Wednesday 19 October 2022 12:37 AM Twister sequel Twisters being developed at Universal with The Revenant ... trends now Twister sequel Twisters being developed at Universal with The Revenant screenwriter attached Universal and Amblin Entertainment are collaborating on Twisters The sequel will follow the child of Helen Hunt and the Bill Paxton's characters Mark L. Smith's screenplay is a hit with original producer Steven Spielberg The studio is hoping that Hunt, 59, will return to the film The original was a massive hit and costarred Philip Seymour Hoffman By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 00:05 BST, 19 October 2022 | Updated: 00:34 BST, 19 October 2022 2 Viewcomments A sequel to the hit thriller Twister is finally in the works. Universal Studios and Steven Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment are currently developing the film, currently titled Twisters, according to Deadline. The original disaster flick, which was directed by Speed's Jan de Bont and written by Jurassic Park novelist Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin, became the second-highest grossing film of 1996. Back for more: Universal and Amblin Entertainment are developing a sequel to 1996's hit film Twister, titled Twisters, Deadline reported on Tuesday Twisters is being written by Mark L. Smith, who previously wrote the Leonardo DiCaprio–starring survival film The Revenant, which earned the actor his Academy Award. The film is expected to be a big-budget sequel, with Universal reportedly splitting the film's funding with Warner Bros., though Universal is in charge of creative details. The film starred Helen Hunt as Dr. Jo Thornton, a meteorologist who studies tornadoes after suffering a family tragedy related to one, and Bill Paxton as Dr. Bill Harding, who previously studied tornadoes with her. At the start of Twister, which also features Philip Seymour Hoffman and Cary Elwes among others, Bill is separated from Jo and has gotten engaged, but he meets up with her in the midst of her tornado tracking to get her to sign their divorce papers. It's a hit: The original disaster flick, which was directed by Speed's Jan de Bont and written by Jurassic Park novelist Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin, became the second-highest grossing film of 1996; Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton seen in Twister Pedigree: Twisters is being written by Mark L. Smith, who previously wrote the Leonardo DiCaprio–starring survival film The Revenant, which earned the actor his Oscar; seen in 2015 Twister's original star Bill Paxton died in 2017 following emergency heart surgery, but Universal is reportedly hoping to bring Helen Hunt, 59, back to the project. The new film will apparently focus on a the grown-up child that Hunt and Paxton's characters had, who has since followed them into storm chasing. According to Deadline, Twister's original producer Steven Spielberg was a big enough fan of Smith's new screenplay that he was able to get the sequel fast tracked. Return: Twister's original star Bill Paxton died in 2017 following emergency heart surgery, but Universal is reportedly hoping to bring Helen Hunt, 59, back to the project; seen in March Joseph Kosinski, who directed Top Gun: Maverick, currently 2022's highest-grossing film, was initially set to direct, but he has since left the project to direct a Formula One racing film starring Brad Pitt. Dan Trachtenberg, who directed the popular Predator prequel Prey and 10 Cloverfield Lane, is reportedly in contention for the directing role, though he claimed on Twitter that he was not doing a Twister sequel. Elizabeth Chai Vaserhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who directed the breathtaking rock climbing documentary Free Solo are also in the running, as is Travis Knight, who directed the animated film Kubo And The Two Strings and the Transformers prequel Bumblebee. Other filmmakers are said to possibly be in discussions. New generation: The new film will focus on the child of meteorologists played by Paxton and Hunt. Paxton died in 2017, but the studio is hoping to get Hunt to return; still from Twister Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility