A sequel to Twister is in production

Universal and Amblin are reportedly in the process of finding a replacement for Kosinski. There were several candidates mentioned as front runners to direct the Twister sequel. The duo of Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vaserhelyi, who directed the Academy Award-winning documentary Free Solo are said to be strong contenders to helm the project.

Dan Trachtenberg, who previously worked on Prey and 10 Cloverfield Lane has also been rumored as one of the candidates for director. He has, however, denied the rumors in a tweet.

Animator and film director Travis Knight has also been mentioned in the shortlist of directors. Knight previously worked on the Transformers franchise reboot Bumblebee.

Sources revealed that the sequel hopes to bring back Helen Hunt to reprise her role as Dr. Joanne "Jo" Harding, a meteorologist and storm chaser. The plot of the sequel is said to be centered around her and her daughter with Dr. William "Bill/The Extreme" Harding. The late Bill Paxton portrayed the role of Dr. William Harding in the original.

The original had an ensemble cast featuring Hunt, Paxton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, and Jeremy Davies. The screenplay for Twister was written by the late author Michael Crichton. Steven Spielberg was an executive producer for the original film.

It is no surprise that Universal and Amblin are eager to work on the sequel as the original was a box-office and commercial success. The movie raked in $494 million worldwide in box office sales and was the second highest-grossing film of 1996. Independence Day starring Will Smith was the highest-grossing film of that year.

The plot of the movie is very timely as the world is grappling with the effects of climate change. Extreme weather, partly science fiction in 1996, is now a reality and has affected countries worldwide.

Twisters hopes to start filming in the early spring of 2023.