File this one underneath “belated sequels”. Whereas Prime Gun: Maverick may need it crushed by 10 years when it comes to time between films, it has been fairly the anticipate any type of sequel to 1996’s Tornado. However Common is placing the items in place for a brand new spherical of storm chasing.

Whereas Jan de Bont directed the unique, which noticed Invoice Paxton and Helen Hunt as pushed researchers monitoring down… properly… twisters, the search is on for somebody to deal with the brand new movie, at present referred to as, in a stunning transfer, Twisters.

The Revenant‘s Mark L. Smith has written a script that reportedly focuses on the daughter of Hunt’s Jo Harding and Paxton’s Invoice Harding. The hope is for Hunt (Paxton, in fact, is unfortunately not with us) to make an look.

In accordance with Deadline, we have now Steven Spielberg to thank for the brand new ahead movement, as he loves the script. Common and Warner Bros. are co-financing the movie and are hoping for manufacturing to kick off subsequent yr.

And speaking of Maverick, that movie’s director, Joseph Kosinski, was on board to direct when it was extra of a reboot again in 2020, however he is since jumped to his Formulation One racing drama with Brad Pitt starring. We guess he simply felt the necessity. The necessity… for an enormous cope with Apple.

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