Glen Powell Takes Backlash Over Cut Daisy Edgar-Jones Twisters Kiss 'Very Personally': 'Shows People Care'

• Glen Powell addressed fan reaction to the removal of a Twisters kiss scene with Daisy Edgar-Jones, who says “kiss or no kiss, everybody’s a winner”
• Powell noted that he believed “yes [backlash] it shows that people care, which is really great”
• In an interview on July 20 for colliderit was revealed that the removal of the kiss from the final scene was due to a note from Steven Spielberg, and Edgar-Jones reiterated that the removal “doesn’t make the film too cliche”

Glen Powell took over Twisters the backlash over the deleted kiss scene with Daisy Edgar-Jones was “very personal” and said that “kiss or not, everyone’s a winner.”

In an interview with Screen Rant On August 14, Powell, 35, said he was “delighted” by the online chatter about the deleted kiss scene, as it showed him fans were “excited” about the film

“I really think even that [backlash] it shows that people care, which is really great,” he said. “I love how excited people are about the movie, and Daisy and I send each other TikToks and gifs. So many funny things come out of it. It’s fun.”

Glenn Powell (left) and Daisy Edgar-Jones in Los Angeles on July 11, 2024.

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In the sequel to the 1996 film, 2024 – which opens in theaters on July 19 – Edgar Jones’ Cooper is a retired storm chaser who is sent back to storm-chasing to test a revolutionary tracking system, with his friend Javi (Anthony Ramos). Powell’s character – a social media star – ends up joining Kate and Javi’s efforts to chase the same storm with them.

In the end, Powell runs through the airport to catch up with Edgar Jones and together they head off to hunt more storms. After the film’s release, it was revealed that an alternate ending that included a kiss between the two stars was shot, but was ultimately scrapped and caused initial backlash and debate online.

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Powell added that the jokes and online debates about the lost moment are “exactly what summer movies are about.”

“It creates this conversation and cultural moment, and people dress up and do things,” he continued. “It was really great.”

Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In an interview for Entertainment Weekly On July 19, director Lee Isaac Chung explained that he “tried the kiss, and it was very polarizing,” and that it had nothing to do with “the performance of the kiss.” [no-kiss shot] was the second option I shot that day, and I have to say, ‘I like it better. I think it’s a better ending,’ he explained.

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Edgar-Jones, 26, added in that interview: “It was nice and refreshing not to have to end on that beat because what you end up with are two people who are so equal in their love and interests and intelligence and understanding of time.”

Daisy Edgar-Jones (left), Anthony Ramos and Glen Powell in ‘Twisters’ (2024).

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This was later revealed in a July 20 interview with collider that taking the kiss out of the last scene was Steven Spielberg’s note.

Edgar-Jones said the note “keeps the film from feeling too clichéd” and that the understanding that “this is not the end of their story. They are united by a shared passion for something.”

Powell agreed, adding that the film “isn’t about them finding love.”

“It brings Kate back to the things she loves, which is storm chasing,” he continued. “So that’s what you have at the end of the movie. They share that thing, and her passion is rekindled, and her sense of home is I feel like a kiss wouldn’t be the real goal at the end of the movie.”

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