Taylor Swift is set to make her directorial debut with a new film for Searchlight Pictures.
The award-winning singer-songwriter has penned an original screenplay, details of which are unknown. Swift has previously directed videos for All Too Well and The Man, winning MTV VMAs for both. All Too Well: The Short Film is also eligible for the Best Short Film Oscar next year.
“Taylor is a one-of-a-kind artist and storyteller. It is a true joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting new creative journey,” said David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield, Presidents of Searchlight, the company behind movies like Nomadland, Black Swan and Slumdog Millionaire.
During a discussion at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, Swift expressed a desire to get into filmmaking. “I would love to keep taking small steps forward,” she said. “And I think I’m at a place now where the next baby step isn’t a baby step. That would be to commit to making a movie. And I feel like I would absolutely love the good opportunity arises because I absolutely, absolutely love telling stories in this way.
Swift also said she wanted to tell “human stories about human emotion” and that she saw herself going to a “more comedic, irreverent place.”
As an actor, Swift recently had a cameo appearance in David O Russell’s Amsterdam and has also starred in Cats, Valentine’s Day and The Giver.
Next year, Swift will also embark on a tour, her first all-stadium tour since 2018. It is expected to be the highest-grossing US tour of all time.
Following recent releases The Menu, The Banshees of Inisherin and Empire of Light, Searchlight’s other upcoming films include two films by Yorgos Lanthimos, both starring Emma Stone, and Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, Being Mortal.
