How is 'Twisters' connected to the original 1996 movie? The cast calls it a 'stand-alone sequel'

• Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in "Twisters," a new action movie in theaters Friday.
• The film is as a "stand-alone sequel" to the hit 1996 movie that starred Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. 
• "Twisters" includes some nods to the original disaster film. 

Glen Powell's hot streak in Hollywood continues with "Twisters," a new iteration of the 1996 disaster movie "Twister."