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Twisters
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLee Isaac Chung
Screenplay byMark L. Smith
Story byJoseph Kosinski
Based on
Characters
by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDan Mindel
Edited byTerilyn A. Shropshire
Music byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Universal Pictures (North America)
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08) (London)
  • July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200 million[2]
Box office$11.5 million[3]

Twisters is a 2024 American disaster film directed by Lee Isaac Chung with a screenplay by Mark L. Smith from a story by Joseph Kosinski. Produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley, it is a standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane.

Twisters premiered in London on July 8, 2024, and was released internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 10, 2024, and will be released in the United States by Universal Pictures on July 19, 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot[edit]

Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper gets lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves in a fight for their lives as multiple systems converge over central Oklahoma.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Earlier attempts[edit]

In June 2020, a remake of Twister (1996) was announced to be in development by the original film's international distributor, Universal Pictures, with Joseph Kosinski in early negotiations as both writer and director and Frank Marshall and Sara Scott as producers.[5] In June 2021, Helen Hunt expressed interest in developing a sequel to the original film.[6] The studio rejected Hunt's plans to write and direct a sequel.[7]

Development[edit]

In October 2022, Twisters was announced to be in the works with a script by Mark L. Smith and produced by Marshall, while directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Dan Trachtenberg, and Travis Knight were in talks to helm the project. There was hope that Hunt would reprise her role, and it was reported that it would focus on the daughter of her and Bill Paxton's characters.[8] The film incorporates climate change into the plot. Smith explained: "That's one of the things that we kind of tapped, and it's true. I talked to so many storm experts, tornado experts, storm chasers, and rode around with some. Even the tornado season itself, because of climate change, what used to be tornado alley going through a certain stretch. It now extends so further east, and it's moving across, and the dates are wider, and the numbers are higher, and the storms themselves are more violent. So we did use elements of that just to shine a light on it, as well, the causes and effects of climate change".[9] In December, Lee Isaac Chung was hired to direct.[10] The standalone sequel is a joint-venture production between Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and the Kennedy/Marshall Company, with Universal and Warner Bros. switching distribution positions from the previous film, with the former distributing in North America and the latter internationally.[9][8][10]

Casting[edit]

In March 2023, Daisy Edgar-Jones joined the cast in a lead role.[11] Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos were cast the following month in the other lead roles.[12][13] In May 2023, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka, and David Corenswet were among those announced as new additions to the cast.[14][15][16]

Filming[edit]

On an estimated budget of $200 million,[2] principal photography commenced around Oklahoma City in May 2023.[17] Filming was to take place at Prairie Surf Studios for 40 days and in metro Oklahoma City for 50 days. Other locations included Chickasha, Okarche, El Reno, Spencer, and Cashion.[2] Filming was suspended in July due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[18] Production resumed with the conclusion of the strike in November 2023 and wrapped up the following month.[19][20]

Music[edit]

Twisters: The Album
Soundtrack album by
various artists
ReleasedJuly 19, 2024 (2024-07-19)
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Singles from Twisters: The Album
  1. "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"
    Released: May 16, 2024
  2. "Out of Oklahoma"
    Released: June 20, 2024[22]

Benjamin Wallfisch composed the film's score.[23] The soundtrack, Twisters: The Album, will be released on July 19, 2024, and features songs from several country acts, including Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, and others.[24] The lead single, "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" by Combs, was released on May 16.[24] "Hell or High Water" by Bailey Zimmerman was released digitally on May 23, followed in the subsequent weeks by "Never Left Me" by Megan Moroney, "Already Had It" by Tucker Wetmore, and "Too Easy" by Tanner Adell. Additionally, "Dead End Road" by Jelly Roll would be used as an official theme song for WWE's SummerSlam event in 2024. The album is scheduled to be released on CD, LP, and digital download by Atlantic Records.[25]

Twisters: The Album track listing[26][27]
No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"Luke Combs3:31
2."Ain't in Kansas Anymore"Miranda Lambert3:14
3."Steal My Thunder"Conner Smith featuring Tucker Wetmore3:10
4."Feelin' Country"Thomas Rhett2:45
5."The Cards I've Been Dealt"Warren Zeiders 
6."Never Left Me"Megan Moroney3:12
7."Out of Oklahoma"Lainey Wilson3:28
8."Hell or High Water"Bailey Zimmerman3:15
9."Dead End Road"Jelly Roll 
10."Country Classic"Kane Brown 
11."Tear Us Apart"Sam Barber 
12."Song While You're Away"Tyler Childers5:01
13."Already Had It"Tucker Wetmore2:46
14."Chrome Cowgirl"Leon Bridges 
15."Death Wish Love"Benson Boone 
16."Boots Don't"Shania Twain and Breland 
17."Stronger than a Storm"Dylan Gossett 
18."Chasing the Wind"Lanie Gardner 
19."Leave the Light On"Jelly Roll featuring Alexandra Kay 
20."Before I Do"Wyatt Flores and Jake Kohn 
21."Caddo Country"The Red Clay Strays 
22."Blackberry Wine"Tanner Usrey 
23."Too Easy"Tanner Adell2:31
24."Shake Shake (All Night Long)"Mason Ramsey 
25."New Loop"Tyler Halverson 
26."Touchdown"Flatland Cavalry 
27."Driving You Home"Nolan Taylor 
28."Wall of Death"Wilderado, Ken Pomeroy, and James McAlister 
29."(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"Charley Crockett 

Release[edit]

Twisters had its premiere in London on July 8, 2024,[28] and is set to have a screening at Italy's Taormina Film Fest in July 2024.[29] It is scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States by Universal Pictures on July 19, 2024,[30] and was released early in some international markets by Warner Bros. Pictures, beginning on July 10.[31]

Reception[edit]

Box office projections[edit]

In the United States and Canada, Twisters is projected to gross $45–50 million in its opening weekend.[32]

Critical response[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 61 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[33] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[34]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety gave the film a mixed review. He praised the performances of Powell and Edgar-Jones, but suggested the film was not as innovative as the original film given the prevalence of the Internet and actual videos of tornadoes freely available. He wrote, "Staring up at the tornadoes in Twisters, I felt like I'd already seen something exactly like them — and that when it comes to footage of actual tornadoes, I'd already seen something more incredible".[35] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph gave it a score of five out of five, writing that it "vastly improves on [the original] in all regards".[36]

Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Jordan Hoffman gave the film a "A-" grade, saying "There's a ton of technobabble that you have to take on faith, but Jones and Powell do more than sell it; they make it compelling".[37] IndieWire's David Ehrlich gave the film a "B+" grade and said "And for all of the unearned goodwill that Twisters extends to viral content creators, it still makes one of this summer's most emphatic arguments in favor of the big screen experience".[38]

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