Jan de Bont’s classic disaster theme film, Twister is getting a sequel very soon. The original film was released in 1996 and featured Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, and Jeremy Davies in prominent roles. The film was a box office hit with positive reviews from the viewers. The film will be back soon with a sequel that will feature Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos.
Original film director Jan de Bont expressed his views on making the sequel film Twisters, as he shared that the original was a classic.
Jan de Bont reveals why the original Twister cannot be remade
Twister is a 1996 epic disaster film, directed by Jan de Bont. It was taken from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. In an interview with Inverse, the director Jan de Bont shared his thoughts on Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s upcoming sequel.
He revealed about not being consulted for the new film and shared the sequel is entirely different from his version. He shared,
“When things fell from the sky, there were real things falling from a helicopter,” de Bont said. “If you film a car escaping a tornado in a hail storm, it was real ice that came at us. It’s a movie that cannot be remade.… That would never, ever happen again.”
He shared that every shot of the film was nothing less than a fortune,
“It would take three days to transfer all that information onto film. Right now it’s fast, but in the beginning, it was super slow. And we had to be so careful to get the shots done before the movie opened.”
The original movie was a commercial hit and grossed $495 million globally.
Jan de Bont feels skeptical about Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters
The 1996 film Twister starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, a storm-chasing couple, as they reunite to track a storm. The sequel is directed by Lee Isaac Chung. The film is shown as a new chapter in the original story, with a new star cast. The story will take place after the events of the first film.
De Bont duly respects Chung and appreciated his 2020 drama Minari, but he confided that he is unsure if he would see the sequel film. He said,
“I want to have somebody else see it first.”
The director also shared that he was skeptical about the trend where indie filmmakers try to take on studio projects.
“Don’t forget that the main reason they’re finding younger, inexperienced people is they want to be able to fully control them. They want them to have really good ADs, writers, producers, and cinematographers so that they have all the help they can get. But ultimately, the studio is going to tell them what’s in the movie. I know that firsthand.”
Glen Powell’s Twister will storm the theatres on July 19, 2024.
Source- The Hollywood Reporter
