Taylor Swift She announced her plans to direct her first feature, based on an original screenplay she had written, less than a year later win Oscars Well to All: The Short Film.
After jumping behind the camera to co-direct the music video for her 2019 single, ME! The pop star, 32, has wowed fans with her video prowess by self-directing herself in her music videos to The Man (2019), Cardigan (2020), Willow (2020), and Anti-Hero (2022). Bejeweled (2022).
Her project will be produced by Searchlight Pictures, the studio behind a number of critically acclaimed films, including Nomadland and The Shape of Water.
The Force Behind the Camera: Less than a year after winning an Academy Award for All Too Well: The Short Film, Taylor Swift announced plans to direct her first film from an original screenplay she wrote; Seen in 2021
While the plot and cast are still under wraps, Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield described the singer as a “once-in-a-generation entertainer and storyteller”.
“It is a real pleasure and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and new creative journey,” the couple said in a statement.
11-time Grammy winner He hinted at her next move at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, when asked if she would be open to directing a feature film.
Career pivot: After stepping behind the camera to co-direct the music video for her 2019 hit single, the pop star, 32, wowed fans with her videomaking prowess by self-directing herself in her music videos for The Man (2019). ), Cardigan (2020), Willow (2020), Anti-Hero (2022), Bejeweled (2022)
Sexy: Her project is being produced by Searchlight Pictures, the studio behind a number of critically acclaimed films, including Nomadland and The Shape of Water (she was seen knocking out Academy Award-winning actress Laura Dern in her Bejeweled music video earlier in the year). This year)
“I would like to keep taking small steps forward and I am now in a place where the next small step is not a small step,” the performer quipped.
She continued, “I’m going to commit to making a movie and I feel like I’d definitely love the right opportunity to appear, because I love telling stories in that way.”
At the event, she said directing was her “going out of what she ‘usually’ does, which is writing and singing songs”.
In good company: Her project was produced by Searchlight Pictures, the studio behind a number of critically acclaimed films, including Nomadland and The Shape of Water
The Unexpected: Earlier this week, the hitmaker told Shake It Off The Hollywood Reporter that if she could trade places with anyone for a day, she’d choose Guillermo del Toro; Seen in 2021
After struggling to find a female director for the man, Swift said she decided to direct it herself.
She said, “It was a delicate moment where you were on the verge of finding something new and you’re really hoping to do everything right.”
“It’s also important to remind yourself that you don’t have to do everything perfect because you need to learn and grow,” Swift added.
Leaving clues: The 11-time Grammy winner hinted at her next move at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, when asked if she’d be ready to direct a feature film. Seen in november
However, she initially admitted that she had “impostor syndrome” because she kept thinking that “other people who go to school do”.
She emphasized, “I am very aware of my privilege when it comes to being a filmmaker, because I was able to finance this film myself.”
She continued, “I always have to be aware that as exciting and challenging as it is to do that, I also understand that it’s incredibly difficult for women to make films and always watch that reality, it’s how lucky I am to even be close to the camera.”
Moving on: However, she initially admitted to having “impostor syndrome” because she kept thinking “other people who went to school do” (pictured last year)
As for the stories she hopes to explore, Swift said she’s always wanted to “tell human stories about human feelings.”
I never say never, but I can’t imagine myself shooting an action sequence. If that ever happens, honestly, that would be funny character growth, but at this point, I can see it in a much more comical and irreverent place.
She then joked, “I don’t always see myself telling stories of the intense, gut-wrenching heartbreak at your most formative age that wears you down emotionally for years and then you have to develop scar tissue in order to get on with your life, the lameness.” Your way to your typewriter and write a novel on it. I think I did.
She emphasized, “I am very aware of my privilege when it comes to being a filmmaker, because I was able to finance this film myself.”
Dream Big: As for the stories she hopes to explore, Swift said she’s always wanted to “tell human stories about human feelings.”
I never say never, but I can’t imagine myself shooting an action sequence. If that ever happens, honestly, that would be funny character growth, but at this point, I can see it running into a more comical and irreverent place.
Her work producing All Too Well: The Short Film, starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien of Maze Runner, eventually earned her an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year.
Meanwhile, her first solo directorial debut in The Man in 2020 earned her the award for Best Direction.
The hit maker, Shake It Off, said recently Hollywood ReporterIf she could trade places with anyone for one day, she would choose Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro.
“Imagine having that imagination, that visual vocabulary and that incredible work,” said Swift. “To have such a diverse range of storytelling but somehow put your own unique artistic signature into each film.”
