Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung has explained why he didn’t opt for the ending where Glen Powell‘s Tyler and Daisy Edgar-Jones‘ Kate share a passionate kiss (to the audience’s dismay). The natural disaster blockbuster had an estimated domestic opening of $80.5 million at the North American box office, making it the third-biggest start of the …
Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters is whipping up huge winds at the box office, with forecasters predicting a far better-than-expected domestic opening of $74.6 million. If projections hold, it will become the top opening domestically for a natural disaster film, not adjusted for inflation. (The current crown holder is Roland Emmerich’s The Day After Tomorrow, which …
[This story contains spoilers for Twisters.] Missed the flying cow in Twisters? You’re in good company. Director Lee Isaac Chung said he initially didn’t spot the homage to the original franchise installment himself. “My god, everybody’s been wanting a cow in this movie,” says Chung, who recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter. He was …
A storm has arrived at the box office, with Twisters bringing in $10.7 million in Thursday night previews. Going into the weekend, tracking services projected Twisters could score anywhere from $40 million to $50 million domestically (with some distributors believing it would go higher). The biggest Thursday preview of 2024 belongs to Pixar’s Inside Out …
With Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and the awesome might of Mother Nature out in front of the marketing for Twisters, many may not know about the additional treats swirling in Lee Isaac Chung’s legacy sequel to the original 1996 hit. Among Powell’s group of YouTube-streaming weather junkies are Brandon Perera, Katy O’Brien, Sasha Lane and, most …
Glen Powell is sharing how he’s kept Bill Paxton‘s memory alive throughout his career thus far. While appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Twisters star reflected on working with the late actor on a film years ago. “I shot this movie called Red Wing years and years ago and Bill and I …
Glen Powell‘s parents have appeared in all the star’s movies, the actor revealed this week, in a tradition that dates back to Spy Kids 3. The Top Gun: Maverick star shared the tidbit while previewing his new movie, Twisters, during an appearance on The Today Show. “There’s a great sequence midway through a rodeo sequence …
The storm-chasing sequel Twisters is racking up positive reviews (currently at 84 percent “Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes) and continues a much-needed summer of Glen Powell. The film chronicles an unprecedented outbreak of violent storms that tear through the American heartland and has characters spouting plenty of meteorological jargon. But the one thing Twisters doesn’t have: …