Glen Powell is taking the ‘Twisters’ kiss controversy in stride: ‘everybody’s a winner’


Okay we gotta talk about one of the lighter movie controversies of the summer: The lack of a kiss at the end Twisters. The movie stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Where the Crawdads Sing), Glen Powell, and Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos. I know there’s been some mixed reviews, but I personally loved it. Was Twisters better than the original? No! But it was a great summer blockbuster movie. It had everything: really smart, charming hot people who were constantly placed in danger that they continuously survived against all odds only to go forth and presumably make a difference.

At the end of their death-defying harrowing experience, the two beautiful, charismatic leads who exuded sexual tension from the first time they met…basically shook hands and called it a movie. The whole ending felt like it was something that was built up to and then just stopped, and that’s because it was! There *was* a kiss scene filmed at the end of the movie, but it was edited out to make the movie less cliché. The movie-goers of the Internet were divided about this. Glen was asked about the controversy during an interview with Screen Rant and according to him, the fact that there’s a discussion around the subject means that kiss or no kiss, everyone’s a winner. In fact, he’s just happy that people are so engaged. Says Glen:

I’m taking it very personally! I’m sure you’ve seen the behind-the-scenes, where I did get to kiss Daisy Edgar-Jones, which really is all that counts. [Laughs] We had a great time, and I’m really proud of the movie.

I really think that even that [backlash] shows that people care, which is really great. I just love how excited people have gotten about that movie, and Daisy and I send each other the TikToks and the gifs. There’s so much funny stuff coming out of it. It’s fun. That’s what summer movies are about. It creates this conversation and cultural moment, and people dress up and do the thing. It’s been really awesome.

So, kiss or no kiss, everybody’s a winner.

[From Screen Rant]

While earlier reporting said that the kiss was cut out thanks to a note from producer Steven Spielberg, Twisters director, Lee Isaac Chung has gone on record to explain that he cut the filmed kiss out of the movie because he “didn’t want to dismiss” Edgar-Jones’ strong female character arc. He’s also said that her and Powell’s characters had a “strong enough” bond to justify no smoochy kiss at the ending. I appreciate this thought. I do.

Look, y’all, I love cliche disaster movies like this. I will be super honest here because I am on #TeamKiss. It may be considered shallow but I like watching people mack it at the end of a disaster movie. Again, call me shallow, but I don’t care. I don’t watch those types of movies because they make me smarter. If you’re going to spend 90 minutes of a movie setting people up with sexual tension, then I’m a very simple creature that wants a payoff. Besides, the movie just ends so awkwardly! They filmed the scene and everything is leading up to it, and it just stops midway. “Meh,” says this Elder Millennial.

That said, the fact that social media has been having so much fun with this conversation, really is a win for production. They just better reward us with a little Hallmark-ending action at the intro/middle/conclusion of a Twister 3.

photos credit: James Warren/Bang Showbiz/Avalon, IMAGO/Jeffery Mayer/RW/Mediapunch/Avalon, Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com

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  1. seaflower says:

    I actually enjoyed that they did not kiss – Powell’s character still needed to work to get the girl.

    • Justjj says:

      I did too! Sexier and definitely more refreshing to see. We need more Not So Fast energy in romantic comedy elements/rom com films. A kiss would have broken the tension.

    • SH says:

      Knowing the movie did well enough that there will almost certainly be a sequel I like the no kiss. They left somewhere for the next film to go. They can avoid the typical sequel issue where they have to break up the romantic leads to start the sequel for romantic tension since they got together at the end of the first movie.

    • StillDouchesOfCambridge says:

      I enjoyed the no brainer action movie. I thought the 2 of them shared the hero spot and the way the movie was built, we had enough time to get to know bith of them and understand that they fall for each other even without the kiss. They didnt need the kiss for us to understand that there will be a kiss. What I don’t understand is how come there were that many twisters, and twin twisters omg in such a short period of time?

    • Snoozer says:

      Honestly? This makes me happy. Glen is 35 and they keep pairing him with girls in their 20s. Daisy is 26, as is Sydney and they both look even younger. It’s giving “older brother” or “cool but creepy older dude” and I’m not into it. Normalise pairing Glen with women in their 30s!! I am SO tired of the Hollywood age gap! Adria is 32 and that pairing was HOT!

  2. SarahCS says:

    We really enjoyed the film and I’ll absolutely be watching it when it comes onto a streaming service we have.

    I was fully expecting a kiss as that’s what you get in this type of movie but I wasn’t unhappy with the ending. I figured either they were already going at it off-camera and this was a marketing/censorship thing to do with distribution or they just weren’t there yet but it wouldn’t be long.

    No complaints from me.

  3. JanetDR says:

    I was fine with it! I think it did leave her character with more independence in what is presumably their ongoing collaboration. After all, it’s her project.

  4. Lala11_7 says:

    I took my Goddaughter to see this on Saturday…this is the first time I’ve seen both leads work onscreen…and I really enjoyed it…I enjoyed the possible science behind it…and for me personally…I live in a Chicagoland suburb where 🌪 were NEVA an issue until 4 years ago…AND MY G-D 😱 and we’re talking just E1s…just…DEVESTATED homes and GLORIOUS 🌳….😭…So the subject matter hit home…Great casting…magnificent chemistry…I appreciated the lead actress taking the reins & handling her business alone at the end…and I understood why there was no kiss at the end…it did fit the emotional & psychological tone…HOWEVA…it would have been nice 😀

  5. Koro says:

    I noted the lack of a kiss or romantic wrap up at the end of the movie and was so happy! The pinnacle of a woman’s life is not always about getting the guy and so happy to see that in the movies nowadays!

  6. Digital Unicorn says:

    I’ll check it out on streaming – I like him as an actor, I enjoyed his performance in The Hitman.

    • SamuelWhiskers says:

      Me too, I noticed him on Scream Queens and thought he did a wonderful job there, and that kind of satire is hard to pull off.

    • AlpineWitch says:

      Liked him in The Hitman too, will check this one as well!

  7. Andrea says:

    What’s everyone’s favorite disaster-movie kiss??? Mine is the one at the end of Speed. Can’t be topped.

  8. Lenneke says:

    My favorite actionmovie-ending kiss is Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in Speed.

  9. tealily says:

    I didn’t even notice that they didn’t kiss. I loved it! I thought it was better than the original!!

  10. Emme says:

    Hooray, for no kiss! Let the sexual tension build for the sequel 😁

    The amount of films where two characters with no sexual chemistry whatever do a random (and unnessessary) kiss at the end is so frustrating.