Watch: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell chase tornadoes in 'Twisters'

Annie Martin
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"Twisters," a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film "Twister," opens in July. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures
"Twisters," a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film "Twister," opens in July. Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures
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May 8 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures is teasing the new film Twisters.

The studio shared a trailer for the movie Wednesday featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People) and Glen Powell (Anyone But You).

Twisters is a standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film Twister starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton.

The new movie follows Kate Cooper (Edgar-Jones), a former storm chaser, and Tyler Owens (Powell), a self-titled "tornado wrangler" and social media superstar, as they weather "a once in a generation tornado outbreak" in Oklahoma.

"As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives," an official synopsis reads.

Daisy Edgar-Jones attends the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Daisy Edgar-Jones attends the Costume Institute Benefit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Anthony Ramos, Brandon Berea, Sasha Lane, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, Nik Dodani and Maura Tierney also star.

Glen Powell attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Glen Powell attends the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

Twisters is written by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) and directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), with Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley as producers.

The film opens in theaters July 19.