Taylor Swift Making Feature Directing Debut for Searchlight Pictures - Variety

Taylor Swift volition beryllium making her diagnostic directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures. The singer, songwriter and manager has written an archetypal script, which volition beryllium produced by the Oscar-winning workplace down “Nomadland” and “The Shape of Water.” Other cardinal details, similar a crippled and casting, are being kept nether wraps until a aboriginal date, but landing the task from 1 of the world’s astir palmy musicians is simply a coup.

“Taylor is simply a erstwhile successful a procreation creator and storyteller. It is simply a genuine joyousness and privilege to collaborate with her arsenic she embarks connected this breathtaking and caller originative journey,” said Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield. 

Swift recently became the lone solo creator ever to beryllium honored with 2 champion absorption awards astatine the MTV VMAs for her enactment on “All Too Well: The Short Film” and “The Man.” Swift is an 11-time Grammy victor and the lone pistillate creator to triumph medium of the twelvemonth on three antithetic occasions. In October, Swift released “Midnights,” her 10th workplace album.

In her career, Swift has established a estimation for moving seamlessly betwixt philharmonic genres, incorporating pop, country, indie people and alternate rock. Her albums see “1989,” “Folklore” and “Red.”

The 14-minute production of “All Too Well: The Short Film,” which Swift wrote and directed, screened astatine the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival. Swift has besides acted connected screen, appearing successful “Valentine’s Day,” “Cats” and, this year, successful David O. Russell’s “Amsterdam.” The second 2 films were notorious bombs, but Swift lone had tiny roles successful them.

Searchlight precocious released Mark Mylod’s “The Menu,” a darkly comic fearfulness film, and Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin,” which is expected to beryllium a large Oscars contender. Upcoming releases see Yorgos Lanthimos’ adjacent project “And,” with Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.