The ‘Twisters’ Mystery, Explained: Why Helen Hunt Isn’t in the New Movie

It’d be one thing if there wasn’t a very obvious role for her in the legacy sequel

Twister
Warner Bros.

There’s something strange in Lee Isaac Chung’s “Twisters.” And it has nothing to do with gathering storm clouds or the atmospheric pressure as a tornado approaches.

And, we suppose this includes some mild spoilers, so if you’re squeamish about that kind of thing, turn back now and revisit this article after you’ve had your hair blown back by this new legacy sequel. This article will still be here.

In “Twisters,” Daisy Edgar-Jones plays a plucky young storm-chaser named Kate Cooper, who loses several friends (including her boyfriend) during a college experiment gone wrong. (It’s pretty gnarly.) Years later, she is wooed back to the world of tornado-hunting by Javi (Anthony Ramos), the only other survivor of their doomed college project.

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