Swift, an 11-time Grammy winner and the only female artist to win album of the year three times, recently made history by becoming the first solo artist to win two best direction awards at the MTV VMAs for her work on "All Too Well: The Short Film" and "The Man." Swift's tenth studio album, "Midnights," was released in October.
Swift has developed a reputation for fusing pop, country, indie folk, and alternative rock seamlessly over the course of her career. She has released three albums: 1989, Folklore, and Red.
The 14-minute "All Too Well: The Short Film," written and directed by Swift, aired at the Toronto International Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival in 2022. Swift has also performed in films, appearing in "Cats," "Valentine's Day," and this year's "Amsterdam" by David O. Russell. The latter two movies were infamous flops, but Swift only had minor roles in them.
The horror comedy "The Menu" by Mark Mylod and the anticipated Oscar contender "The Banshees of Inisherin" by Martin McDonagh were both just released by Searchlight. The following Yorgos Lanthimos film, "And," starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Willem Dafoe, will be released soon.
With Searchlight Pictures, Taylor Swift will debut as a feature-length director. The Oscar-winning studio behind "Nomadland" and "The Shape of Water" will produce the original script, which was written by the singer, songwriter, and director. Other crucial details, like a plot and casting, are being held until a later date, but landing the project from one of the world's most successful musicians is a coup.
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.
said Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield
