There truly “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma.” Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones play stormchasers Tyler Owens and Kate Cooper in the new film “Twisters,” a sequel to the 1996 original. The two actors have undeniable chemistry in the movie, but surprisingly don’t seal the happy ending with a kiss.
In an interview with Collider, Powell, 35, and Edgar-Jones, 26, revealed that the decision for their characters to avoid any PDA is thanks to advice from executive producer Steven Spielberg. “I think it’s a Spielberg note, wasn’t it? Do you know what it is? I think it stops the film feeling too cliched, actually,” the “Normal People” actress told Collider. “I think there’s something really wonderful about it feeling like there’s a continuation.
This isn’t the end of their story. They’re united by their shared passion for something.” Powell echoed her praise for the decision, emphasizing that the film “is not about them finding love.
” “It’s returning Kate to the thing that she loves, which is storm chasing. So that’s what you have at the end of the movie,” the “Anyone but You” star explained. “They share this thing, and her passion is reinvigorated, and her sense of home is reinvigorated.
I feel like a kiss would be sort of unrepresentative of the right goal at the end of the movie. And it is a good Spielberg note. It’s why that kid is still in this game.
It’s amazing.” Director Isaac Lee Chung previously discussed the decision wi.