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Twisters Star Sasha Lane Explains How the Original Twister Cast Inspired the Tornado Wranglers

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The Tornado Wranglers are wild, loud, and a ton of fun, creating many memorable moments throughout the film. Sasha Lane plays LIly in Twisters, the Tornado Wrangler in charge of chasing storms with a drone, as well as dropping some timely truths when someone needs to hear them. Lane spent some time chatting with ComicBook following the film’s home digital release, and she opened up about how the original chasers inspired her and her co-stars.

“I think just the relaxedness about [the crew],” Lane said. “We know our purpose and we are very much serious about what we’re doing, but it’s kind of like the scene when Kate comes in and doesn’t realize we’re there to help and we’re not selling t-shirts just because we like money. But it’s even Boone looking for the dog. He’s the craziest and most outward, but just as easily he’s like, ‘I’m gonna go find the dog.’

“When you go back and watch the original Twister, they were all about it,” she continued. “But at the same time we also like beer and can crack a smile. If you’re going to risk your life for something you might as well have fun doing it. So it think that made it all relaxed a little bit.”

In Twisters, after surviving a devastating encounter with a tornado, former storm chaser Kate Cooper monitors extreme weather from behind a computer screen. When an opportunity arises to test cutting-edge equipment, Kate heads to the Midwest to track twisters, putting her on a collision course not only with the deadly phenomena, but also with social-media star Tyler Owens. As the storms in Oklahoma intensify, the pair must unite and combine their unique skills to survive the most extreme weather imaginable.

Twisters stars Daisy Edgar-JonesGlen PowellAnthony RamosBrandon PereaSasha LaneDaryl McCormackKiernan ShipkaNik DodaniKaty O’Brian, and Maura TierneyLee Isaac Chung directed the sequel from a script by Mark L. Smith. Twisters is still playing in theaters and is now available to buy and rent on digital VOD platforms.