Jeri Jacquin
Coming to theatres from director Lee Isaac Chung and
Universal Pictures comes the anticipated adventure when dealing with TWISTERS.
Meteorologist Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is
attempting to recover from a major blow to her storm chasing. Javi (Anthony
Ramos) has been testing a new tracking system since then and wants Kate to jump
back into the game. Hesitant, Kate agrees to come back briefly and see what
Javi has going. Out in the field, she meets Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), a
“tornado wrangler” who lives for the thrill of the storm.
As Kate and Javi begin chasing, it is clear that she
is hesitant and is causes the team to wonder if she can handle it all. When
they see what Tyler and his crew are capable of, Kate takes on the challenge
and works with Javi to start chasing the outbreak of tornadoes in the infamous
tornado alley. Not far behind is Tyler along with videographer Boone (Brandon
Perea) and tag-along journalist Ben (Harry Hadden-Paston) who wants to write
about storm chasers, drone operator Lilly
More and more storms are on the horizon but Kate
learns that she might be chasing with the wrong team. Tyler and Kate decide its
time to take the chase to another level and its none too soon as the biggest
tornado is about to test them all.
Powell as Tyler is the rough and rugged cowboy chaser
who cranks up the music and shouts his way into storms. His character has a
swagger that charms everyone, except perhaps for Kate, but that doesn’t stop
him from trying. Taking on storm by storm, Powell gives his character depth
with his look on those who suffer from the devastation of the tornadoes.
Edgar-Jones as Kate experienced what happens when you
take on Mother Nature and it isn’t easy to shake. Getting back into the game,
Edgar-Jones brings out the history of this character and what motivates her to
accept tragedy and do everything possible to create a system that can prevent
disasters.
Ramos as Javi is part of Kate’s original team but
after the disaster he goes on his own way. That way is being part of a new
storm chasing team but it causes a rift between he and Kate. Trying to make
amends, Javi discovers that what he does and how he wants to do it are two very
different things.
Shout out to Hadden-Paston as British journalist Ben
and Maura Tierney as Kate’s mom Cathy.
Cast also includes: Daryl McCormack as Jeb, Kiernan
Shipka as Addy, Nik Dodani as Praveen, David Corenswet as Scott, Tunde Adebimpe
as Dexter, Katy O’Brian as Dani, David Born as Riggs, Laura Poe as Debra,
Austin Bullock as Manny, and Stephen Oyoung as Mike.
The soundtrack TWISTERS: The Album features country
music artists like Luke Combs with the lead single Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,
Miranda Lambert with Ain’t in Kansas Anymore and more. The music adds an
element of fun to the film and I totally enjoyed it.
The story is a bit nostalgic with its twists and nods
to the 1996 Bill Paxton-Helen Hunt film TWISTER. This includes an appearance by
the late Paxton’s son Cody. I felt like there were a few Easter Eggs whether
they were intentional or not. See if you can find them.
I also had the opportunity to speak with Glen Powell
and Daisy Edgar-Jones and get their thoughts on the film.
Hi guys, thank you so much for taking the
time today to talk with me. I want to tell you first off, fantastic; I love the
movie so much. I’m a huge fan of the [1996] original film so I was really
excited to see what you guys were going to do. So, jumping right in, Daisy,
what brought you the most joy making the film?
Daisy: That’s a lovely question! It is so hard to
choose. Making this film and then watching it brought me so much joy in every
way. Meeting Glenn, meeting Anthony and the whole cast, it is such a great
group of people. Also, honestly, just filming in Oklahoma, getting to meet real
storm chasers and meteorologists. Glenn and I went chasing for real and thought
it was so cool meeting these people and hope to chase with them again. Filming
all the stunt sequences, it is really hard to highlight just one. It was
honestly such a wonderful experience and I’m so glad I had it.
Glen, what brought you the most terror
making the film?
Glen: It was so terrifying meeting Daisy Edgar-Jones,
she is so intimidating and she never lets you forget she’s a superstar. I never
really felt comfortable around her <laughing>. No, she in terms of joy,
meeting her has been the joy of this entire experience. Obviously, when you are
shooting a movie like this, in tornado alley, during tornado season, you are
getting blasted with debris and dust and rain and wind and hay, your having
farm equipment shot at you from across the street. There is a lot to battle and
there was extreme weather while we shooting extreme weather. I think it really
does come down to an amazing cast so no matter what kind of terrors we battling
during this movie, we had an amazing group of people working on this.
That’s awesome. Did you feel like, while
you were filming, there were moments where you thought ‘this actually happens
to people!’, its harsh stuff.
Daisy: I think that was something our filmmaker Isaac
was really sensitive to, he grew up in Arkansas so he had experiences with
tornadoes and really knew how it impacted communities. Especially certain
scenes, the production design was really remarkable and some of the sets we
walked on were really a shock to see how devastating it could be. So, that was
really important to us to represent the community. Isaac, one thing that he
truly celebrates is how much a group of people come together after a disaster hits,
how much we can help each other, pull together and pull through. This film is a
real celebration of community in a beautiful way. It was definetly wild to film
some of these scenes.
Again, I enjoyed the film so much and
thank you for the talk!
Glen: Thank you.
Daisy: It was so nice to meet you!
TWISTERS is the action and adventure that the 1996
fans will be in the theatres to see. Knowing the basic history of that film
brings a comfortability and familiarity that is going to be appreciated. The
film is loud, fierce and everything you’d expect from a film that has massive
tornados. The special effect and cinematography are very good and will draw
everyone who sees the film into the action. Let’s face it, I think most of us
would like to see a tornado in an open place (minus people being affected), it
is a force of nature like no other.
My only encounter with a tornado was, as a kid, my
parents, siblings and myself were going through Oklahoma in a station wagon
(yes, a real station wagon) on our way to California. The sky became still and
it was quite humid, it seemed out of nowhere my father veered off the road into
a dip more than a ditch. He yelled for us to “get down!”. Out the back window,
my brother and I saw a tornado meandering down the highway. My parents said it
was a small one and all I could think was “THAT was small?”.
It was actually quite amazing that director Chung
included a harsh look at the devastating effects of tornados. Taking into
account that although the film is meant to entertain, there is an element of
reality for the people who actually live and recover from devastation brought
on by tornados, so kudos for that.
Powell, Edgar-Jones and Ramos lead the way into
tornado alley and through the middle of the country with vast open spaces and
small towns. Each character brings their own story and, of course, the biggest
personality is that of Tyler Owens, his equally thrill-seeking crew with their
music induced, Red Bull antics and an indestructible truck. Strap in because
TWISTERS is going to take everyone for a ride!
In the end – chase, ride and survive!
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