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The unexpected charm of Glen Powell in “Twisters”: A behind-the-scenes look
Glen Powell’s wet T-shirt moment: A spontaneous decision
Glen Powell wasn’t supposed to be showing off his body in “Twisters,” but then came the rain. Director Lee Isaac Chung decided at the last minute that Powell should be seen in the natural disaster movie in a wet white T-shirt.
“That was Isaac’s idea,” Powell told me Thursday at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “I did have a jacket in that scene. He said, ‘I think we’re going to toss the jacket out.’ I was like, ‘Cool.’ And he goes, ‘Also, there’s going to be a rain machine.’ I was like, ‘OK.’ But then I was like, ‘Wait a minute.’”
The hunky moment in the movie — a sequel to the classic tornado disaster action thriller “Twister” — was met with applause and cheers during the premiere screening. Powell insists he didn’t do any extra push-ups before shooting the shot. “Not enough,” he said, laughing.
Isaac recalled, “I thought it would be impressionistic. When we started rolling then I realized, ‘Oh, this is what I’ve done.’ And everybody’s telling me to keep rolling. I aim to please.”
Real-life weather challenges on set
But not everything was body, body, body on set. The cast and crew faced disastrous real-life weather conditions while filming in Oklahoma. Ironically, one of their sets that was ready to be demolished during one of the tornado sequences had to be rebuilt after a real windstorm destroyed it. “We did a big set in a farmers market and we had a wild storm,” Daisy Edgar-Jones remembered. “We were watching from the windows like, ‘Oh, no!’”
Chung wished he could have shot the real storm, but said, “As a filmmaker I definitely asked the question, ‘Can we roll on this?’ But the answer was, ‘No, for safety reasons.’ … But we took pictures, and that was a reference for us.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal: A bond over training
Edgar-Jones recently told Variety’s Ellise Shafer that she and her “Normal People” co-star Paul Mescal bonded over her training for “Twisters” and his for “Gladiator 2.” I had to ask Edgar-Jones what she thought of the just-released “Gladiator” trailer. “Wow, he was far more ripped than I was,” she said of Mescal. “It’s so cool. I am so excited for him. I cannot wait to see it… He worked so hard on it.”
The cast of “Twisters”: A star-studded ensemble
“Twisters” hits theaters on July 19, and the premiere was a star-studded event. Alongside Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, the cast includes Daryl McCormack, Harry Hadden-Paton, Ashley J. Sandberg, Anthony Ramos Martinez, Sasha Lane, Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, and even Powell’s dog Brisket.
For more details and to watch the trailer, visit Twisters Trailer.
Reflecting on the magic of spontaneous moments
The spontaneous decision to have Glen Powell in a wet T-shirt might seem trivial, but it highlights the unpredictable nature of filmmaking. Sometimes, the most memorable moments are those unplanned, spur-of-the-moment decisions that add an extra layer of charm and authenticity to a film. As viewers, we often forget the myriad of choices and challenges that go into creating the scenes we love. “Twisters” is a testament to the magic that can happen when creativity meets spontaneity, even in the face of real-life storms.
it’s these unexpected moments that make movies memorable, leaving us eagerly awaiting the next surprise.
