Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Twisters!
Summary Twisters focuses on new characters like Kate and Tyler, replacing the original stars with fresh faces in the storm-chasing adventure. Kate repeats a classic Twister quote, "I'm not back," highlighting the similarities between her and Bill Paxton's character from the original. The sequel emphasizes Kate's instincts and scientific brilliance, making her a worthy replacement for Bill Paxton's character in Twisters.
Twisters repeats one quote from the original 1996 movie, confirming which character is Bill Paxton's replacement in the process. When it came to making the Twister sequel, the franchise opted to move in a new direction that focused on new characters part of a younger generation of storm chasers and tornado enthusiasts. This is how Twisters' cast came to be headlined by Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos, among others. In many cases, it is possible to see similarities between the new and original characters too.
On the surface, it would be easy to note which Twisters characters are meant to replace the previous stars. Daisy Edgar-Jones' Kate is the main female lead after Helen Hunt's Jo did not return. Glen Powell's Tyler is then the main male character, replacing Bill Paxton's Bill from the original. Even someone like Brandon Perea's Boone feels like a direct replacement for Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Rusty. However, there is a familiar quote from Twister used in the sequel that confirms who replaces Bill Paxton, and it's not Glen Powell.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones Repeats Bill Paxton's "I'm Not Back" Quote In Twisters Paxton Says It Repeatedly In The 1996 Movie Close
While Twisters exists mostly as a standalone sequel to the original movie, there is one moment where it directly borrows a quote from it. After the first day in Oklahoma for the tornado chases goes awry, Kate and Javi return to the hotel they are staying at to get some rest for the night. Kate turns down Javi's offer to hang out so she can rest, and it is as she goes to her room that he welcomes her back into the world she left five years ago. This is when Kate copies a Twister quote of Bill's and says, "I'm not back."
In the 1996 original, saying variations of "I'm not back" is common for Bill Paxton's character. He is repeatedly welcomed back into the fold by his old team. But at every turn, he is in denial that he's jumped back into a world he left behind to pursue a safer career field. Kate and Bill are both resistant to admit that they missed the time in the field and fight those claims. However, their actions throughout both movies repeatedly say otherwise. Twisters using the "I'm not back" quote is the clearest way to confirm Daisy Edgar-Jones is Bill Paxton's replacement.
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2 Daisy Edgar-Jones' Kate Is Very Similar To Bill Paxton's Bill They Have The Same Instincts
Beyond using the same quote, Twisters further illustrates how Bill and Kate are similar at different points. The biggest example of this is how the sequel highlights the instincts that Edgar-Jones' character has. Bill was so highly regarded in the field in 1996 because he could sense what the tornado was going to do before anyone else, and even better than technology could at times. Kate's instincts are on par with Bill's, as she even notices the wind change directions at the last minute when twin tornadoes are on the loose.
Kate still has similarities to Jo, such as their tragic pasts with tornadoes
It is through this similarity and the recycled quote that Twisters emphasizes how alike Kate and Bill are. They are both geniuses at the science of tornadoes, with Bill inventing the Dorothy design and Kate developing a formula to disrupt tornadoes. Their scientific brilliance, combined with their unmatched instincts, makes them perfect for the storm-chasing lifestyle they both tried to run away from, albeit for different reasons. As a result, Twisters replaces Bill Paxton with Daisy Edgar-Jones to great results.
Twisters PG-13ActionAdventureThriller
Director Lee Isaac Chung Release Date July 19, 2024 Writers Mark L. Smith , Joseph Kosinski , Michael Crichton , Anne-Marie Martin Cast Daisy Edgar-Jones , Glen Powell , Anthony Ramos , Brandon Perea , Daryl McCormack Runtime 117 Minutes
