taylor swift is making her feature directorial debut with academy awardwinning studio searchlight picturesswift has penned an original script and plot or character details have yet to be released she wrote and directed a 14minute short film for her song all too well which starred sadie sink and dylan obrien the short was screened at both the 2022 tribeca film festival and toronto international film festivalthe singersongwriter has also lent her acting chops to a few feature films most notably playing bombalurina in tom hoopers 2019 film adaptation of cats she also had a small part in david o russells amsterdam which also starred margot robbie chris rock and christian baletaylor 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 searchlight presidents david greenbaum and matthew greenfield said in a joint statementsearchlight recently released sam mendes empire of light starring olivia coleman and colin firth and mark mylods the menu starring anya taylorjoy and nicholas hoult the studio also recently released martin mcdonaghs the banshees of inisherin which has been met with rave reviews and oscar buzz swift is set to chat with mcdonagh as part of varietys annual directors on directors series the conversation will premiere monday december 12 on varietys official websitefor more check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2023 and beyond or skip right to the good stuff with our list of movie release dates