Today it feels like every blockbuster movie is based on a comic book or some other previously existing IP, to the point that it seems almost quaint that once upon a time one of the most successful movies ever made was an original concept about people chasing a tornado. Twister was so successful that it’s shocking no sequel happened in the short term, but there is now a plan to dust off Twister for some sort of legacy sequel. The director is not at all surprised.
Last December it was confirmed that Twisters, a sequel to the second-highest-grossing domestic movie of 1996, was in development, and eyeing a summer 2024 release date. While Twisters details are slim, the movie is just the latest in a series of sequels that have come decades after their successful predecessor. Jan de Bont, who directed the original Twister tells Inverse that once he saw that trend taking shape, he knew Twister would get the treatment eventually, considering just how successful the first movie was. He explained…
