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TWISTER 2: Twistin' The Night Away?!?!?

Published at:  Jan 08, 2010 12:21:55 AM CST

Hey folks, Harry here - Take this with a pretty healthy dose of salt. Not that I don't believe the following person - just that... well, the studio hasn't signed on yet, there's no script, no director, and is little more than a pitch by Bill Paxton at this point, but there's merit to this as a story because honestly... if there's a TWISTER 2: Weather Boogaloo, it would probably come from some tangible sense of excitement that the film could conjure.

Now, I really happen to have quite a fond spot for TWISTER. It was a tremendous financial success. And I agree with Paxton, that 3D would be quite something for a film concerning Tornadoes and crazy effin' weather. And it is a natural because.... that team would continue to pursue storms till their dying day. That said, I say let's give the reins to Bill Paxton, himself, as director. His work thus far has been pretty extraordinary - and since he seems to have an actual passion and desire to tell a story with a sequel... well, hot damn, a sequel with inspiration ... well, that'd be an inspiration, eh? Maybe this time though... they could have like some crazy BOMB type of thing that they need to explode up the tornado before it rips into a town. LOL. Hey, last time it was ping pong balls...




Gentlemen...

I spoke with Bill Paxton yesterday in conjunction with the upcoming season premiere of HBO's "Big Love," and when I asked him about the other projects on which he's hoping to work, he threw me for a loop when he said that he's jazzed about the idea of doing a sequel to "Twister."

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“I’ve had a meeting at the studio with Kathleen Kennedy about it,” Paxton said, whose inspiration for a sequel came as a result of a trip that he took to the Ozark Mountains last spring.

“I flew into St. Louis with my buddy Scott Thomson, who played Preacher in ‘Twister,’ and we rented a car and drove down to southeastern Missouri, into the Ozarks,” said Paxton. “We spent the night, and the next morning we got up and we started tracking the trail of the most famous tornado that ever hit the country, which was the Tri-State Tornado of 1925. It still holds all of the records. It was called the Tri-State because it was a mile wide when it came down from the sky on the afternoon of March 16, 1925, and it was a rural area, but, boy, before it was through, it crossed the Mississippi, it cut across southern Illinois, where it hit a lot of towns. The biggest one was Murphysboro, which was…it literally looked like Hiroshima after it hit. And then it went across the Wabash, into Indiana, staying on the ground three and a half hours and cutting a damage path 219 miles long, killing about 700 people. There’s actually footage that I found in Murphysboro at their historical society. They had footage from a biplane that the government sent down, just to do aerial footage of all of the destruction and the damage. So we just did that to kind of get some ideas, and from that I kind of extrapolated an idea for a sequel. And I kind of put that together into a format, and now we’re kind of waiting to see if that’s going to move forward.That would need Steven Spielberg’s blessing, ultimately, and they probably won’t take it to him ‘til there’s real studio interest, but I think the 3D applications of that could obviously be pretty amazing.

“The only reason I’d like to revisit that ground is because I realize we’re living in a time where big movies cost so much to make that the town is looking for built-in audiences,” admitted Paxton. “Of course, I’m so glad to see that the success of ‘Avatar’ is disproving that theory, but…I always thought the first ‘Twister’ was an exciting ride, but I thought a sequel could explore it in a more enthralling way, getting into more of the history and the lore, more of a darker version of the first one.”

Although it may sound more serious than the original “Twister,” Paxton doesn’t think that fans of the first film would have any problem accepting the sequel. “I think you’d still want to have a lot of the dark humor and all of that, with the flying cows and everything,” he said, with a laugh. “I think you could kind of intrigue people more by getting into a little more of the lore and really understanding. I just think there’s a lot more to explore there. When I researched the first film when I was getting ready to do it, I just found so much stuff. Ultimately, I was happy with ‘Twister,’ but I also had thought that it could’ve gotten a little deeper into it.”

What you do you think? I can’t say I’ve been chomping at the bit for “Twister 2,” but Paxton has proven in the past that he can make just about anything worth watching, and his point about how such a film would be perfect for 3D is certainly food for thought.

Best,

WILL HARRIS
Associate Editor
Bullz-Eye.com / PremiumHollywood.com



So - what do you think, would you like to see another TWISTER - and if so - what would you like for it to be?



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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:25:53 AM CST

    First

    by pollochicken

    From teh iPhone.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:26:50 AM CST

    Do another film like Frailty instead

    by industrykiller!

    underrated cool little Southern Gothic film right there that is.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:28:17 AM CST

    Twister Two - Gone with the wind

    by yeti

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:29:38 AM CST

    god bless bill paxton

    by mr. smith

    i agree with harry here. DO IT.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:30:22 AM CST

    I like 3-D and all

    by tommyextrastout

    but I really hope it doesn't give a lame excuse to reboot, remake or resurrect every dead franchise from the grave.

    agree with industrykiller! make another Frailty like film. that was the booomb

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:33:42 AM CST

    Just keep Helen Hunt out of it

    by shabbyblue

    She's scary to look at now. We don't need her in 3D

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:35:05 AM CST

    why don't you put her in charge?

    by spacechampion

    You better just start dealing with it, Hudson!

