Twisters

Summary

The winner of the Glen Powell - ledTwistersproves thatTop Cruise : Maverickcould have also succeeded without Tom Cruise . Top Gun : Maverickwas a loge - power strike when it debut in 2022 , with Tom Cruise reprising his role as hotshot pilot Peter Mitchell . The flick also boast an telling cast of modern and uprise stars , including Glen Powell and Miles Teller in all-important roles . The movie was to a great extent step in nostalgia for the original , and efficaciously served as a direct sequel to the priorTop Gunfilm .

However , being a unmediated follow - up was n’t the only wayTop Gun : Maverickcould have been a fiscal success . Powell is the star of another bequest reboot / sequel in the form ofTwisters . for the most part disordered to the original , Twistershas prove to be one of the big hit of the summer season , despite lacking any of the returning stars or stories from the archetype . This proves an good reboot of a premiss likeTwistersorTop Guncould still work just ok without too many direct connection between the film .

Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney delivered a $ 220 million hit last yr , and Twisters ' success changes how I think of the film ’s performance and impact .

Official poster for Twisters (2024)

Twisters Built On The Original Movie But Still Rebooted The Franchise

TwistersProves Franchises Reboots Can Still Work As Standalone Stories

Twistersworks as a stand - alone picture show that nevertheless built upon cinematic history , spotlight how other legacy sequels likeTop Gun : Maverickcan piece of work without returning characters or plot line . AlthoughTwistershappens in the same world as 1996’sTwister , it features an alone new mold of eccentric who are mostly removed from the story of the original . However , the film still feels like a successful follow - up to the original , and even functionally knead as a reboot of the premiss . BothTwisterandTwistersare role - driven narratives , with the external menace of life - threatening twisters giving the play a definitive risk to overtake .

Twistersactually benefits from not have to shoehorn in elements of the original movieinto the story . It still has the vibes of the earlier movie , especially when the tornado fare into looseness and storm the characters to scramble subsist . It in effect serves as a modern take on the old assumption . Notably , the film was a vital and commercial success . It did n’t require too many open lore connections or returning star . Audiences were excited to see a fresh take on a familar concept , thanks to a compelling plaster bandage and strong direction .

tornado is a striking , so the studio might not wait 28 years for another sequel – and the moving picture has good deal of interesting setup for more tarradiddle .

tyler talking about tornado rating to kate in twisters

Twisters Proves A Top Gun Sequel Could Have Worked Without Tom Cruise

Peter Mitchell Didn’t Need To Return ForTop Gun: MaverickTo Work

This highlight the reality thatTop Gun : Maverickcould have likely still been a achiever even without Tom Cruise stepping back into the leading . Actors like Glen Powell and Miles Teller brought unexampled vim toTop Gun : Maverick , even while clear recalling characters and dynamics from the previous film . This gave the film an element of continuity with the original that still allowed room for young grapheme arc and storylines . Without Cruise naturally stealing the limelight in his recurrence to one of his most foundational roles , the characters could have become the driving force of the flick .

IfTop Gun ’s sequel had follow the trajectory ofTwistersand approached a alike conception from a new view , it could have still been a vast success likeTwisters . Joseph Kosinski , who directedTop Gun : Maverick , was at one head set to directTwistersand took part in the development for the task . If the fresh swing ofTwistersworked for that movie , a interchangeable approach could have benefitedTop Gun : Maverickand helped differentiate further it from the original . While it may have been tricky to doTop Gun : Maverickwithout Tom Cruise , Twistersproves it was possible .

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Cast

A follow - up to the 1996 original film Twister , Twisters is a sequel set twelvemonth after the master , said to be fast - chase by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith , with Frank Marshal as producer . picayune item live about the photographic film , but Helen Hunt is gestate to reprise her character as Jo , with the cinema likely to pay homage to the late Bill Paxton .

Top Gun : Maverick is the continuation to the 1986 original film asterisk Tom Cruise as Pete " Maverick " Mitchell , a top - tier pilot in the Navy . Thirty twelvemonth after the original flick ’s event , Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a life-threatening mission . thing become personal when the curriculum include the Word of Maverick ’s late ally , forcing him to face his yesteryear .

Glen Powell in Twisters and Anyone But You

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Glen Powell looks on in shock in front of an illustration of a tornado

Custom Image by Yeider Chacon

A closeup of Daisy Edgar Jones in front of a shot of her and Glen Powell being swept up by a tornado in Twisters

Tyler talking to Kate in Twisters

Headshot Of Daisy Edgar-Jones In The Premiere of ‘Twisters’ at Cineworld Leicester Square.

Headshot Of Glen Powell In The 96th Academy Awards Vanity Fair Party

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Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 original film starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a top-tier pilot in the Navy. Thirty years after the original film’s events, Maverick is asked to head up a section of the TOP GUN program to embark on a dangerous mission. Things become personal when the program includes the son of Maverick’s late friend, forcing him to confront his past.

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