Twister, 1996. Directed by Jan de Bont. Starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, and Todd Field. SYNOPSIS: Jan de Bont’s Twister arrives on 4K Ultra HD with impressive image quality, along with some visual tweaks by the director that he couldn’t pull off way back […]
Glen Powell opens up about Twisters being separate from Twister
As we reported previously, the upcoming Twisters won’t be connected to the original 1996 movie and now we have confirmation from one of the lead actors in the project, Glen Powell, who will star in the new film alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones. Speaking to Vogue while promoting his rom-com Anyone But You, Powell opens up about […]
Twisters is no longer connected to the original 1996 film
Despite previous reports, don’t expect the new film Twisters to be connected to the cult classic original from the 90s. Twisters will be directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) from a script by Mark L. Smith and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where The Crawdads Sing), Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), Brandon Perea (Nope), and Anthony Ramos […]
Twister director Jan de Bont says he wasn’t approached about the sequel
Jan de Bont created quite an iconic disaster film at the height of the genre’s craze with Twister. But as the long-awaited sequel from Lee Isaac Chung and script by writer Mark L. Smith looms, de Bont doubts what the filmmakers and studios will do with Twisters. In an interview with Inverse, de Bont notes […]
Top Gun: Maverick star Glen Powell joins Twister sequel Twisters
Glen Powell is flying high these days. From his days as a moronic heartthrob on Scream Queens to his scene-stealing role in Top Gun: Maverick, Powell is a go-to actor for a solid leading role. And now, he’ll prove that with Twisters, a new sequel to the cult classic Twister from 1996. The Hot Mic […]
Daisy Edgar-Jones to chase storms in Twister follow-up Twisters
Normal People and Where the Crawdads Sing actress Daisy Edgar-Jones has become the first addition to the cast of Twisters, the upcoming follow-up to the 1996 Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt disaster film Twister. Twisters is being described as “a new chapter” rather than a sequel to the original, and will see Edgar-Jones taking on […]
Oscar-nominated Minari director Lee Isaac Chung in talks for Twister sequel
It appears that Minari director Lee Isaac Chung is quite keen on Oklahoma, because he’s reportedly staying in the State in order to chase tornados for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainments sequel to 1996’s $494 million grossing Twister. According to Deadline Chung is in early talks to direct the film, which had a script by The Revenant‘s Mark […]
Universal hoping to bring back Helen Hunt for Twister sequel
Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are looking to cook up a storm as big as 1996’s $494 million grossing Twister by chasing down a director and luring back Helen Hunt for a follow-up. Deadline reports that the sequel would be called Twisters, and that Amblin’s Steven Spielberg has approved a script by The Revenant‘s Mark L. […]
The Best Disaster Movie Blockbusters of All Time
Marvelous Videos presents the best disaster blockbusters of all time… Destruction porn was once a pejorative thrown at films that centered their visuals around urbicide and architectural destruction, but it has since come to be embraced as an appealing factor of blockbusters that feature extensive action sequences in a metropolitan area. After all, you can’t […]
Original Twister director Jan de Bont reveals his thoughts on the upcoming reboot
Earlier this year, Universal Pictures announced that it is developing a reboot of the classic 1996 disaster movie Twister with Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski being eyed to helm the project and Frank Marshall (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future) producing the project. Now, in an interview with Collider, original Twister director Jan de Bont shared his […]
