Today brings good news for tornado enthusiasts — “Twister,” the 1996 movie about storm chasers, is getting a sequel.
Driving the news: Universal Studios has paired up with Amblin Entertainment to bring the 1996 blockbuster’s sequel, “Twisters,” to theaters. Warner Bros. Entertainment will co-finance the movie.
- The film is still on the hunt for a director. Mark L. Smith, who wrote “The Revenant,” wrote the “Twisters” script and Frank Marshall is set to produce.
- Sources told Deadline the plan is for Helen Hunt to return and have the sequel revolve around her daughter, who is following in her parents’ footsteps as a storm chaser.
- Deadline reports Steven Spielberg “flipped” over the new script. Spielberg directed the original 1996 film.
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is not reported to return for the movie. The sequel will also miss the late Bill Paxton.
What they’re saying: Fans reacted to the news of a “Twister” sequel with amusing predictions for the new plot. Others were upset about a sequel without Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Details: The sequel has not begun filming, as a director has not been officially selected yet.
- The original “Twister” was a smash hit in theaters, earning over $494 million at the box office worldwide.