Twisters (film)

Twisters
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lee Isaac Chung
Screenplay by	Mark L. Smith
Story by	Joseph Kosinski
Based on	Characters by Michael Crichton Anne-Marie Martin
Produced by	Frank Marshall Patrick Crowley
Starring	Daisy Edgar-Jones Glen Powell Anthony Ramos Brandon Perea Maura Tierney Sasha Lane
Cinematography	Dan Mindel
Edited by	Terilyn A. Shropshire
Music by	Benjamin Wallfisch
Production companies	Universal Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States and Canada) Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Release dates	July 8, 2024 (2024-07-08) (Cineworld Leicester Square) July 19, 2024 (2024-07-19) (United States)
Running time	122 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$155 million
Box office	$371 million[2][3]

Twisters is a 2024 American disaster film directed by Lee Isaac Chung from a screenplay by Mark L. Smith, based on a story by Joseph Kosinski. Serving as a standalone sequel to Twister (1996), it stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, and Sasha Lane. It follows clashing groups of storm chasers who investigate a tornado outbreak in Oklahoma.

Talks for a sequel to Twister began in 2020, with Kosinski pitching an idea to Universal and Helen Hunt, who starred in the original, also expressing interest in a follow-up that was ultimately rejected. Several directors were approached before Chung was hired in December 2022. The cast joined in early-2023 and filming taking place around Oklahoma that summer, with a brief hiatus due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Twisters premiered at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London on July 8, 2024, and was released internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 10 and in the United States and Canada by Universal Pictures on July 19. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $371 million worldwide.