    Reply to Talkback

  • She's an artist, you know. And she has penis breath.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:35:27 AM CST

    doesn't sound like a bad idea

    by bkirckof

    with the widespread adoption of 3d a twister sequel would probably be rather cool. While I doubt they'd get Phillip Seymour Hoffman to return I haven't seen Hellen Hunt do much of anything lately, so she'd probably be down for another ride. I've always liked Paxton and thought Fraility was great so if this is something he's into then why not let him direct?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:38:25 AM CST

    Game over man, game over!!!!

    by mike_d

    Seriously...do Aliens 2

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:41:09 AM CST

    Twister: 2 Legit 2 Quit

    by yodaismyhomie

    Hammer can do the soundtrack

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:41:43 AM CST

    This time the Twister's coming in your face!

    by zardoz

    All over it!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:41:55 AM CST

    I'm all for another movie about tornados

    by toe jam

    Which, to me, are the scariest natural disasters next to maybe volcanoes. Of course, that's probably due to years of growing up in southern Illinois, eastern Nebraska and central Texas. (We even get them out here in Colorado's Front Range occasionally, too.) Some of the build-up for the set pieces in the first "Twister" were really executed well, but I could do without painfully fake-looking CGI this time around.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:42:10 AM CST

    Twister 2 Wong Foo

    by yodaismyhomie

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:42:40 AM CST

    Why? So Jami Gertz can get work?

    by conspiracy

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:42:55 AM CST

    Twister Sister...

    by yodaismyhomie

    Starring Dee Snyder

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:43:39 AM CST

    Twister Too!

    by yodaismyhomie

    Starring Jason Bateman

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:44:23 AM CST

    Twister Episode II: Attack of the CyClones

    by yodaismyhomie

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:44:40 AM CST

    Seriously...I need sleep

    by yodaismyhomie

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:46:36 AM CST

    Titty Twister: The fall of Helen Hunts Nipples...

    by vettebro

    I used to love her titties soooooo very much...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:47:57 AM CST

    Toe Jam

    by ronald raygun

    I also was raised in southern Illinois and find tornados unusally scary. Just looking at a picture of one makes my asshole pucker alittle. (because they make me nervous, not because I was raped by one)

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:49:03 AM CST

    Wanna know why they call it "The Suck Zone"?

    by kneller

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that Phillip Seymour Hoffman won't want to reprise his role as Dusty.

    Honestly, though, this COULD be a fun little movie, especially in 3D.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:54:23 AM CST

    Twister 2 : Cattle Vengeance

    by blackbriar

    This Time Cows aren't taking any BullShit!




    I'll See it

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:56:04 AM CST

    Twister 2: Reed Timmer...

    by vettebro

    Seriously, the real Stormchasers are crazier than the characters in the movie.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:56:32 AM CST

    GLORY BE

    by anything but tangerines

    A TWISTER SEQUEL

    Dorothy is flying

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:01:04 AM CST

    no subject

    by anything but tangerines

    if PSH returns, though I'll be surprised

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:01:28 AM CST

    Cary Elwes

    by fracturedlojak

    To paraphrase GO, he was the BAD tornado chaser..

    Come on, while tornado effects in 3D would be very cool, who or what will be the Big Bad this time? A sentient F5? Or will they invent a super-tornado, an unheard of class, the F6, that's 2 states wide and can cross oceans? Oh, a hybrid tornado/cyclone, caused by global warming or some dread prediction by some dead civilization?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:04:24 AM CST

    Ape...

    by vettebro

    I agree. It was a fun movie. I just didn't like the "shark jump/fridge nuke" ending. That tornado would have shredded the meat off of their bones. They happened to survive without a scratch. I remember enjoying it until that bullshit scene.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:04:44 AM CST

    For the record though..

    by fracturedlojak

    I enjoyed Paxton's Frailty. He can pull off better than T2, oops, sorry, Twister 2. How about a follow-up to what really happened to Pvt. Hudson?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:09:00 AM CST

    I'll see it

    by ironspidey

    ..if Alfonso Cuaron directs.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:18:15 AM CST

    I actually like this idea, get Cameron involved

    by zillabeast

    No way Bill does not call Mr 3D revolution himself to help make this happen.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:19:15 AM CST

    It's snowing in my room God dammit!!

    by human_bean_juice_

    I miss paxton in film.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:22:04 AM CST

    Twister 2: You're Stewed, Buttwad

    by heckles

    I didn't think it was a whales dick, honey!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:23:55 AM CST

    Hells Yeah!

    by autodidact

    Sign me up motherfucker!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:24:48 AM CST

    Also, do this CLOVERFIELD style

    by zillabeast

    Handheld shaky cam would work out quite well with Storm Chasers at the center of it all.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:29:22 AM CST

    As long as MARK MANCINA'S back for the score.

    by the_genteel_gentile

  • Jan 08, 2010 1:32:57 AM CST

    Let's do Dante's Peak 2 in 3D While We're At It!!! SERIOUSLH!!

    by autodidact

    Have its own shot? Next time you watch Twister, pay attention to how there's a cut after almost every single line of dialogue. And in many scenes the cuts go between shots of the characters alone in frame. It used to make me laugh my head off when I first started smoking weed right around the time this came out on video. Twister and Dante's peak are both alternately bad-ass and cringe-inducingly cheese laden. It creates a uniquely satisfying harmony.


