filming wrapped “a couple of nights ago,” he added. “I don’t think anyone has brought up this movie in forever, but talking to people, they’re like, ‘That was one of my favorite movies growing up. That movie terrified me,’ ” he said.

Powell said the general theme of the new Twister film will appeal to audiences.

“When I was working on Top Gun, [Tom] Cruise brought up a really interesting thing, where he’s like, ‘If you want to make movies of a certain size and scope and scale, you have to figure out what can connect with everyone around the world in every territory,’ “ Powell said.

“And humans-versus-weather is a very universal idea, how powerless we really are in the face of these cataclysmic forces.”

The follow-up to the 1996 Twister film is reportedly titled Twisters. Mark L. Smith, who wrote 2015’s The Revenant, is writing the screenplay, with Jurassic World Dominion‘s Frank Marshall producing. Lee Isaac Chung, who made 2020’s Minari, is directing Twisters, with Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka, and David Corenswet in the cast.

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