“Twisters” has a lot going for it. It’s a legacy sequel to a classic ‘90s disaster film. It stars Glen Powell, one of the hottest rising stars in entertainment right now, and is directed by Lee Isaac Chung, hot off his breakout autobiographical hit, “Minari.” But now that many audiences have gotten the chance to see the film for themselves, they all can’t help but ask one question. “Where the f*** is the kiss?”
To explain, while romance may not be at the forefront of this storm-chasing blockbuster, there is an undeniable connection between Daisy Edgar-Jones’ Kate Carter and Powell’s Tyler Owens, one that leads Tyler to follow Kate into an airport at the end of the film before she potentially leaves his life forever. However, before they’re able to confirm their attraction with a kiss, they’re pulled away yet again by another storm.
As online fans have come to find out, this wasn’t always the intended ending. In fact, a recently released video from the set of the film shows Powell and Edgar-Jones leaning into one another at the airport for a steamy closing kiss, but somehow, this ended up on the cutting room floor.
Who’s to blame for this tragic omission? Turns out, none other than producer and maestro of cinema himself, Steven Spielberg. In a recent interview with Collider, Edgar-Jones and Powell laid the fault at Spielberg’s feet and explained why they understood the choice.
“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,” said Edgar-Jones. “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.”
Taking it a step further, Powell shared how he felt the movie wasn’t about Kate and Tyler “finding love” romantically, but professionally and spiritually.
“It’s returning Kate to the thing that she loves, which is storm chasing,” said Powell to Collider. “So that’s what you have at the end of the movie. 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.”
