They’re Making A Sequel To ‘Twister’ (1996)–Here’s What We Know So Far

Most catastrophe films are epic world-enders. The world floods (2012) or freezes over (The Day After Tomorrow) and few–if any–of the world’s inhabitants survives. However that none-shall-make-it vibe doesn’t lengthen to my very own favourite catastrophe film: 1996’s storm-chasing excessive climate film, Tornado. It’s insular, it’s quiet–a minimum of in comparison with different movies within the style. Positive, tornadoes do some severe injury, however they gained’t finish the human race. But the emotional performances by Helen Hunt and the late Invoice Paxton, together with wonderful twister graphics that also maintain up over 25 years later, it stays a favourite for a lot of. Maybe that’s why they’re lastly making a sequel. You learn that proper: They’re making a sequel to Tornado. Right here’s what we find out about it to this point.

You would possibly hate the title.

In the event you’re assuming it’ll be known as Tornado 2, I hate to interrupt the dangerous information. As an alternative, this true sequel is being known as Twisters–as if the unique solely had one twister and now we get two. Some followers of the unique are completely ripping the title option to shreds on Twitter.

Tornado
Twisters
Twister³
Tornado Resurrection
Tornado vs. Predator https://t.co/XMABvT3d6x

— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff)

Truthfully, it feels a bit nitpicky to me. We’ve had far worse names for film sequels previously. (I Nonetheless Know What You Did Final Summer season? Shouldn’t or not it’s I Know What You Did Two Summers In the past?)

It was initially going to be rather a lot totally different.

A Tornado sequel isn’t precisely information. Common Footage introduced they have been within the pre-production section for a sequel again in 2020. They’d already had a director picked, too: Tron: Legacy (2010) director Joseph Kosinski. The concept was going to haven’t solely Invoice Paxton’s character deceased–for apparent causes because the beloved actor handed away in 2017–but in addition had Helen Hunt’s character useless as properly. They needed to start out recent with a completely new solid. They ulti” class=”alignnone size-large wp-image-1071455″ src=”https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?w=768″ alt=”” width=”768″ height=”504″ srcset=”https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg 2500w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=384,252 384w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=640,420 640w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=768,504 768w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=1024,672 1024w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=1536,1008 1536w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=2048,1344 2048w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=1140,748 1140w, https://thoughtcatalog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Twister-Sequel.jpg?resize=150,98 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px”/>

As quickly as Helen Hunt, who performed lead character Dr. Jo Harding, heard they have been seeking to make a Tornado sequel, she needed in. Sadly, there was the entire downside of her character being useless within the deliberate script. It wasn’t a bit downside, although. Hunt is a giant deal actor, and having her in Twisters could be a boon. So that they scrapped the unique script and, in so doing, must discover a new director. In addition they nabbed Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) to write down the brand new script–which is now about Dr. Harding and her storm-chasing daughter.

It begins filming in 2023.

In accordance with Deadline, they plan on beginning filming within the spring of 2023. The one downside with this plan is that they’re missing somebody essential to the filmmaking course of…

They don’t have a director.

As soon as the plans modified in regards to the plot, that stalled a variety of the ahead progress that Common had again in 2020. Since they needed to completely scrap the script and discover somebody new to write down it, in addition they misplaced out on Joseph Kosinski as director. There’s no concrete information as to why he isn’t tied to the Tornado sequel anymore, however the movie is now bereft of that inventive power. That doesn’t imply they aren’t in search of somebody to take his place, although. In accordance with Deadline, they’re at present speaking to Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vaserhelyi (Free Solo), Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane), and Travis Knight (Lacking Hyperlink). It doesn’t seem that Jan De Bont, who directed the unique again in 1996, is being thought-about for the sequel.

However a minimum of it’ll be made by three large studios.

Generally sequels are handed off to smaller studios with tinier budgets, which would be the wrongdoer for why so lots of them bomb. That gained’t be an element for Twisters. Due to Stephen Spielberg’s pleasure for the film, three large studios at the moment are on the helm for this tornado-themed catastrophe sequel: Amblin Leisure, Common Studios, and Warner Bros. Footage. That additionally means they’ll seemingly have a giant price range to work with.

Does that imply Twisters will probably be good? Under no circumstances. Loads of large price range studio pics flop, however us Tornado tremendous followers can nonetheless maintain out hope that this new providing will probably be stellar. We’ll simply have to attend and see.