Lee Issac Chung’s upcoming film Twisters is all set to hit the big screens on July 19, 2024. The film is based on characters by Michael Crichton and Annie Marie Martin. This upcoming American disaster movie is set in the same universe as the 1996 film Twister and will serve as its standalone sequel.
Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley are the film's producers, while Joseph Kosinski is the writer. The movie stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Romos, among others.
The film's story revolves around the life of storm chaser Kate Cooper. She is still plagued by the horrific tornado experience she had as a child. To try out the new tracking technology, her friend Javi takes her back to the open plains. Soon, Cooper meets Tyler Owens, a well-known figure on social media who shares his storm-chasing adventures online.
The official synopsis of the film reads as:
"Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system."
"There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar.....a never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives," it continues.
Twisters is distributed by Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures.
New Twisters movie cast
1) Daisy Edgar Jones as Kate Cooper
Daisy Edgar Jones is a 26-year-old British actress who has starred in multiple movies and TV shows like Normal People (2023), Fresh (2022), War of the Worlds (2019–22), and Pond Life (2018).
In this film, she will star as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser who is seen chasing tornadoes in the film's trailer. She had a devastating encounter with a tornado while she was in college, after which she started studying storm patterns on screens.
2) Glen Powell as Tyler Owens
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) actor Glen Powell, who is from Austin, Texas, United States, has starred in movies and TV shows including Anyone but You (2023), The Dark Night Rises (2012), Set It Up (2018), and more.
In this film, Glen Powell will star as Tyler Owens, a social media influencer and thrill seeker who goes by the name ~ “The Tornado Wrangler” and has a massive fan following because of the breathtaking and challenging content of storm chasing he posts.
3) Anthony Ramos as Javi
32-year-old American actor and singer Anthony Ramos has starred in movies like Hamilton (2020), Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), The Bad Guys (2022), and more.
Ramos will star as Javi, Kate’s friend, who brings her back to the world of storm-chasing to test a new groundbreaking tracking system. More information about his character has not been revealed yet.
Other lists of cast and characters
Additional cast members that will be seen in the movie include:
- Brandon Perea
- Daryl McCormack
- Harry Hadden-Paton
- Maura Tierney
- Sasha Lane
- Kiernan Shipka
- Nik Dodani
- Tunde Adebimpe
- David Corenswet
- Katy O’Brian
Twisters will be released in theaters on July 19, 2024.