There’s by no means been a greater time to be a Twister fan. The 1996 catastrophe traditional hits 4K Extremely HD July 9, that means these growling tornados will look and sound higher than ever—and its long-awaited follow-up, Twisters, touches down July 19. Surprisingly, whereas he knew about his personal film’s glowing new model, the unique Tornado director says he didn’t know Twisters even existed till he noticed the trailer.
It sounds unattainable to be so unaware of a giant Hollywood summer season blockbuster, a lot much less one which’s tagging onto one’s personal Hollywood summer season blockbuster (albeit 28 years later), however that’s what Jan de Bont advised the Hollywood Reporter. “I didn’t know that there was [another] film till I truly noticed the primary trailer, which was not that way back,” de Bont stated. (The primary trailer dropped in February, tied into the Tremendous Bowl.)
The director, who additionally directed Pace and Pace 2: Cruise Management, shared some opinions about sequels too. “If you wish to make a sequel, it ought to actually be a sequel,” he stated. “It must be about the identical individuals. It must be the identical persevering with story and saga of the identical group of individuals, ideally in numerous circumstances which can be much more fascinating and extra thrilling. However to make an entire completely different story [like Twisters], then you definitely shouldn’t actually name it a sequel for my part.”
Head to THR to learn the complete interview, which additionally consists of some good remembrances of late Tornado stars Invoice Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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