'Top Gun 2' star joins 'Twister' sequel

According to foreign media reports, the disaster film "Twister 2" produced by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment will be starred by "Girl in the Deep" actress Daisy Edgar-Jones and "Top Gun 2" actor Glen Powell.

Directed by Zheng Yishuo, director of "Minari", the script was written by Mark Smith, screenwriter of "The Revenant", and produced by Spielberg. It will be released on July 19, 2024.

The original film was released in 1996, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. It tells the story of a couple on the verge of divorce who chase tornadoes together for research.

Universal Pictures says the upcoming film is not just a sequel, but a new chapter, with Edgar-Jones playing a former storm chaser who survived a catastrophic tornado and now works in an office. However, she will soon be forced to - you guessed it - deal with tornadoes again.

Twister is a representative of disaster films in the 1990s, with a very strong cast behind the scenes. Director Jan de Bont once directed Speed, screenwriter Michael Crichton is the original author of Jurassic Park, and producer is the famous Steven Spielberg. The film cost $92 million to invest, and grossed $494 million worldwide, which is better than similar works such as Geostorm, No Fear, and The Hurricane in recent years.