Twisters is a box office hit , and audiences are turning out to watch the all-star cast chase tornadoes in rural Oklahoma. A big disaster action film is enough to reel in an audience, but the special effects and cinematography aren't the only reasons why Twisters’ cinemas are sold out. Glen Powell is having a moment right now, and after leading Anyone But You last year, the 35-year-old actor has become one of Hollywood’s premiere heartthrobs.
Of course, the scene in Twisters where he wears a thin white T-shirt in the pouring rain felt like an inevitable way to broaden their audience, but apparently, the sexy factor wasn’t the reason for the moment. Collider recently caught up with director Lee Isaac Chung and asked him about the visual choices made in the film and the energy he tried to capture in Twisters . The outlet also asked him about the now viral scene of Powell in a wet, white T-shirt, which has found its way into many TikTok compilations.
It's a pretty steamy scene, but apparently, this wasn’t the intention behind the outfit choice or the rain. Chung explained he initially thought it was just a great way to convey emotion and tone, but the women behind the scenes quickly realized the rain was doing more than setting the mood. The filmmaker explained: I was thinking about how rain makes things poetic, and my costume person, Eunice [Jera Lee], was like, ‘This is what he's gonna wear.
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