Summary

The success of 2024 ’s rebootTwistersjust madeTop Gun 3even more exciting , and not just because the movie proved Glen Powell ’s blockbuster conduct military man potential . Twistersis a reboot of 1996 ’s well - liked disaster movieTwister . Like the original movie , Twisterscenters its story on a group of storm chaser who follow tornadoes to study them and help oneself sort out up the trail of death leave in their wake . Daisy Edgar - Jones mavin as the intrepid scientist Kate , while Glen Powell is her love pastime , the magnetic “ Tornado Wrangler ” Tyler Owens . The pair soon bear witness to be unlikely allies .

ByTwisters ’ thrilling close , Kate and Tyler win over the hearts of cinema consultation , judging by the flick ’s reception . Twistersmade a astounding $ 123 millionat the box office on its possible action weekend , outstripping the most optimistic protrusion . In a summertime where even major franchise fight to connect with audiences , the reboot test that a megahit without a superhero in sight can still succeed with viewers . This should n’t be a huge surprisal give the flick ’s narrative writer and star . The span had already cooperate on an earlier project that was similarly successful upon its 2022 release .

Twisters could relaunch the twister franchise for Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar - Jones , and here ’s whether there is a post - credits conniption setting up more .

Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kate Carter in Twisters with credits behind her

Twisters Proves Joseph Kosinski Can Expand A Franchise

The Movie’s Story Didn’t Rely On Its 1996 Predecessor

2022’sTop throttle : Maverickwowed viewers and reviewers alike , earning even more than the 1986 fad classic despite a 36 - class wait between the two picture show . Top Gun : Maverick ’s director , Joseph Kosinski , wrote the story forTwistersand , in the procedure , demonstrate that he could expand a franchise without needing to rely on the original movie . WhileTop Gun : Maverickwas a massive success , everything about the movie was built around the originalTop Gun . From Maverick ’s fundamental purpose in the story to Rooster ’s telling to Goose to Iceman ’s return , Top Gun : Maverickneeded the original motion picture for its story to hit home .

cruller designate that Kosinski can expand the world of a franchise while dropping its specific character and case .

Now , Top Gun 3 ’s storydoesn’t want to be as indebted to the 1986 original asTop Gun : Maverickto follow . Twistersdoesn’t fetch back any stars from the original picture and does n’t cite any characters fromTwister . Instead , most of the movie ’s computer address to its predecessor are minor Easter eggs or incidental detail , like the take of the weather condition analysis equipment “ Dorothy . ”Twistersshows that Kosinski can expand the creation of a franchise by holding onto the tone of the original movie while dropping its specific characters and events , which makesTop Gun 3even more exciting .

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Twisters Gave Glen Powell Another Star-Making Role

Powell Was Top Gun: Maverick’s Breakout Star

The idea of Top Gun 3 centering on someone other than Tom Cruise ’s original series hero Maverick may seem profane , but Kosinski ’s sequel might be able to withdraw the dealership ’s leading man . After all , Top Gun : Maverick ’s fib cease Maverick ’s character arc perfectly and present his ideal replacementand nowTwistershas proven that Kosinski can replace a franchise ’s stars without disrespecting the exist history of the series . Twisters ’ references to 1996 ’s originalTwisterprove that the two movies are connected , but Kate and Tyler are the stress of the new flick .

Powell already impressed viewer as Hangman inTop Gun : Maverick , a stomach grapheme who managed the impressive effort of upstaging both Maverick and Goose ’s Word Rooster . Twistershas further reinforced Powell ’s potential difference as a blockbuster head human being afterHit Manearned him vital acclaim andAnyone But Younetted an unbelievable $ 220 million at the box office . Thus , Powell ’s Hangman is poised to become a more central persona inTop Gun 3now that Kosinski has test the franchise can move past Maverick and Powell has made it percipient that he can headline a blockbuster series .

Twisters Could Fast Track Top Gun 3’s Slow Production

Powell Announced That He Has “A Date” For The Sequel

The huge box seat office success ofTwistersonce again prove thatTop Gun 3will likely be massive . Meanwhile , Powell ’s admission that he has " A engagement ” have-to doe with to the production ofTop Gun 3is exciting news . Kosinski ’s Formula 1 racing dramaF1will arrive beforeTop Gun 3 , but the subsequence could still move into production in the next year now thatTwistershas proven such a smash for Powell and Kosinski . Top Gun 3can expatiate Hangman ’s purpose in the seriesand allow Cruise ’s infamously hot - headed submarine sandwich a luck to finally take the backseat .

Cruise ’s part send out Rooster and Hangman on a mission instead of leading them himself would be a major development .

This would be a perfect end to Maverick ’s taradiddle , since the dealership antihero always struggled with working as part of a team . Maverick ’s inability to let his self go hold him back for years , so Cruise ’s fiber charge Rooster and Hangman on a deputation instead of leading them himself would be a major development for the theatrical role . Meanwhile , this would pop the question Kosinski a prospect to open up the world of the series , proving thatTop Gunis about more than Maverick . The success ofTwisterswould make thisTop Gun 3twist potential for both Powell and Kosinski as its star and writer .

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Glen Powell as Tyler stands by his truck in the rain in Twisters

Glen Powell as Hangman and Tom Cruise as Maverick in Top Gun: Maverick

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Official poster for Twisters (2024)

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