    I'm not joking I seriously want Dante's Peak 2... remember the first teaser trailer for Dante's Peak which was just a 45 second CGI clip of a pyroclastic flow blasting past the camera with superimposed teaser titles? It climaxed with a log "hitting the camera" square in the lens. You could release the same damn thing updated for 3D as a teaser for the sequel.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:33:24 AM CST

    No, not Cloverfield Style

    by autodidact

    That's a horrible idea. Do it in super glossy 3D!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:36:18 AM CST

    Let´s better wait for 4D

    by chanoc

    Seriously, this movie needs to be done Disneyworld style with water splashing and wind blowing in your face, like some of the 4D rides at Disney.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:36:51 AM CST

    Would PS Hoffman be in it?

    by rev. slappy

  • then we have a blockbuster

    Reply to Talkback

  • then we have a blockbuster

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:47:45 AM CST

    Shaky Cam in 3D..

    by shogunmaster

    .. would be the scariest pukefest you ever walked in on. The theatre mops would never keep up with the demand...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 2:01:34 AM CST

    2wister

    by kobaal

    Someone had to say it.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 2:06:18 AM CST

    Twoster

    by autodidact

  • Jan 08, 2010 2:45:13 AM CST

    I'd pay to see Twister 2 a dozen times...

    by biggusdickus

    ...before I ever saw another Michael Bay film. Jeez, will that hack even be able to get 'Shitformers 3' off the ground?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 2:52:47 AM CST

    no subject

    by chainsaw_shawn

    For what??? for fucking what i thought we buried this movie in like the 90's??!?!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:01:23 AM CST

    Go for it, Billy.

    by davidia

    I mean, even if most of the audience won't remember the original, tornadoes in 3D is a fucking sale of its own. Hell if Tron can get a sequel (and yes that movie was stupid), then Twister can.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:15:45 AM CST

    Paxton should also be in Avatar 2/Avatars

    by thehumanbeingandfish

    Meanwhile, a sequel to Twister would seem like great fun, the first one certainly was.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:22:59 AM CST

    First get a shovel & some flashilights to dig up Helen Hunt

    by ricarleite2

    And second, the weather is on the news nowadays. I say they'll greenlight this very quickly.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:40:17 AM CST

    OMG YES

    by red_weed

    Twister fuckin kick ass. I love that film, my parents wouldn't let me see jurassic park in the cinema so this was my childhood gateway film that got me hooked on vfx and filmmaking.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:42:26 AM CST

    Paxton/Hunt are now Balloon Boyesque Parents...

    by karl childers

    ....highjinx abound in 3D!

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  • this could work. The idea of a sequel to Twister never occurred to me but I have a lot of time for Bill 'Game Over Man' Paxton. It's obvious that he has a passion for the story and passion it seems is an increasingly rare commodity in Hollywood. Hope he can it off the ground. And get Jami Getz in a wet top again.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 3:57:35 AM CST

    'Twisters' or 'Twisterz'

    by heckles

    Depends if a rapper is apart of Paxton's storm chaser crew. He could quip, "that's a big mothafuckin' twister, bitch!" for comic relief. Classic.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 4:00:32 AM CST

    Will this one...

    by docpazuzu

    ...also have EEEEVIL tornado chasers in black vans?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 4:03:50 AM CST

    The first Twister was so full of shit

    by mrmgp

    and really bad meteorological errors, so why should I want to see another movie?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 4:09:02 AM CST

    EXTREME!!

    by redhorsevector

    yeah, somehow i don't think phillip seymour hoffman is going to reprise his role from the original.

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  • She was the best thing about the film (I'm sorry, Bill was pretty wooden). I suspect however the studio would be more than happy to substitute her with a younger, hotter actress - which would be completely unfair for Hunt. As for a 3D sequel, i think it's an absolutely awesome idea.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 4:14:37 AM CST

    lol @ 2-3 people having the same comment as me.

    by redhorsevector

    i am not a beautiful or unique snowflake. i am the same decaying organic matter as everything else.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 4:24:49 AM CST

    come on lets twist again?

    by thedannerdaliel

  • Jan 08, 2010 4:49:32 AM CST

    Men as the buffoons and women as brains please.

    by damien chowder

  • Jan 08, 2010 5:11:55 AM CST

    May I be......the 1057th pedant......

    by dacanesta

    to point out.......Harry's dot dot dot breaks.......every now and again.
    I can say this coz I like him really. Its like pointing out to your best friend that he's got too many heads or something. Isn't........it.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 5:21:59 AM CST

    Bill Paxton is a god amongst men

    by barnaby jones

    Bring on Twister 2.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 5:25:23 AM CST

    Twister 2 - Funnel Of Doom

    by drsambeckett1984

  • Jan 08, 2010 5:42:43 AM CST

    I'm game

    by the_crimson_king

    I am not ashamed to admit that I love the original Twister, cheese and all, I'm totally down with a 3D Twister 2, JONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 5:46:21 AM CST

    anyone ever experience the Twister thing at Universal Studios?

