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Glen Powell’sTwistersis currently raging at the box office and is expected to do well on its opening weekend. As the sequel to the 1996 disaster movie helmed by Jan de Bont, it is expected to become an upgraded version of the storm-chasing adventure story.
The director of the original movie, however, has one remark on the sequel. He thinks it won’t be able to capture the authentic feeling of having a practical set since everything can now be done and achieved through digital technology.
OriginalTwisterDirector Doesn’t Believe The Sequel Will Be As Practical As The 1996 Version
While speaking withInverse, directorJan de Bonttalked about how successful his 1996Twistermovie was. As perThe Numbers, it earned over $495 million against a budget of $88 million. “It made so much money for the studio. Sooner or later they would do it,” he stated.
The Dutch filmmaker said he was neither informed that a sequel was in the works nor asked for consultation throughout its progress. Nonetheless, he believes the sequel is its own version and will be far different from the original movie due to technological advancements.
When things fell from the sky, there were real things falling from a helicopter. If you film a car escaping a tornado in a hail storm, it was real ice that came at us. It’s a movie that cannot be remade… That would never, ever happen again.
He takes pride in the fact thatTwisterhelped revolutionize visual effects. The film was made with the aid of Industrial Light & Magic which designed realistic-looking tornados. The company, headed byGeorge Lucas, brought a visual spectacle to the big screen that fans truly loved and enjoyed.
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De Bont said that “every shot was a fortune” because it would take them three days to transfer information onto film. Nowadays, everything is as simple as one click. This also prompted the production team to be careful when filming because every shot was precious.
Lee Isaac Chung Utilized Less Special Effects OnTwisters
Twistersdirector Lee Isaac Chung previously spoke withEmpire Magazineand revealed they tried to make the sequel as authentic and practical as possible. They wanted it to pay homage to the 1996 version, so they minimized the use of digital effects.
This is an elemental story, so I wanted us to go as practical as possible. We really tore things up. We had jet engines blowing. We had fans so massive you’d lose your hearing without earplugs. We were pelting our cast with everything – dirt, wind, ice.
If this is the case, then it’s good news for Jan de Bont as well as the fans who are going to watch the film. The Dutch filmmaker confessed before that he wasn’t sure about seeing the movie on its premiere day, but he might want to reconsider now after Chung’s statement.
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Apart fromGlen Powell,Twistersalso starsDaisy Edgar-JonesandAnthony Ramos. The film is executive produced bySteven Spielbergvia Amblin Entertainment.
Twistersis now showing in theaters worldwide.
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