Twisters
2024 · United States · 122 min
- Director
- Lee Isaac Chung
- Screenplay
- Mark L. Smith
- Producer
- Frank Marshall, Pat Crowley
- Music
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Cinematography
- Daniel Mindel
- Editing
- Terilyn A. Shropshire
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment, Universal Pictures, DreamWorks
Cast
What it is about
Kate Carter, trained as a storm chaser in Oklahoma, steps away from the field after a tragedy that changes her life. Five years later, her former partner Javi invites her to help test a new tornado scanning system. There she meets Tyler Owens, a storm chaser who has built a large following online. The differences between their teams, their methods and their goals create friction as a tornado season grows more dangerous.
How it was made
The project began in 2020, when Joseph Kosinski pitched a follow-up to Twister (1996) to Amblin and The Kennedy/Marshall Company, with Frank Marshall as producer. After several changes of plan and director, Lee Isaac Chung was hired in December 2022, and Mark L. Smith wrote the script. In his pitch, Chung intercut footage from Twister with scenes from his semi-autobiographical drama Minari, and he has said that his work on The Mandalorian had accustomed him to visual effects. Filming took place around Oklahoma in the summer of 2023, with a brief pause due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. Daniel Mindel shot the film and Benjamin Wallfisch composed the score.
Reception and legacy
The film premiered in London on July 8, 2024, and reached cinemas in several countries over the following days; in the United States, Universal released it on July 19. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over 372 million dollars worldwide against a budget of 155 million. Although it is billed as a standalone sequel, it keeps a clear link to the original and shows that tornado stories still draw audiences today.
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Trivia
A bridge to the original
In his pitch, Chung intercut footage from Twister with scenes from his drama Minari, specifically one in which the characters experience a tornado watch.
A rejected sequel
Helen Hunt, the star of the original, also wanted to develop a follow-up, but the studio turned down her proposal.
More films by Lee Isaac Chung
Minari
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