Growing up in the Midwest, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung developed both a healthy fear of tornadoes and a reverence for Jan de Bont’s 1996 disaster film “Twister.” When he was hired to direct the sequel, “Twisters,” storming theaters on July 19, he knew one thing was non-negotiable: They needed to shoot in Oklahoma, not on soundstages.
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Daisy Edgar-Jones, from left, Anthony Ramos and Glen Powell in a scene from “Twisters.” This image released by Universal Pictures shows Sasha Lane, left, and Glen Powell in a scene from “Twisters.” Lee Isaac Chung , director of “Twisters,” walks onstage during the Universal Pictures and Focus Features presentation at CinemaCon 2024, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
There would be sacrifices that would have to be made, cutting the number of shooting days to make the budget work, but it was important. “Twister” might have been a major blockbuster, the second-highest grossing film of 1996 behind “Independence Day,” but for Chung it always seemed like a local film done in his backyard.
“I felt like I was coming back home. It was a confirmation that we made the right call,” Chung said. “‘Minari’ and ‘Twisters,’ even though they’re very different, I kind of think of them as my Oklahoma movies. “It’s like I could see it,” he said. “I was firing off in my mind all the emotions that I want the audience to feel.”
They hit the ground running with production starting in spring 2023, to capitalize on the area’s actual tornado season. One day, they were filming a scene of Edgar-Jones and her friends running from a giant tornado, trying to find safety. The crew was also getting warnings of a giant storm coming in and were cautioned to film what they needed as quickly as possible. Soon after they’d made their day and sent everyone home, they got a report that a tornado had touched down about 40 miles away.
Everyone had gotten so used to shutting down for weather, tornadoes, storms, lightning, that when it became obvious that the actors were heading for a walkout there were plenty of jokes about “what’s another strike?”Spielberg executive produced the original, but his fascination with tornadoes goes back further than that.
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