‘Twisters’ Is ‘Definitely Not’ a ‘Twister’ Reboot or a ‘Continuation,’ Says Glen Powell: ‘We’re Not Trying to Recreate the Story From the First One’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Glen Powell is currently showing off his leading man chops opposite Sydney Sweeney in Sony’s romantic-comedy “Anyone But You,” and he’ll keep getting the chance to do so in 2024 with Netflix’s “Hit Man” and Warner Bros.’ “Twisters.” The latter project attempts to turn the 1996 box office hit “Twister” into a new franchise — but don’t call it a reboot, says Powell.
There’s a reason Warner Bros. is billing the disaster movie as “a new chapter” of the 1996 original. “It’s definitely not a reboot,” Powell recently told Vogue about the “Twisters” movie, which has been referred to as a “Twister” sequel, reboot and remake in various press stories since it was first announced in late 2022. “We’re not trying to recreate the story from the first one.
It’s a completely original story. There are no characters from the original movie back, so it’s not really a continuation. It’s just its own standalone story in the modern-day.” Powell continued, “I don’t think anyone has brought up this movie in forever, but talking to people, they’re like, ‘That was one of my favorite movies growing up.
That movie terrified me.’” “Twisters” is directed by “Minari” helmer and Oscar-nominee Lee Isaac Chung, with stars Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack and Maura Tierney.
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