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Glenn Powell is in talks to star reverse Daisy Edgar-Jones in Common and Amblin Leisure’s Twisters, the sequel to 1996’s Tornado.
“Minari” helmer Lee Isaac Chung directs the movie from “The Returned” author Mark L. Scripted by Smith. “Twisters” can be launched on July 19, 2024.
Starring Helen Hunt, Invoice Paxton, Cary Elus and Philip Seymour Hoffman, the 1996 movie Tornado grossed almost $500 million on the field workplace and acquired Academy Award nominations for visible results and sound. It was directed by Ian De Bont (“Velocity”) from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and government produced by Steven Spielberg.
Described as a “new chapter” from the 1996 movie, plot particulars for Twisters stay beneath wraps. The unique Tornado adopted a workforce of storm chasers as they hunted down essentially the most highly effective twister in a long time.
Warner Bros. Photos co-finances “Twisters,” produced by Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley (“Jurassic World Dominion”) by way of Kennedy/Marshall. Common VP of Manufacturing Sarah Scott and Government Inventive Director Jacqueline Garrel will oversee manufacturing for the studio, with Ashley J. Sandberg overseeing Kennedy/Marshall.
Powell is presently on a sizzling streak in High Gun. His different upcoming tasks embrace Richard Linklater’s action-comedy The Hitman, which Powell co-wrote and co-produced; Chris Morgan’s sci-fi thriller Deputy X, a possible franchise starter; and the comedy “Exterior Affairs” with Nick Jonas. He’s presently in manufacturing on Sony’s untitled Will Gluck rom-com alongside “Euphoria” star Sidney Sweeney.
Powell is repped by CAA, The Initiative Group and Johnson Shapiro.
The Scorching Mic podcast was the primary to report the information.
