Taylor Swift’s New Movie Storms into Theaters to Celebrate the Dazzling Life of a Showgirl
Taylor Swift is reportedly producing a theatrical film tied to her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl, riding the momentum of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, now the highest-grossing concert film ever.
File this under: Taylor never sleeps. With her next studio album 'The Life of a Showgirl' on the horizon, she is reportedly cooking up a movie to go with it. Not a surprise after the Eras Tour blew the doors off theaters, but still, the timing here is interesting.
What is actually happening
Per THR, Taylor is producing an untitled movie connected to 'The Life of a Showgirl.' It is being built as a theatrical event and, if everything lines up, could hit theaters the same weekend the album drops on October 3. Details about what the movie actually is — story, format, who is behind the camera — are completely under wraps for now.
- Project: Untitled Taylor Swift movie tied to 'The Life of a Showgirl'
- Format: A 'theatrical event' (industry speak for a movie designed for a big, buzzy run in cinemas)
- Timing: Could premiere the same weekend the album launches on October 3
- Album specifics: 12 tracks; the title song features Sabrina Carpenter
- Collaborators: Taylor wrote and co-produced the album with Max Martin and Shellback — the same Swedish producers she teamed with on 'Reputation' in 2017
- Personal headline: Shortly after announcing the album, she announced her engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce
- Receipts: 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' became the highest-grossing concert film ever with more than $267 million worldwide and sits at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes from 96 reviews
Why this lines up
The Eras Tour movie did not just play to fans; it rewired what a concert film can do in theaters. Highest-grossing concert film of all time, $267M-plus at the global box office, and a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score off 96 reviews — that kind of result makes the 'movie-plus-album' idea feel like a no-brainer follow-up. Calling this new project a 'theatrical event' only reinforces that she is aiming for a splashy, must-show-up rollout.
About the album
'The Life of a Showgirl' packs 12 songs, with the title track featuring Sabrina Carpenter. Taylor wrote and co-produced the record with Max Martin and Shellback — a reunion with the duo behind a big chunk of 'Reputation' back in 2017. And because she loves a one-two punch, she followed the album reveal by announcing her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Quick Taylor timeline check
Taylor first broke through with her 2006 self-titled debut, which peaked at No. 5 and stuck around the Billboard 200 for a whopping 157 weeks. From there: 'Fearless,' 'Speak Now,' 'Red,' '1989,' 'Reputation,' 'Lover,' 'Folklore,' 'Evermore,' 'Midnights,' and 'The Tortured Poets Department.' Nearly two decades, a mountain of awards, and hit after hit later, she is exactly the sort of artist who can drop a record and a theatrical event in the same weekend — and make it feel normal.
Bottom line: watch October 3. If THR’s sources are right, the album and a big-screen companion are arriving together. And with Taylor, the quiet part is usually the plan.