Twisters
Box Office: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Zooms to $97M Record-Making Second Weekend, Hits $824M Globally
Deadpool really is Marvel’s Jesus, as the antihero like to call himself. Deadpool & Wolverine continued make box office history and obliterate more records in its sophomore outing, zooming to a better-than-expected $97 million domestically — the eighth biggest second weekend of all time and the fifth biggest for an MCU title — for a […]
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A Haven for L.A. Movie Lovers Since 1937 Flickers to Darkness
On a balmy Thursday night, at the corners of Broxton and Weyburn Avenues in Westwood Village, a smattering of movie lovers bathed in yellow and blue neon lights snapped photos of a marquee. They came to pay last respects to the Fox Bruin Theater, whose 7:30 p.m. screening of Twisters would be its last, the […]
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‘Twisters’ Reignites Debate Over Steamy Scenes in Movies
[This story contains spoilers for Twisters.] Twisters audiences are getting swept up in the renewed debate surrounding depictions of sexual intimacy on the big screen. Social media users have been in a tizzy over the ending of director Lee Isaac Chung’s action film that stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos. A follow-up to […]
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The Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time
Disaster is approaching, and we’re all on the edge of our seats to see what happens next. We’re excited, afraid and not devoid of a little morbid curiosity. But this is the movies, of course, where such feelings are validated with the knowledge that safety resides outside the theater doors, or outside of our living […]
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Swordplay at WME: An Agent’s Assistant Goes to the Olympics
Touché! A WME Assistant Jabs His Way to Paris What’s the difference between a Hollywood agent and an Olympic fencer? The fencer salutes his opponents after stabbing them in the back. Other than that, the skills required — steely nerves, killer instincts, ruthless ambition — are remarkably similar. No one knows that better than Pascual […]
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‘Twisters’ Director Explains His Ending Choice for Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell
[This story contains spoilers to Twisters.] Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung has explained why he didn’t opt for the ending where Glen Powell‘s Tyler and Daisy Edgar-Jones‘ Kate share a passionate kiss (to the audience’s dismay). The natural disaster blockbuster had an estimated domestic opening of $80.5 million at the North American box office, making […]
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Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Whips Up Huge Storm With Record $80.5M Domestic Opening
Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters is whipping up huge winds at the box office, with forecasters predicting a far better than expected domestic opening of $80.5 million in North America. That’s even up from Saturday’s already massive estimate of $74.6 million. The record-breaking movie, playing in 4,151 theaters, easily boasts the top domestic opening ever for […]
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Glen Powell and ‘Twisters’ Co-Stars Make Surprise Visit at Luke Combs Concert to Chug Beers Onstage
Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos got to wet their whistles during a surprise appearance at a Luke Combs concert over the weekend. The performers joined the country singer onstage at his show Friday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. As seen in footage shared to social media, Combs and the castmembers […]
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‘Twisters’ Director Missed Flying Cow in His Own Movie After VFX Team Snuck It In
[This story contains spoilers for Twisters.] Missed the flying cow in Twisters? You’re in good company. Director Lee Isaac Chung said he initially didn’t spot the homage to the original franchise installment himself. “My god, everybody’s been wanting a cow in this movie,” says Chung, who recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter. He was […]
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‘Twisters’ Headed Toward $72M Opening After Whipping Up $10.7M in Previews
A storm has arrived at the box office, with Twisters bringing in $10.7 million in Thursday night previews as it heads to a domestic debut as high as $72 million. That’s far above expectations. Going into the weekend, tracking services projected Twisters could score anywhere from $40 million to $50 million domestically (with some distributors […]
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‘Twisters’ Star Brandon Perea on the Daunting Task of Following Philip Seymour Hoffman and Why ‘The OA’ Isn’t Over to Him Yet
Two years ago, Brandon Perea delivered a breakout big-screen performance in Jordan Peele’s Nope, and now he’s back in Universal’s latest July event film, Twisters. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, Perea plays Boone, who’s nearly unrecognizable from his Nope character, Angel Torres. He is the right hand to Glen Powell’s Tyler Owens, as their team […]
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TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe on Stealing Scenes in ‘Twisters’ — and Getting Back to the Recording Booth
With Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and the awesome might of Mother Nature out in front of the marketing for Twisters, many may not know about the additional treats swirling in Lee Isaac Chung’s legacy sequel to the original 1996 hit. Among Powell’s group of YouTube-streaming weather junkies are Brandon Perera, Katy O’Brien, Sasha Lane and, most […]
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