Saskatchewan storm chaser Rickey Forbes has had a front row seat to many tornadoes and other weather phenomenon throughout his career, which made him a prime candidate to help consult makers of the film “Twisters.”
The film raked in more than $90 million in its opening weekend and Forbes got the opportunity to walk the red carpet thanks to his role in helping make the film.
“I did a bit of consulting for it so I was able to be there on the red carpet, I also did work with GoPro. GoPro was a big part of the Twisters movie. If you watch, you’ll see their cameras at work just like we use them for real life storm chasing,” Forbes said, adding he got the opportunity to view the movie’s premiere in Hollywood.
Forbes said much like the original 1996 film, “Twister,” the new film is true to storm chasing …