Ah, the TwilightFilms. These days, it’s a nostalgic moment in pop culture that many of us were fully obsessed with back in the day. Because of this movie adaptation success, audiences were enthralled by actors like Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as well as Taylor Lautner, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene, and Taylor Lautner. It seems that Taylor Swift could also be in our eyes. The Twilight Saga: New Moon if the movie’s director hadn’t said no to her hopes to be part of the phenomenon.
Chris Weitz was the one who took over. Twilight mantle for The sequel is the first. New Moon, back in late 2008, where he would go on to bring the franchise’s werewolves to life for the first time alongside Italy’s Volturi. As he sat down with The Twilight Effect PodcastThe director shared one thing during casting, when he had to reject Taylor Swift. His words:
Taylor Swift was a big Twi-hard. Taylor Swift and I were referred to by the same agent. He said that Taylor Swift was an avid Twi-hard. ‘Taylor would like to be in this movie – not because of you, but she’s a Twi-hard! She would be someone at the cafeteria, or the diner or whatever, but she just wants to be in this movie.’
Weitz explained that Swift was a close friend of his. Swift had just released her debut album. Swift’s second record was released around the same time. FearlessWith hits such as “Love Story,” “White Horse’ and “You Belong With Me.” Here’s why the director had to turn her down:
For me, it was the hardest thing to do. I had to be like, Taylor Swift walks onto the screen and for five minutes nobody will be able process anything. I kick myself for it too, because – I was like, wow, I could’ve been hanging out with Taylor Swift.
Chris Weitz decided to reject Taylor Swift as a member of the group. New Moon because he didn’t want audiences to be taken out of the storyline because of a cameo from her. And hey, he’s right, TwilightSwifties were also overwhelming audiences, and we would have lost our minds and forgotten Bella was in serious pain if that cameo actually happened.
Taylor Swift could have hit her FolkloreAnd …If she had known about the era earlier, she may have been a better fit for the soundtrack, which included Muse. Thom Yorke. Bon Iver. Death Cab For Cutie. Grizzly bear. Swift was a pop singer at the time. But in 2020, Swift recorded a few songs with Bon Iver. Swift released the song. “Willow,”Many fans agreed. They were reminded of New Moon’s Volturi.
Although it’s sad a 19-year-old Taylor Swift didn’t get her TwilightShe was able to fulfill her dreams when she starred with Taylor Lautner in the romantic comedy “Romantic Comedy” (2010) Valentine’s DayShe was also featured in the film’s soundtrack and was a part of Team Jacob for a short time. Maybe she was a bit involved in the “team Jacob”? TwilightBut what if we take no action?
Taylor Swift’s music was not only featured in many movies and television programs.The singer has also dabbled in acting over the years. CatsWhere she is Took me to the cat movement school TwilightActors. She’s next set to be part of the 2022 Movie Coming SoonMargot Robbie and Christian Bale Amsterdam. Although the singer is doing well, Weitz and the rest of the cast may have lost out on becoming best friends with T. Swift.