A Sequel to ‘Twister' Is Coming! Here's What We Know


A long-awaited follow up to the 1996 tornado blockbuster "Twister

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Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment are developing the sequel, "Twisters

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Entertainment will be co-financing the film

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"Twisters" will have viewers chasing the storm again

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The Revenant" screenwriter Mark L. Smith, according to Universal.

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Frank Marshall is also set to produce the film

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The original 1996 film scored more than $494 million at the worldwide box office

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Paxton died at age 61 due to complications from heart surgery in 2017, and Hoffman died in 2014 at 46.

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