    by the_crimson_king

    it's not really a ride, more of a special effects show (similar to the Backdraft show at Universal Studios Hollywood, but I've been there), but it's pretty darn cool, plus it starts with a hilarious video of Bill Paxton that you can see being made fun of here http://tinyurl.com/cqp2rp

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  • Jan 08, 2010 5:55:48 AM CST

    I think I'd watch it

    by spifftacular squirrel girl

    Paxton's right, this is one of those films that 3D should really help make very cool.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:06:17 AM CST

    How do I get out of this chickenshit outfit?

    by photoboy

    Can't say I'm excited for a sequel based on the first, but if they have a good idea and it sounds interesting I'd definitely see it. Plus it would be nice to have Mark Mancina back to score it, it's been a while since I've heard anything from him.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:08:35 AM CST

    is this gonna be a stand-up fight SIR? or another tornado hunt?

    by redhorsevector

  • Jan 08, 2010 6:18:14 AM CST

    Perceptual Disconnect

    by jameskpolk

    I liked Twister. Have seen it several times on cable and all, and as a native of a Plains state, I thought the cgi tornados looked terrific.I am a little confused by the love expressed here, though. I was sure that Twister played to mediocre reviews at best. I seem to recall fanboys picking apart the story. Why the change?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:20:45 AM CST

    oh, and IMAX is a must

    by spifftacular squirrel girl

    Plus it better be called TwIIster: More Flying Livestock.

    And don't forget about indestructable pick-up trucks and adamantium belts that can withstand F5 winds.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:31:15 AM CST

    Helen Hunt Gotta Eat!

    by the_maltese_vulcan

    Or was that "Gotta eat Helen Hunt"?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:48:07 AM CST

    Hey Helen Hunt, have you ever been mistaken for a man?

    by gooseud

  • Jan 08, 2010 6:48:32 AM CST

    "She got these titties..."

    by amazing maurice

    "Makes you wanna stand up and beg for buttermilk.Ass like a 10 year old boy!"Thank you Bill!I use that line daily.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:56:55 AM CST

    I can confirm that prep is being done on this

    by jettl93

    Producers have a verbal comitment from some of the cast of the first one including Phillip Seymour Hoffman who is eager to at least have a small part(helen hunt has stated she wants to see a script first) and WB says they are open to hearing pitch ideas or possibly a scriptment but they would be more comfortable if a bigger director was attachede (currently there is no director). I have seen some promotional artwork (designed to give the studio a feel for the picture) and that artwork has the temporary title of "Twister 2: Storm Season". Now this is obviously a temporary title, but as anyone that works in the business will know often times these "temporary" titles quickly become the official title after producers get acustomed to seeing it everyday on call sheets and such (as was the case with attack of the clones)

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:57:51 AM CST

    brilliant title Harry

    by potatino

    if they don't use that as the movie's actual title, they've missed a golden opportunity.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:07:35 AM CST

    JettL93

    by nobbythehappyelf

    oh do fuck off you troll

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:13:38 AM CST

    Good luck getting Phillip Seymour Hoffman

    by vesuvio

  • Jan 08, 2010 7:13:49 AM CST

    The best part of Twister...

    by wiboomer1

    ...was "Humans Being" from VHagar....nuff said!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:15:03 AM CST

    JettL93

    by karl childers

    You are such a fucking poseur!
    Wank off already!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:16:10 AM CST

    WIBoomer1

    by karl childers

    Embarrassingly enough (if embarrassingly is a word), that's the only Van Hagar song that was any good!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:23:18 AM CST

    Nothing but love. Agreed, Bill should direct.

    by jasonpratt

  • Jan 08, 2010 7:26:35 AM CST

    as i sad Hoffman is interersted in a small part

    by jettl93

    His schedule is fairly full right now so it would likley only be a few days of shooting, but he's good friends with paxton and would likley do it as a favour. I've just had a memo come across my desk that thereis a meeting at WB early next week and Twi2ter will be discussed as a possible 2013 summer tent poleThere should also be some Batman 3 news that will come out soon as well as Some green lantern news (not sure if it's out there but WB has greenlit filming and the cast and crew will go before cameras in 10 weeks time)

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:29:02 AM CST

    At this point, Helen Hunt could play Paxton's mom

    by asimovdiedofaids

    Has NOT aged well! ...Is what I'm saying...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:29:32 AM CST

    JettL93

    by karl childers

    Dope.
    Twi2ter looks like Titter now.
    You're such a dumbass.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:29:54 AM CST

    ^

    by karl childers

    I meant "Twitter".

