Glen Powell defends Twisters after kiss backlash

Glen Powell has defended 'Twisters' following a backlash over the exclusion of a kiss between the two main characters.

The actor plays a storm chaser in the disaster movie - a standalone sequel to 1996 film 'Twister' - opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones and despite their characters getting close at the end of the film director Lee Isaac Chung decided not to include a scene of the pair sharing a smooch onscreen - and Glen is adamant it was the right move.

He told Screenrant: "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."

Chung previously explained he filmed two different endings and ultimately decided not to include the kissing scene.

He told Collider: "I filmed both versions, to be honest. I had a kiss version, and I had a non-kiss version. I have to say, I like both versions and there were many arguments made to have them kiss. My 13-year-old niece is very mad at me that I didn't have them kiss because she saw that version and she loved that.

"But it feels to me that [Daisy's character] Kate's journey and the reward at the end for her should not be a kiss, but that she's found companionship, she's found community again, and she's also come back to her sense of purpose, which is chasing these storms.

"So a storm is coming in, and those two together decide to go out to chase that storm, and I love that ending. So, many apologies to my niece and other people."