Deadpool 3 Director Shawn Levy Compares Taylor Swift to Steven Spielberg

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour is now playing in theaters, providing audiences with an unprecedented look at Swift’s landmark concert tour. The film continues to shatter box office records and delight fans across the world — and as Swifties know, it isn’t the only major film that Swift is attached to. It was announced in late 2022 that Swift will direct a feature film for Searchlight Pictures, after helming a number of her music videos over the years. Although updates on that project have been slim, it looks like Swift’s vision has earned praise from fellow director Shawn Levy. Levy, who acted in Swift’s All Too Well: The Short Film and also was spotted at the recent Chiefs vs. Jets NFL game with her, recently spoke about Swift’s feature directoral debut in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. As the Deadpool 3 helmer put it, Swift is a “generational voice and creative force” in the industry akin to Steven Spielberg.

“Taylor has not consulted me about upcoming directing projects, but I think she has the makings of a hell of a director,” Levy revealed, before adding, “Taylor, the depth of her vision for how she wants a creative piece to be, whether it’s a lyric, a melody, a bridge, a concert tour, a video — it’s profound. It’s profoundly vivid and she has the strength of her convictions. Spielberg was on the set of a movie he produced that I directed, called ‘Real Steel,’ and I said to him, ‘How do you know it’s the right shot?’ His answer was, ‘The way you see it, that makes it right.’ I feel like that’s something Taylor Swift has figured out really well, because that’s about trusting your instinct.”

What Is Taylor Swift’s Movie About?

The currently-untitled film is based on a script written by Swift, but additional details have not been made public amid Swift’s busy schedule, as well as the recent Hollywood strikes.

“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,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement when the film was first announced to be in development.

What Is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Movie About?

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour will be a filmed version of Swift’s landmark Eras Tour, which completed its first U.S. leg in August. Filmed across three nights of shows in Los Angeles’ Sofi Stadium, the film will showcase Swift’s performance of songs from all ten of her albums — Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, reputation, Lover, folklore, evermore, and Midnights. In celebration of the movie’s release, AMC upgraded its ticket-booking capacity by five times to account for fan demand. It also priced standard adult tickets at $19.89 — a reference to the year Swift was born, as well as her fifth album 1989 — with children’s and senior tickets at $13.13, which is a reference to Swift’s lucky number.

“The Eras Tour has been the most meaningful, electric experience of my life so far and I’m overjoyed to tell you that it’ll be coming to the big screen soon,” Swift wrote when announcing the film on social media. “Starting Oct 13th you’ll be able to experience the concert film in theaters in North America! …Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged 1, 2, 3 LGB!!!! (iykyk)”