Summary
The official MPA rating forTwistersis a great indication of how it can surpass its predecessor. Althoughthe originalTwisteris a classic blockbusterand received a rating of PG-13 upon its release, the limited technology of the 1996 movie pales in comparison to what is possible nowadays and is expected of the upcomingTwisters. Recent releases such asFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaandMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoningreestablished the status quo of what makes a truly great action movie, an elite category thatTwistershopes to enter this July.
Thecast ofTwistersis led by Glen Powell as Tyler Owens, a wild-hearted stormchaser who bears a resemblance to Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes) in the original.Twistershas an estimated budget of $200 millionand will likely need to outperform the original’s box office performance of nearly $500 million to turn a profit, considering marketing and other promotional fees. Twisters will also star Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, David Corenswet, and Kiernan Shipka, and isdirected by Lee Issac Chung ofMinariacclaim.
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Twisters' PG-13 Rating & Improved Technology Confirms Its Action Will Beat The Original’s
Twisters could become the must-see movie theater event of the summer
Twisterswill likely not be as celebrated or instantly iconic as the original 1996 movie. However, it is shaping up to surpassTwisterin terms of quality and quantity of action sequences. Even based on theTwisterstrailer alone, the highly anticipated sequel promises to bestow even better and more devastatingly convincing disaster scenes, which will be made even more impactful byenormous modern-day IMAX screens and cutting-edge theatrical sound systems.
Now that a PG-13 rating has been revealed forTwisters, fans can expect to receive a full force of intense disaster scenes and epic action sequences that should undoubtedly outdo those of the original movie.Twisterwas rated PG-13 for “intense depictions of bad weather” whileTwistersreceived its rating for “intense action and peril, some language and injury images.“This sets the foundation for more dazzling and dangerous sights inTwisters, and potentially even more gore and death scenes.
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Twisters Will Need More Than Action Sequences To Live Up To The Original Movie
The original movie was nominated for 2 Oscars
Twisterwas notably the second highest-grossing film of 1996, earning $495.7 million worldwide afterIndependence Day’s$817.4 million.Twisterwas also nominated for two Academy Awards in Best Sound and Best Visual Effects, in addition to receiving mostly positive acclaim from critics and greatperformances from Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, and Elwes. The release ofTwisterswill catch Powell riding an all-time high following his breakout role inTop Gun: Maverick, the odds-defying box office performance ofAnyone But You, and the celebrated Richard Linklater filmHit Man, setting expectations sky-high.
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Twisters
Cast
A follow-up to the 1996 original film Twister, Twisters is a sequel set years after the original, said to be fast-tracked by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshal as producer. Little details exist about the film, but Helen Hunt is expected to reprise her role as Jo, with the film likely to pay homage to the late Bill Paxton.
