Twisters, the long-gestating sequel to 1996’s Twister, has received its first trailer. Watch it below.
Beginning with a thrilling chase scene between a car and an encroaching tornado, the trailer introduces us to the film’s ensemble cast, led by Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos. Interlaced between shots of epic storms, we then get glimpses of everything from a love story to literal “twin tornados” to end-of-the-world level destruction and more, with the thrill of the chase prominently featured throughout.
The plot relays the story of Kate Cooper (Edgar-Jones), a former storm chaser lured back into the field by her friend, Javi (Ramos), to test a new tracking system. Encountering a reckless counterpart who’s become a social media superstar (Powell), Cooper soon finds herself in a historic disaster: a never-before-seen convergence of tornados over central Oklahoma.
Directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) off a screenplay by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), Twisters’ ensemble cast will also feature Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack, Kiernan Shipka, and David Corenswet.
The original Twister starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton was a massive hit, grossing $495 million worldwide on its way to becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1996.
News of a Twister reboot first surfaced in 2020, with the sequel coming into form two years later, when Smith’s script caught Steven Spielberg’s attention and led to the film being fast-tracked.
Twisters storms into theaters on July 19th.