Anthony Ramos in Talks to Join Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell in ‘Twister’ Sequel

Grammy winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Anthony Ramos is the latest star in talks to join Twisters, the sequel to the 1996 storm-chasing blockbuster.

Ramos, a Grammy winner and Golden Globe and Emmy nominee, would join Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell in the film, directed by Minari helmer Lee Isaac Chung, from a script by The Revenant writer Mark L. Smith. Twisters is set to release on July 19, 2024.

The film, from Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment, is described as a new chapter of the 1996 movie, which followed a team of storm chasers as they hunt down the most powerful tornado in decades. Details of who Ramos will play remain under wraps, as have all plot details to this point.

The original Twister was a massive hit, earning more than $494 million at the worldwide box office, which is often credited to the films ground-breaking special effects. Starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, the film was helmed by Speed director Jan De Bont and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Michael Crichton.

Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley (Jurassic World Dominion) will produce the new installment via the Kennedy/Marshall Company. Universals executive VP of production Sara Scott and creative executive Jacqueline Garell will oversee the production for the studio, and Ashley Jay Sandberg will oversee for Kennedy/Marshall.

Best known for originating the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Tony-winning Broadway musical Hamilton, Ramos has gone on to a critically-acclaimed film and TV career, earning a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as Usnavi in Jon M. Chus In the Heights.

Up next, Ramos leads Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Paramounts latest installment of the Transformers franchise, which hits theaters on June 9, as well as a starring role in Marvels Ironheart series for Disney+. He is also set to appear in Amblins Distant and Dumb Money for Sony.

Ramos is repped by CAA, Door 24, Paul Hastings and Artist Priority. Deadline was first to report news of the actors involvement in Twisters.