Laura Dern and Taylor Swift.Photo:Laura Dern/instagram
Laura Dern/instagram
CouldTaylor Swifthave a career beyond music?
That was the questionLaura Dernwas asked on thelatest episode of TheWrap’sUnWrappedpodcastand couldn’t help but answer, having previously worked with her on the “Bejeweled” music video.
“She is a real deal," said Dern, 57, of Swift, 34, who directed the 2022 project.
“On top of everything else amazing that she does and is a real deal filmmaker, which I got to experience firsthand,” Dern continued. “I’m excited to watch that part of her journey wherever she continues to take it amongst everything.”
Laura Dern in “Bejeweled” music video.youtube
youtube
In the music video, which is a take on the belovedCinderellastory, Dern starred as Swift’s evil stepmother.Haim, the band whopreviously opened for Swift on the Eras tour, played her stepsisters.
Dern shared that she would be open to collaborating with Swift on a separate project.
“Listen, wherever she wants to go, I’ll show up. I love her," theJurassic World: Dominionstar toldUnWrapped.
After the beloved music video premiered, Dern echoed similar sentiments during a January 2023 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live, expressing thatworking with Swift was an “incredible time.”
Swift has also been vocal about her love of being behind the camera. In December 2022, it was announced that the Grammy winner hadsigned on to make her feature-length film directorial debutin Searchlight Pictures production.
Laura Dern and Taylor Swift.taylor swift/instagram
taylor swift/instagram
While there haven’t been any new updates about the project, one thing Dern shared with PEOPLE that fans can be sure of is thatSwift is someone who “cares about everything deeply.”
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“I think people who love her know that,” Dern told PEOPLE in January. “They know that in her writing, and they know that in her heart and her activism — but it’s been incredible to know that as a friend, too.”
source: people.com
