Disaster film "Twister" sequel to start filming next spring

According to foreign media reports, the sequel to the disaster film "Twister" planned by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment will start shooting next spring. "The Revenant" screenwriter Mark Smith will write the script and Spielberg will serve as producer.

Earlier, it was reported that Joseph Kosinski, the director of Top Gun 2, would direct the film, but he is busy working with Brad Pitt on an F1 racing movie, so a new director is being sought. It is reported that Elizabeth Chai Vasahei and Chin Guowei, the director duo of Free Solo, Dan Trachtenberg, the director of Predator: Prey, and Travis Knight, the director of Bumblebee, are on the candidate list.

The original film was released in 1996, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. It tells the story of a couple on the verge of divorce who chase tornadoes together for research. The sequel will focus on the daughter of Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton. Helen Hunt is expected to return, but Bill Paxton died a few years ago and unfortunately will miss it.

Twister is a representative of disaster films in the 1990s, with a very strong cast behind the scenes. Director Jan de Bont once directed Speed, screenwriter Michael Crichton is the original author of Jurassic Park, and producer is the famous Steven Spielberg. The film cost $92 million to invest, and grossed $494 million worldwide, which is better than similar works such as Geostorm, No Fear, and The Hurricane in recent years.