Summary
The success of 2024’s rebootTwistersjust madeTop Gun 3even more exciting, and not just because the movie proved Glen Powell’s blockbuster leading man potential.Twistersis a reboot of 1996’s well-liked disaster movieTwister. Like the original movie,Twisterscenters its story on a group of storm chasers who follow tornadoes to study them and help clear up the trail of destruction left in their wake. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as the intrepid scientist Kate, while Glen Powell is her love interest, the charismatic “Tornado Wrangler” Tyler Owens. The pair soon prove to be unlikely allies.
ByTwisters’ thrilling ending, Kate and Tyler won over the hearts of cinema audiences, judging by the movie’s reception.Twistersmade a staggering $123 millionat the box office on its opening weekend, outstripping the most optimistic projections. In a summer where even major franchises struggled to connect with audiences, the reboot proved that a blockbuster without a superhero in sight can still succeed with viewers. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise given the movie’s story writer and star. The duo had already collaborated on an earlier project that was similarly successful upon its 2022 release.
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Twisters Proves Joseph Kosinski Can Expand A Franchise
The Movie’s Story Didn’t Rely On Its 1996 Predecessor
2022’sTop Gun: Maverickwowed viewers and reviewers alike, earning even more than the 1986 cult classic despite a 36-year wait between the two movies.Top Gun: Maverick’s director, Joseph Kosinski, wrote the story forTwistersand, in the process, proved that he could expand a franchise without needing to rely on the original movie. WhileTop Gun: Maverickwas a massive success, everything about the movie was built around the originalTop Gun. From Maverick’s central role in the story to Rooster’s relation to Goose to Iceman’s return,Top Gun: Maverickneeded the original movie for its story to hit home.
Twisters shows that Kosinski can expand the world of a franchise while dropping its specific characters and events.
Now,Top Gun 3’s storydoesn’t need to be as indebted to the 1986 original asTop Gun: Maverickto succeed.Twistersdoesn’t bring back any stars from the original movie and doesn’t mention any characters fromTwister. Instead, most of the movie’s references to its predecessor are minor Easter eggs or incidental details, like the return of the weather analysis device “Dorothy.”Twistersshows that Kosinski can expand the world of a franchise by holding onto the tone of the original movie while dropping its specific characters and events, which makesTop Gun 3even more exciting.
Twisters Gave Glen Powell Another Star-Making Role
Powell Was Top Gun: Maverick’s Breakout Star
The idea of Top Gun 3 centering on someone other than Tom Cruise’s original series hero Maverick may seem sacrilegious, but Kosinski’s sequel might be able to retire the franchise’s leading man. After all,Top Gun: Maverick’s story ended Maverick’s character arc perfectly and introduced his ideal replacementand nowTwistershas proven that Kosinski can replace a franchise’s stars without disrespecting the existing story of the series.Twisters’ references to 1996’s originalTwisterprove that the two movies are connected, but Kate and Tyler are the focus of the new movie.
Powell already impressed viewers as Hangman inTop Gun: Maverick, a supporting character who managed the impressive feat of upstaging both Maverick and Goose’s son Rooster.Twistershas further reinforced Powell’s potential as a blockbuster leading man afterHit Manearned him critical acclaim andAnyone But Younetted an incredible $220 million at the box office. Thus, Powell’s Hangman is poised to become a more central character inTop Gun 3now that Kosinski has proven the franchise can move past Maverick and Powell has made it clear that he can headline a blockbuster series.
Twisters Could Fast Track Top Gun 3’s Slow Production
Powell Announced That He Has “A Date” For The Sequel
The huge box office success ofTwistersonce again proves thatTop Gun 3will likely be massive. Meanwhile, Powell’s admission that he has “A date” relating to the production ofTop Gun 3is exciting news.Kosinski’s Formula 1 racing dramaF1will arrive beforeTop Gun 3, but the sequel could still enter production in the next year now thatTwistershas proven such a hit for Powell and Kosinski.Top Gun 3can expand Hangman’s role in the seriesand allow Cruise’s infamously hot-headed hero a chance to finally take the backseat.
Cruise’s character sending Rooster and Hangman on a mission instead of leading them himself would be a major development.
This would be a perfect end to Maverick’s story, since the franchise antihero always struggled with working as part of a team. Maverick’s inability to let his ego go held him back for years, so Cruise’s character sending Rooster and Hangman on a mission instead of leading them himself would be a major development for the character. Meanwhile, this would offer Kosinski a chance to open up the world of the series, proving thatTop Gunis about more than Maverick. The success ofTwisterswould make thisTop Gun 3twist possible for both Powell and Kosinski as its star and writer.
