Taylor Swift wants to direct movies

Singer Taylor Swift brought All Too Well The Short Film to the Toronto International Film Festival for a discussion in front of scores of fansThe talk moderated by TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey focused on Swifts directorial process and considering her music from a visual angle It was also coupled with the first 35mm screening of All Too Well which she wrote directed produced and makes an appearance in reports VarietyBailey asked if Swift would be interested in one day making feature films and she said yes if she could find the right materialId love to keep taking baby steps forward she said And I think that Im at a place now where the next baby step is not a baby step It would be committing to making a film And I feel like I would just absolutely love for the right opportunity to arise because I just absolutely absolutely adore telling stories this wayAlso ReadAll Too Well Taylor Swift reveals the secret Easter eggs and themesWhen questioned further about features she said If it was the right thing it would be such a privilege and an honourDiscussing the types of narratives she wants to explore Swift said I think I will always want to tell human stories about human emotion I never say never but I cant imagine myself filming an action sequence If it happens one day honestly thatll be funny character growth but at this point I could see it going in a more comedic irreverent placeI dont always see myself telling stories about extreme guttural heartbreak at your most formative age that debilitates you emotionally for years and then you have to develop the scar tissue in order to move on with your life and limp your way to your typewriter and write a novel about it I think Ive done thatSwift also discussed the films that influenced the All Too Well projectIn my mind theres this period of time in the 70s where we started seeing these romantic films where these two characters are so beautifully intimately woven together and then they just unravel the braid right in front of you and you just cant believe it like The Way We Were Love Story Kramer vs Kramer And so those are the ones that I think because I love those films just hitting those emotional touchstones that those films just punch me in the stomach and hitIn terms of contemporary influences Swift turned to arthouse fareI think in terms of modern films that I loved that probably lended themselves to making this film I would say Marriage Story was really upsetting for months And The Souvenir parts one and two Joanna Hoggs films I had actually made the short film by the time I went and saw The Souvenir Part II and the fact that its about this young woman who experiences this extreme heartbreak and despair and then makes something thats exactly what I want to see in a filmShe also revealed why the All Too Well film took her 10 years to visualiseFor me the song was so tough because it was about something that at that point was very current for me she saidAlso ReadToronto film festival halted as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth III would have a really hard time performing it at the time I had to really like force myself to focus on other things to try to get through it during tour So there would there would be no world in which I could have made a visual element to that song at that time I needed 10 years of retrospect in order to know what I would even make to to tell a version of that story visually And Im so grateful that I was able to do that with some crazy stroke of all these different twists of fateSwift also explained the significance of the scarf from the video which has become a fan favourite topic of discussionBasically the scarf is a metaphor she saidAnd we turned it red because red is a very important colour in this album which is called Red And I think when I say its a metaphor Im just gonna stopSwift also described how Dylan OBriens portrayal of Him is so impactful that even though he is gaslighting Sadie Sinks Her she still finds herself rooting for him tooI know its problematic but Im watching that Im like He is so charismatic she saidHe is charismatic problematic and I am still sort of rooting for them to work through this because he makes some charming pointsAll Too Well Taylors Version came out in Nov 2021 alongside an extended 10minute version of the song released on Red Taylors VersionIt stars Sink and OBrien portraying a relationship with an age gap that mirrors the songs lyrics Swift previously screened and discussed the film at this years Tribeca Film Festival The viral music video alongside a performance of the full 10minute version on Saturday Night Live helped Swift win the Guinness World Record for Longest Song to Reach No 1 on the Billboard Hot 100After winning the VMA for All Too Well Swift announced in her acceptance speech that she would be releasing her next album Midnights on October 21This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability 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