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:36:02 AM CST

    Love it if PSH actually did appear in TwIIster

    by asimovdiedofaids

    Idea: His wild ass frat boy science student character is now a lame ass desk jockey meteorologist at NOAA(?) or some such.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:41:27 AM CST

    Twister 2:

    by czechneck

    Naked Twister.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:46:25 AM CST

    OMG, what has happened to Ms. Hunt

    by iluvsyfy

    I saw this recent pic of Helen Hunt, what happened to such a lovely actress.
    http://procrast-nation.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/helen-hunt-042308-0001.jpg

    They will have to give her a cgi Avatar for this sequel.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:50:04 AM CST

    At least Ms. Gertz is still gorgeous

    by iluvsyfy

    Recent pic of Jamie
    http://www.seriesadictos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jami-gertz.jpg

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:53:26 AM CST

    HOLY SHIT

    by vesuvio

    That's it. Someone please call Leelee Sobieski.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:57:47 AM CST

    Hey Jett, why is it you never break the news first?

    by jsscript2007

    Oh yeah, because you're full of permashit.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:58:12 AM CST

    Evil stormchasers were awesome...

    by billyeveryteen

    They had all the money, cool equipment, and the arrogance that brings. If only they had that tornado-jedi-spideysense thing going...OK, it was hella lame, but I still loved it.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:59:04 AM CST

    "Twistin' the night away..."

    by nasty in the pasty

    I suddenly picture Martin Short doing that spastic dance routine from Innerspace...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:01:08 AM CST

    Paxton should really focus on...

    by nobbythehappyelf

    SLIPSTREAM II - TRAPPED WIND, in which his plucky aeronaught character becomes stuck in a snow filled Welsh mountain valleya nd he has to fight off swarms of animated Mark Hamills (With Mark of course providing all of their voices.) IF that was in 3d I'd see it...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:12:26 AM CST

    TWISTER 2 is a good idea.

    by jsscript2007

    But I agree with leaving Hunt out of it. Paxton should be in a new place with a new cast, with the exception of his one buddy.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:13:14 AM CST

    It's raining golf babes.

    by iluvsyfy

    Have a convention of all the women who have slept with Tiger Woods. The tornado hits the building and sucks them into the sky. Meanwhile miles away Tiger on PGA tour and suddenly it starts raining all his former conquests.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:14:46 AM CST

    Atomic Twis... Oh, wait.

    by kentbutabi

  • Jan 08, 2010 8:14:58 AM CST

    2wister!

    by jarjarmessiah

    Say out loud! Tell your friends!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:19:03 AM CST

    Ya know, a Twister movie with purpose could be cool.

    by royston lodge

    When I read the headline I said to myself, "self, why bother?"
    But then reading the article, the idea that he's researching the history of tornadoes and stuff like that actually makes me kinda interested.
    Throw aware the stupid soap opera aspects from the first one and you might actually have something there. ("sign the divorce papers!" Big Yawn)
    Maybe have the story be about how he's going to lose his funding unless he produces something big, but for that he needs a really big tornado that's certain to kill lots and lots of people, which would really suck. Inner moral conflict for Paxton's character.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:19:10 AM CST

    My idea for a sequel

    by atari

    I've had this thought in my head for a sequel for Twister since about the day about I first saw the movie.

    In the near future, they have perfected the technology for tornado prediction so well, that they can predict hours in advance where a tornado will form, how strong it will be and where it is headed.
    So now they are working on phase two: being able to divert or weaken a tornado.
    Act 1: The first attempt at weakening a tornado using Bill's new theory and technology, is, of course, a disaster. An F1 becomes an F4 and kills dozen of people. Bill's theory is rejected and the man is ridiculed.
    Act 2: Bill trying to pick up the pieces, figure out what went wrong.
    Act 3: Jo informs Bill that an F5 will be forming SW of Kansas City in less than 2 hours and will lay waste to most of the city, killing thousands, as there isn't time to evacuate all the people. She must convince Bill to use his new technology again. Which he does successfully, happy day, roll credits.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:24:17 AM CST

    Holy crap, what happened to Helen Hunt's face?

    by ricarleite2

    Does she have face cancer or something? She looks like 70 year old or something...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:24:47 AM CST

    Kansas?

    by nobbythehappyelf

    Would the destruction of Kansas really be that much of an issue for mankind? Really?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:28:50 AM CST

    isn't Phillip Semour Hoffman to big time for this film?

    by jack_effing_bauer

    Now that he's done MI3 and that one where he has his parents killed off for the family business.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:30:14 AM CST

    "Who Are These People?"

    by kevinwillis.net

    Loved the first movie from the get-go. I'd be here for this, in 3D, most definitely. I'm just worried about a likely Global Warming slant. "We keep chasing these tornadoes in these gas guzzling SUVs, and it's making the tornadoes worse! We have to convince the town to turn off all their gas guzzling cars, and the tornadoes will dissipate!"

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:33:34 AM CST

    There is no Hoffman, stop reading what Jett writes

    by jsscript2007

  • Jan 08, 2010 8:39:57 AM CST

    Alright, here's my idea for the sequel

    by vesuvio

    Bill is now acting as a agent for the CIA, and he is infiltrated in a redneck tornado-worshipping branch of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma.This gang managed to get their hands in a twister-generator WMD and plans to deploy it in Washington, so they could kill President Obama.However, Bill drops the ball, which leads to his partner and pupil Jake getting killed. Discredited, Bill goes into the wild, where he gets the help of a mysterious native woman who teachs him the way of the tornado.Bill returns to Washington to stop the tornado weapon to be activated, but its too late. The White House is already surrounded by 4 F5, 2 F6 and a legendary Caps Lock twister.Finally, Bill evokes the power of the ancient and become himself a tornado, battling all the others while the president leads an air strike against the Tornado Cultists.The twisters and the cultists are destroyed. Bill is restored to his human form, only to learn the native woman who helped him in the wild is actually dead for more than two weeks.Everything feels fine, til the skies become dark again. Bill smirks at the President. “Here we go again.” Roll credits.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:43:07 AM CST

