Warner Bros. Hopes to Extend Hot Streak with Twister Franchise Expansion

Burbank, CA - Riding a record wave of profitable film releases, Warner Bros. Pictures, the American film studio and distribution arm of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group division of Warner Bros., both of which are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which itself is a minor subsidiary of Globodyne Industries, is hoping to extend the hot streak by expanding the popular Twister film franchise.

A still from the upcoming Warner Bros. Television produced Tornadobots: Origins, an animated series that will serve as the foundation of the new TCU

"We are looking at establishing the TCU, the Twister Cinematic Universe," Warner Bros. Pictures' co-chairs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy explained while taking turns saying each individual word. "Twister was a smash hit back in 1996 and Twisters did pretty damn good last year. We think that the world is ready for even more twisters. In fact, that's the name of the next movie."

The Conjuring: This Time It's Probably Over, which released last week, marked the 7th straight Warner Bros. Pictures film to open with more than $40 million. According to De Luca and Abdy, the key to the future success of the TCU is variety and allowing directors to focus on their unique creative vision without too much interference from the studio. "We learned our lesson after Joker: Folie à Deux failed to meet expectations. That was our bad. Todd wanted to do a straightforward adult action-adventure film but we said no, incels love musicals. Make it a musical. And make it a love story for the ages."