Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones on ‘Twisters’ ‘First Date’ (Unique)

Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones are large on first impressions. 

Whereas the 2 actors had met a number of occasions earlier than filming Twisters, which releases in theaters July 19, expectations had been highest throughout their “first date” on set, they inform PEOPLE completely.

“What made me giggle,” says Powell, 35, “was Daisy got here on this very stylish outfit with a shawl and all these various things. Reduce to — that was the final time I noticed Daisy dressed up. We wore sweatpants for the remainder of the shoot.”

“I made a lot effort for that first date,” quips Edgar-Jones, 26. 

“First date, simply got here out of the gate, full type,” Powell continues. “I used to be like, ‘Wow. She simply attire so stylish’ … You actually got here out of the gate sturdy.”

“I bear in mind each time I got here to set you had been like, ‘The identical jumper?’ I simply wore this one grey sweatsuit,” says Edgar-Jones. “I used to be like, ‘I am so drained.’ ”

Contemplating the blustery mayhem within the Lee Isaac Chung-directed standalone sequel to the 1996 movie Tornado starring Helen Hunt and Invoice Paxton, it’s no surprise Edgar-Jones was drained. She leads Twisters as meteorologist Kate Cooper, whereas Powell performs well-known storm chaser Tyler Owens, the “Twister Wrangler.”

“You need to make a very good impression,” the British actress tells PEOPLE of the “semblance of fashion” she delivered to the primary day on set. “However then, clearly, if you’re month three into being blasted by a jet engine, rain, hail, particles, you are similar to — each morning I simply slept proper up till I needed to go away. Placed on no matter I may and simply went to set — fell to set, actually.”

By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free each day publication to remain up-to-date on the very best of what PEOPLE has to supply, from juicy movie star information to driving human curiosity tales.

Powell and Edgar-Jones additionally had impressions of one another previous to assembly on the premiere of Edgar-Jones’ 2022 thriller Recent. “It is actually, actually enjoyable to work with any person that you simply actually admire their work earlier than as a result of it is only a thrilling solution to go to work realizing that that particular person’s taking good care of their facet of the desk,” says Powell, calling his costar’s work in 2020 miniseries Regular Individuals “a defining efficiency.” 

Edgar-Jones “cherished” Powell in Set It Up and High Gun: Maverick, she says. “After I heard that Glen was up for Tyler, I used to be like, ‘Oh, he is good for that half, he’s going to fully crush it.’ ”

Turning to her costar, she provides, “You are unimaginable to not like!”

Twisters additionally stars Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Sasha Lane and Maura Tierney. It storms into theaters July 19.