    "Caps Lock Twister"

    by royston lodge

    You had me with that line.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:46:54 AM CST

    Sam Worthington to play President Obama.

    by vesuvio

    And the voice of one of the villainous twisters.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 8:46:57 AM CST

    Why?

    by chakraborty

  • Jan 08, 2010 8:53:13 AM CST

    HEY GAMUS!!!

    by harper54

    Bill Paxton wooden?!?! Yeah, if you mean hewn directly from the heart of a mighty oak at the center of the universe that controls all time and space and is the giver of all life to all things? Then yeah, I guess I could see how he was a little wooden. I think the fabric of existence would tear if Paxton decided to be animated as he's perfected the blank-slightly-off-to-the-left-of-the-camera-despondant-but-contemplative stare that we all know him for. Just a sick man.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:03:24 AM CST

    RUTGERS DREAM COME TRUE...

    by doctorwho?

    Maybe there will be a Limp Bizkit song for the end credits. DUDE!
    Let's hope they make this Rutgers...then we can compare the quality to Avatar. I'm sure there will be no noticeable difference right?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:07:47 AM CST

    Meh...

    by jemimalee

    Not sure what to think about this. I feel like I'm growing immune to the whole 3D thing. I mean I've been on Pandora, had severed heads flying at me and I've almost been hit by giant meatballs, all in 3D. Sure, a Tornado in 3D would be cool, if they had like super air vents blowing in your face, but that's about it. I think they're really over-marketing 3D and it could die off pretty quickly when people get bored of it and it's ridiculous prices.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:09:35 AM CST

    I dreamt about a tornado last night.

    by cyberskunk

    I was in the 2nd story of a home, looking out a window and saw one form. I took a few photos and felt the tornado tug at me through the wall. I called 911. The tornado went away and I wanted to contact a newspaper to see if I could sell my close-up shots. One of the images was of nazis from Raiders of the Lost Ark running away from the tornado, which looked comical.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:13:02 AM CST

    Hoffman will be in it, and some other story scoops

    by jettl93

    Apparently the main plot has it that Paxton and his crew found a way to eliminate Twisters as they happen, so basically for the last 10 years as soon as a twister forms the crew goes out, injects some technology and the twister goes away
    -this has caused chaos to the earths atmosphere as Tornado's are a natual phenomenon, well eventually a storm forms that even Paxton can't stop and eventually twisters turn up all over the globe at the same timeThe finale will involve Paxton, nano technology and a storm jet nicknamed, "Return to Oz" or "ROZ" for shortIf hunt doesn't return, the lead female role will likley go to eva green (WB likes what she's doing with green lantern and wants to work with her more)Producers say Twi2ter will feature the most advanced CGI rain system ever produced and that it will change the way future filmakers use weather to advance story

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:20:11 AM CST

    Paxton kissing Cameron's arse now...

    by logan_1973

    And that's fine, but Twister II is really uneccessary.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:23:37 AM CST

    COW!!!!! or... BULL!!!

    by jimmy rabbitte

    As in: shit.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:24:38 AM CST

    Never saw the original. I was all highbrow for a few...

    by flickapoo

    ...years there...doesn't really sound like fun now either..I take it back, 3D weather effects could be cool...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:24:47 AM CST

    as long as bill paxton is playing....

    by theycallmemrtibbs

    A tough as nails bad ass marine, that is reduced to a shivering, pussy by the end of the movie, I'm there.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:25:58 AM CST

    I will see this only if they bring back Cary Elwes

    by margot_tenenbaum

    See, the twister from the first movie shot him and his crew of evil meteorologists into the future where aliens have overrun the Earth. They rebuild the busted-up EMs into cyborgs with futuristic Twister Cannons that fire pure concentrated weather at their enemies. Drama occurs when it is revealed that Helen Hunt's aunt has also become a Tornado Cyborg. Will Aunt Meg kill Helen Hunt or will she turn on her Tornado Cyborg cohorts?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:28:23 AM CST

    It's not the 3D that I find interesting.

    by royston lodge

    It's simply the idea of a movie about tornadoes that's built upon solid research and doesn't revolve around a retarded middle-aged love triangle.
    Throw in some solid "ripped from the headlines" stories of heroism from some of the townsfolk in the movie, rather than focusing entirely on the research team. Surely there are some amazing survival tales that can be gleaned from the past hundred years of tornado reporting.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:36:06 AM CST

    Armageddon + Twister = Twister 2 (In 3D!)

    by wickedjester

    Record breaking, mile wide tornado about to hit city. Government needs famous tornado team to reunite one last time to prevent catastrophe.There's your Tv-Guide preview.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:40:25 AM CST

    Sorry, but Frailty sucked

    by frozen01

    That movie was a joke. Literally. A couple friends and I sat down with a DVD copy of Frailty and a few bags of popcorn expecting a thriller. Within half an hour, it became a comedy... we were pretty much MST3K-ing it. The ax named "Otis", oooooh, boy... by that part we were almost literally rolling around on the floor with tears streaming down our faces. It became kind of an inside joke, a surefire way to break tension and send people into fits of giggles. SUCH a stupid movie.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:46:29 AM CST

