When Lee Isaac Chung was announced as the director ofthe long-awaited sequelTwisters, many of us scratched our heads.
Chung is, obviously, a talented filmmaker.
His most recent film, Minari, had justcome off multiple Oscar nominations including a win.
Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and director Lee Isaac Chung on location filming Twisters.Photo: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures
In fact, it was the opposite.
I remember beingso filled with adrenalineafter that that I was like I want to make a disaster film.
I remember thinking, I didnt know you could chase after these things, Chung said.
That, to me, was very mind-blowing.
I felt like I was coming back home, Chung said.
And, on at least one occasion, filming had to stop because of actual tornadoes.
We got the shots we needed.
The skies were perfect because it looked like a tornado.
We got everyone out of there safely.
And a tornado actually touched the ground after we filmed it, Chung said.
It felt like a strange, only when youre making a movie sort of day.
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