It’s an ill wind that blows no good.
Twisters–the sequel to the 1996 disaster film Twister–is filling out its cast before shooting starts this spring, this week naming a co-star, according to a report on Deadline.
Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) reportedly will join the previously announced Daisy Edgar-Jones in the Amblin Entertainment/Universal Pictures feature. The film has been slated for a July 19, 2024 theatrical release.
It’s not yet known what character Powell will play, but Edgar-Jones reportedly will portray “a former storm chaser who, after surviving a disastrous tornado encounter, now works at a desk job. However, she will soon be forced to enter the breach once more.”
The sequel–directed by Oscar-nominated Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith–is being produced by Frank Marshall.
The original Twister–directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin–stars Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a group of amateur storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe Oklahoma storm.
The film proved to be a box office hit, raking in nearly $500 million worldwide on a $90-million budget–and winding up as the second-highest grossing film of 1996.
Keep reading Horror News Network for the latest on Twisters.