    "the twister...shot him...into the future"

    by scratchmonkey

    This idea fits perfectly with Helen Hunt's new look.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:46:47 AM CST

    Twister

    by frozen01

    I remember seeing this in an old opera-hall-turned-movie-theater that was circular in shape, so during the actual "tornado" scenes the sound would literally swirl around us, making you feel like you were in the tornado. THAT effect was cool enough, so I can definitely get excited about a Twister sequel in 3-D. I just hope they don't make it some big, Hollywood plot where they have to save the world or some other ridiculous crap like that.
    Oh, and NO REED TIMMER. I love Stormchasers, too, but all those guys are so full of themselves. If that's how they act on TV, I can't imagine what they are like in "real life". No thank you.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:46:48 AM CST

    Twister

    by frozen01

    I remember seeing this in an old opera-hall-turned-movie-theater that was circular in shape, so during the actual "tornado" scenes the sound would literally swirl around us, making you feel like you were in the tornado. THAT effect was cool enough, so I can definitely get excited about a Twister sequel in 3-D. I just hope they don't make it some big, Hollywood plot where they have to save the world or some other ridiculous crap like that.
    Oh, and NO REED TIMMER. I love Stormchasers, too, but all those guys are so full of themselves. If that's how they act on TV, I can't imagine what they are like in "real life". No thank you.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:47:16 AM CST

    Sorry for the double-post, don't know what happened :(

    by frozen01

  • Jan 08, 2010 9:49:24 AM CST

    iluvsyfy, good God man!

    by l.h.puttgrass

    Is that really Helen Hunt?!? Shes only 46 for crying out loud!! That's gotta be photoshopped or she's got an ultra rare case of late onset progeria! Somebody help her across the street. Where's that kid from "Up"?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:49:41 AM CST

    "...an old opera-hall-turned-movie-theater..."

    by scratchmonkey

    That's the kind of thing that happens when you've got a twister throwing buildings around.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 9:50:33 AM CST

    They already did this...

    by rutgersjaffo

    It's called Avaturd, lol! And Frailty kicked ass. That is all...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 10:05:00 AM CST

    Twister 2: This Blows

    by avastar

  • Jan 08, 2010 10:11:43 AM CST

    WickedJester, they could nuke the twister!

    by margot_tenenbaum

    But it only breaks the Supertwister up into 12 radioactive, intelligent twisters. Should they destroy the destructive new life form or preserve this valuable superspecies? Either way, Kansas City will pay a terrible price!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 10:16:43 AM CST

    TWI2TER Too-Point-OHHH!!!!!

    by harper54

  • Jan 08, 2010 10:25:21 AM CST

    I actually saw bits of the original again recently...

    by harrycalder

    ...and MAN did the story SUCK HARD. I mean, the characters, the dialogue, HORRIBLE. Granted the special effects are amazing and Helen Hunt is looking good, but criminy...

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  • Jan 08, 2010 10:35:01 AM CST

    Twister 2: The Twistening!

    by jamie mcbain

    Coming soon, in 3-D!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 10:45:39 AM CST

    Twister 2: Precipitation of Doom

    by avastar

  • Jan 08, 2010 11:13:39 AM CST

    Twister 2: Like We Did Last Summer

    by gimpinmypants

    I had a crush on Helen Hunt when I was a kid. Which is odd because I'm usually attracted to women.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 11:52:01 AM CST

    TWIST3D

    by the power of grayskull

    You know it.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 11:53:23 AM CST

    TWISTER 2: HUMAN PRETZELS

    by bringingsexyback

  • Jan 08, 2010 11:54:32 AM CST

    TWISTER 2: TWIST THE STATE AWAY

    by bringingsexyback

    "Run for the hills!!!!"

    "The hills are gone!!!"

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  • Jan 08, 2010 11:55:59 AM CST

    TWISTER 2: MINUS PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN

    by bringingsexyback

    What, he's too good for a Twister movie? Since when?

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  • Jan 08, 2010 11:58:25 AM CST

    TWISTER 2: GOD'S WET FARTS

    by bringingsexyback

  • Jan 08, 2010 12:34:29 PM CST

    Cary Elwes returns

    by kneller

    as the ghost of Jonas who has the ability to manifest himself IN THE FORM OF A TORNADO.


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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:37:55 PM CST

    Twister 2 : Titty Twisting

    by dr gregory house

    Starring Jennifer Aniston and Gillian Anderson.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 12:46:03 PM CST

    Rutgers, please refer to my post at 9:03:24

    by doctorwho?

    Bonehead. Lol!

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:04:47 PM CST

    TWISTER 2: THE STORY OF M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN

    by bringingsexyback

  • Jan 08, 2010 1:16:56 PM CST

    I hope Richard Sanders has a cameo.

    by royston lodge

    "Ladies and gentleman, the WKRP listening area is under attack from the godless ... tornadoes. Citizens of Cincinnati are advised to arm themselves immediately."

