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The critics were also enthusiastic. Twisters has found a new fan in Tom Cruise. The upcoming disaster thriller is a standalone sequel to the 1996 film directed by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt and centers on a scientist who teams up with a group of social media-savvy storm chasers to test their new tornado tracking system in the midst of one of the worst systems to hit Oklahoma in years. The Twisters The cast is led by Glen Powell, fresh from his Top Shooter: Maverick Success, and Daisy Edgar-Jones, who stars alongside Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea and Sasha Lane.

During a recent interview with PEOPLE At the premiere of the film, Ramos reveals that Cruise was present at the Twisters Screening to support its Top Shooter: Maverick Co-star. Ramos further reveals that Cruise during the screening “lose your mind” in anticipation of the disaster movie’s sequel, frequently patting Ramos on the back as he reacts to the film’s various scenes. See what Ramos shared below:

Glen was sitting behind me, my brother was next to me, and Tom was behind my brother. Tom was hitting me the whole movie. After the third time, I turned back around and was like, “Yo, Tom Cruise is freaking out!” He keeps hitting me. He keeps hitting me because he gets excited about different moments and he’s laughing. He’s laughing loudly the whole movie. He wasn’t afraid to express himself. I was super grateful for that. We hugged (after the movie). He was like, “Yo, bro, good man, good job.” So cheers for Tom Cruise, man. It was really cool.

Cruise isn’t the only one who loves Twisters

The sequel is currently receiving much better reviews than its predecessor.

Since the actor is generally very busy, Cruise’s opinion on major new releases is rarely heard, with the few major exceptions recently, namely the viral release of Barbenheimer, which Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning had to compete, and Christopher Nolan’s principleInterestingly, however, Powell recently revealed that Cruise had a major influence on his performance in Twisterswith his Top Shooter: Maverick The key to global success lies in “the human instinct” in the middle of every story, be it one about the training of naval pilots or storm chasers.

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It remains to be seen whether Powell’s approach will be as successful with viewers as Cruise’s in the hit TopGun sequel, it certainly seems to be well received by critics. After the premieres in London and Los Angeles Twisters‘ early reviews have secured the film an early approval rating of 79% among critics, based on 38 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, including an average rating of 7.1/10. Similar to Top Shooter: Maverick This shows that the film was received much better than its predecessor, which received almost 63% (average 6.2/10) from critics and 58% (average 6.2/10) from audiences.

Although there were initial reservations about the film’s development and lack of key connections to the original, the early positive reviews combined with Cruise’s enthusiasm will surely build further anticipation for the upcoming film. Twisters Release. The sequel is expected to bring in 45-50 million US dollars in its first weekend, about 10 million more than its 41 million US dollar predecessor. Given the 1996 Twisters became the second most successful film of the year with over 495 million US dollars. With such a start, the sequel could surpass the original in the same way Top Shooter: Maverick did.

Source: PEOPLE

Twisters

Twisters is a sequel to the original 1996 film Twister, set years after the original, and is reportedly being rushed into production by Steven Spielberg and Mark L. Smith, with Frank Marshal serving as producer. Details about the film are few, but Helen Hunt is expected to reprise her role as Jo, with the film likely to be a tribute to the late Bill Paxton.

director

Lee Isaac Chung

Release date

July 19, 2024

Studio(s)

Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Sales Partner

Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Authors

Mark L. Smith, Joseph Kosinski, Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin

Pour

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Daryl McCormack

Duration

122 minutes

Main genre

adventure

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