Fans of Taylor Swift, hold on to your scarves. The singer-songwriter is preparing to debut with Searchlight Pictures in feature film directing. The untitled film will be based on an original script written by Swift, albeit there is no other cast or production information available now.
One of the most successful performers of all time, Swift has also helmed a few of her music videos. The Man, from the 2019 album Lover, was the subject of her first solo-directed music video.
Sadie Sink from Stranger Things and Dylan O’Brien from Teen Wolf play a couple in a doomed love in All Too Well: The Short Film, which she directed last year and is based on the 10-minute version of her highly acclaimed song “All Too Well.”
The movie was nominated for an Oscar and debuted at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Her most recent video productions were the two for her 2022 album Midnights. She is the only solo artist to have won two MTV VMAs for outstanding direction. In supporting parts, Swift also appeared in Cats, Amsterdam, and Valentine’s Day.
More information about Swift’s future film is unknown. Check out the behind-the-scenes film of her directing All Too Well: The Short Film, which, like a true mastermind, she just recently published, for an insight into her directing approach.
Taylor Swift is Directing Her First Film From a Screenplay She Wrote
It took time before Taylor Swift occupied the director’s chair by her right. Taylor has already acted in films like The Giver and Cats, and she directed the “All Too Well” short film after Red (Taylor’s Version) came out late last year. As a result, the announcement that she will be directing her debut feature is hardly shocking.
Taylor has teamed up with Searchlight Pictures for her debut in the movie industry. The fact that she has already drafted the script is not surprising. However, as of right now, it is all the information we are aware of about the project; neither story details nor casting information have been revealed.
DIRECTOR TAYLOR SWIFT pic.twitter.com/A0LG44vzXj
— Irene (midnights version) (@lillyswiftt13) December 8, 2022
“Taylor is a once-in-a-generation artist and storyteller. It is a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement to Variety.
This news is inspiring, even though we’re still perplexed about how Taylor found the time to develop a movie script while simultaneously re-recording her old albums and releasing surprise albums. Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien from “All Too Well,” as well as her married friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, are among her prominent actor buddies that she may cast in the movie. (Or perhaps Joe Alwyn, her partner?)
sadie sink, taylor swift and dylan o’brien behind the scenes of ‘all too well: the short film’. pic.twitter.com/voNxM4NNvN
— ؘ (@picsofsadie) December 8, 2022
We also know that Taylor can tell a tale that has nothing to do with her personal life, both folklore and evermore featured story-songs about both fictional and real-life people, so whatever she has in store will probably be significant.
Taylor is a good candidate for a project like this for more reasons than just her writing abilities. She won two VMAs for her directing efforts, which included the short film “All Too Well” and her video “The Man.” When her movie opens in theatres, we’ll be purchasing front-row tickets.
Final Lines
Taylor Swift has been one of the most famous musicians for a long time. But the Midnight singer is going to make her first full-length movie. The news just came out that Taylor Swift is not only directing the film but that she also wrote the original script.
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