Jan de Bont's "Twister" might be regarded nowadays as one of the most thrilling blockbusters of the 1990s, but when it hit theaters on May 10, 1996, the first, heavily-hyped summer tentpole out of the gate that year, it felt like a bit of a miss. Responses varied, mostly because you really needed to see the film on a massive screen in a theater outfitted with top-grade sound –- this way, the visual/aural sensation concocted by de Bont and the best of the best at Ilm and Skywalker Sound could blow you up, up and out of the cineplex, thus distracting you from the bland characters and preposterously thin plot. (Helen Hunt's character needs to face and survive an F5 tornado to exorcize her childhood demons.)
Actually, there's a world in which this is an awesomely preposterous plot, but "Twister" offers only mechanical blockbuster storytelling. The film –- from...
Actually, there's a world in which this is an awesomely preposterous plot, but "Twister" offers only mechanical blockbuster storytelling. The film –- from...
- 6/6/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Spring is here. Which means the midwest is more susceptible to tornadic activity. One of the most beloved storm-chasing films is the 1996 Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton classic Twister. Earlier, it was announced that a sequel was in the works involving Jo and Bill’s daughter. Daisy Edgar-Jones, known for Where the Crawdads Sing and Normal People, is slated to star. However, the plot has been changed and will no longer involve a spin-off of any of the characters from the original film. Deadline is now reporting that joining Edgar-Jones for the new disaster film is one of the breakout stars of Top Gun: Maverick, Glen Powell.
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment will be once again producing the sequel, with Frank Marshall returning to produce through his and Kathleen Kennedy’s production company. The story now involves Edgar-Jones as a former storm chaser who works a desk job after surviving a disastrous tornado encounter.
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment will be once again producing the sequel, with Frank Marshall returning to produce through his and Kathleen Kennedy’s production company. The story now involves Edgar-Jones as a former storm chaser who works a desk job after surviving a disastrous tornado encounter.
- 4/14/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
A follow-up to the 1996 disaster film Twister (watch it Here) has been in and out of development for over twenty-five years. A few months ago, it was announced that one is finally going to go into production, with Minari director Lee Isaac Chung at the helm and Daisy Edgar-Jones of Fresh and Where the Crawdads Sing in the lead. And while that film, titled Twisters, heads toward its July 19, 2024 release date, Insider got some information on the demise of the Twister 2 that Twister star Helen Hunt was recently developing with Grammy and Tony winner Daveed Diggs and his Blindspotting co-writer Rafael Casal.
Diggs told Insider, “I’m not going to get into it, mostly because I’m probably going to misremember things. But all I’ll say is there was an opportunity where we were talking about that, and it didn’t happen, and the reasons that it didn’t happen are potentially shady.
Diggs told Insider, “I’m not going to get into it, mostly because I’m probably going to misremember things. But all I’ll say is there was an opportunity where we were talking about that, and it didn’t happen, and the reasons that it didn’t happen are potentially shady.
- 4/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The mid-90s gave us a lot of iconic movies that remain very popular today. Pulp Fiction, Independence Day, Titanic, they’re all worthy of their continued popularity. But one that’s perhaps slipped slightly under the radar despite its initial success is 1996 disaster flick Twister.
The film starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as estranged meteorologists caught in a major tornado outbreak, with Philip Seymour Hoffman also featured in a supporting role. Though its critical reception was mixed, it became the second-highest-grossing movie of that year.
No sequel was ever made despite its success though, and that’s a fact that fans would love to see change. Yep, there’s been something of a social media campaign to get a Twister 2 off the ground lately, though there appears to be a clear divide emerging thanks to the main problem a sequel would face, as you can see below:
I unapologetically love Twister,...
The film starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as estranged meteorologists caught in a major tornado outbreak, with Philip Seymour Hoffman also featured in a supporting role. Though its critical reception was mixed, it became the second-highest-grossing movie of that year.
No sequel was ever made despite its success though, and that’s a fact that fans would love to see change. Yep, there’s been something of a social media campaign to get a Twister 2 off the ground lately, though there appears to be a clear divide emerging thanks to the main problem a sequel would face, as you can see below:
I unapologetically love Twister,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Alex Crisp
- We Got This Covered
Afternoon Meme: Kenny Wormald Is "Footloose," Jason Momoa Bulks Up, and Will Phillips Makes Us Proud
Michael J. Fox ages well, Hot In Cleveland goes global, and first glimpse at The Green Hornet.
After screen testing over 1,000 leads, 24-year-old dancer Kenny Wormald has been cast as the lead in the remake of Footloose. While I could do without the remake, he looks more the part than Chace Crawford.
You probably remember hot otter Aiden James from his “On the Run” video, or my occasional Twitter stalking of him in scoop neck t-shirts. He’s working on a new album, but as an unsigned artist he’s crowdsourcing the financing. You can get involved, like a true patron of the arts.
Compare a 2000 iMac with a 2010 iPhone.
The extension of Federal Medical Leave Act to gays and lesbians is much more limited than I reported this morning, thanks to Doma. If your same-sex partner gets sick, too bad. If your same-sex partner’s children (who you haven’t adopted) get sick,...
After screen testing over 1,000 leads, 24-year-old dancer Kenny Wormald has been cast as the lead in the remake of Footloose. While I could do without the remake, he looks more the part than Chace Crawford.
You probably remember hot otter Aiden James from his “On the Run” video, or my occasional Twitter stalking of him in scoop neck t-shirts. He’s working on a new album, but as an unsigned artist he’s crowdsourcing the financing. You can get involved, like a true patron of the arts.
Compare a 2000 iMac with a 2010 iPhone.
The extension of Federal Medical Leave Act to gays and lesbians is much more limited than I reported this morning, thanks to Doma. If your same-sex partner gets sick, too bad. If your same-sex partner’s children (who you haven’t adopted) get sick,...
- 6/22/2010
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
Corbin Bernsen has been cast in Warner Bros. Pictures' Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang. Shane Black is directing from his script, which Joel Silver is producing. Kiss is the tale of a thief who poses as an actor and then teams up with a private eye and a frustrated actress to solve a murder. Bernsen will play an actor-turned-entrepreneur who may know more about the murder than he lets on. The movie, which plays fast and loose with some of the conventions of film noir, also stars Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. Bernsen received two Golden Globe nominations for his work on the drama L.A. Law. He also starred in Major League and was recently seen in the TV movies The Santa Trap and Atomic Twister. He is also writing a comedy titled 3 Day Test. Bernsen is repped by David Shapira and Associates and manager Randy James at James Levy Jacobson.
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