All the Ways ‘Twisters’ Pays Homage to the Original ‘Twister’

Both Paxton and Hunt had expressed interest in making a sequel to “Twister” over the years, but their projects never got off the ground. On Feb. 25, 2017, Paxton died after complications of a heart surgery.

Fortunately, his son James Paxton, who was just over a year old when his dad made the first movie, is now an actor, too, and landed a role in “Twisters,” playing a disgruntled motel patron in a key scene.

“Having James agree to have a cameo in this film was incredible — just to have him and have some kind of spiritual connection to Bill on the set with us,” Chung

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