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:33:55 PM CST

    Yes, I would be very interested

    by jaka

    Love the first one unapologetically.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:34:24 PM CST

    No.

    by darthcorleone

    Mr. Paxton, I've always been a fan, but this just isn't going to fly. A much better idea would be for you to reteam with Al Matthews and do an afterlife buddy comedy about Hudson and Apone.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:36:59 PM CST

    TWISTER 2: CHET HITS THE FAN

    by bringingsexyback

  • Jan 08, 2010 1:49:49 PM CST

    "DEBRIS!!!!!!!!!!!!"

    by hobocode

    Fuck. This. Shit.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:51:14 PM CST

    Paxton must be in Avatar 2.

    by hobocode

  • Jan 08, 2010 1:59:53 PM CST

    Dusty

    by quint75

    I think Hoffman would definately be down for another ride as Dusty. Too many people think he's be snobby about reprising the role. I think you'll be surprised.

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  • Jan 08, 2010 1:59:56 PM CST

    I hope Richard Christy has a cameo.

    by karl childers

    "Hey, that's muh favorite cow."

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  • Jan 08, 2010 6:21:11 PM CST

    This Just in JettLi cast as Bill Paxton

    by megan_foxs_tool_box

    Bill Paxton looked for the best goddamned producer in hollywood, so he finds JettLi.
    Bill's like, I've decided to cast producers as actors for TwIIster. I found this valuable resource called AICN, and I found the guy.
    Bill states, "I've really wanted to do directing since i kicked so much ass in Frailty. With our addition of JettLi, we now have the ultimate lucrative franchise. game over man"

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  • Jan 08, 2010 7:19:43 PM CST

    Twister 2: Anal Wind

    by takingscorpioscalls

  • Jan 09, 2010 1:06:33 AM CST

    Bill Paxton in the Land of Oz

    by rene_belloq_12inch_figure

    turns out he was just high on PCP tells the munchkins to kill demons that are living as human beings. brilliant.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 1:07:36 AM CST

    I thought it was a movie about the board game twister :(

    by rene_belloq_12inch_figure

    with the monopoly movie coming out, you can dare to dream.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 1:26:16 AM CST

    Twister 2: Mo' Twisty

    by autodidact

  • Jan 09, 2010 1:37:44 AM CST

    Twister 2: You're not in Kansas anymore Biatch!

    by rene_belloq_12inch_figure

  • Jan 09, 2010 6:20:01 AM CST

    You got to be kidding!

    by asimovlives

    Because the first was such a classic, right?

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  • Jan 09, 2010 6:20:54 AM CST

    IndustryKiller!

    by asimovlives

    Completly agree with you about FRAILTY. Damn good movie.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 6:22:46 AM CST

    TWISTER 2: THIS TIME IT'S PERSONAL

    by asimovlives

    In Twister 2, a tornado is taking personal revenge on the people who put tracking devices on his daddy.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 6:30:07 AM CST

    UltraTron

    by asimovlives

    Mila Kunis is ukranian. Trust me, you don't want to call russian to an ukranian. There's bad blood between the two people.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 6:30:47 AM CST

    Damn You Asimov!!!!

    by carraway

    I was gonna say, HOw could they do a Tister 2 when the tornado died at the end of Twister, but You did it you have written the script for Twister 2.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 6:34:42 AM CST

    Also.....

    by carraway

    If Philip Seymore Hoffman does this movie...well, someone has pictures.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 11:43:10 AM CST

    I Could Snap One Off to Jami Gertz

    by autodidact

    She has always done it for me. Has she even been in anything since Twister. I feel pretty bad for her character in Twister. She really loved Bill and Bill just couldn't get over that hellish cunt Helen Hunt. I wonder between those two characters, who gave the better head? Probably neither is all that into it.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 12:01:46 PM CST

    Twister 2: Even Twistier

    by rosasaks

    Starring Twisty Cent and Twister T as cops who solve a twistery on Twisteria Lane. (co-starring Eva Longoria) For those who missed the first film, Kevin Spacey has a limp dick and is really a girl who fucks dead people and they all go tobogganing with Darth Vader's mother.

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  • Jan 09, 2010 1:50:27 PM CST

    Yeah, I'm down with TWOSTER!

    by mrmysteryguest

  • Jan 09, 2010 3:59:05 PM CST

    no subject

    by mahatmakanejeeves

    Twister 2 Cubs 0

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  • Jan 09, 2010 4:01:28 PM CST

    Twister 2 Cubs 0

    by mahatmakanejeeves

  • Jan 09, 2010 4:06:08 PM CST

    Todd Field!

    by box_bruceleitner

    Get him to star AND direct this time, that would be some epic movie about extreme weather right there. "The Suck Zone".

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  • Jan 09, 2010 8:06:41 PM CST

    Twister 2: The Search for Luke Wilson's Chin

    by manatee

    Seriously, Luke... lay off the pancakes!

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  • Jan 10, 2010 8:13:34 AM CST

    Can't believe no one has said

    by sonny_williams

    Jami Gertz' bodacious tatas in 3D = EPIC WIN!

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  • Jan 11, 2010 8:06:24 AM CST

    This is awesome.

    by wontyouletmeknow.

    One of the coolest pieces of news I think I've read in awhile.

    Even though, that's hard to say considering that this article comes right after one FUCKING CONFIRMING an Avatar sequel. That's mad excitement, even IF most of us already knew Jim had penned a trilogy in the beginning.

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