Paul Feig entered the final stages of his latest film fully prepared for disappointment and never expected Taylor Swift to say yes to a song he thought was too perfect to be approved.
But to his surprise, the pop superstar not only saw the movie, she signed up for the number he’d been hoping for all along.
Speaking during the red carpet premiere of The housemaid on Monday, the four-time Emmy nominee admitted that he had little faith that Swift would handle the use of her 2017 Reputation track I did something bad for the film’s shocking ending.
As Feig explained, securing a Taylor Swift song is never easy.
“Well, that’s the thing; you want a Taylor song in your movie, but she and her company have to approve it,” he said while discussing the editing process.
Even with that reality in mind, Feig and his team took a chance.
“So we were tempted by it and we thought, ‘It’s so perfect, but she’s never going to pull this off,'” he added.
The unexpected twist came after Swift and her team were shown the finished film.
“Then we showed her and her people the movie and she approved it. So she likes it. Thanks Taylor!”
The approval turned a long-held wish into a defining moment for The housemaidwhich is now playing in the cinema.
The film’s soundtrack leans heavily into emotional and recognizable music, mixing Swift’s singing with tracks like Lana Del Rey’s Cinnamon girlRenee Rapp’s Why is she still here?Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Goneand Linda Ronstadt’s Tumbling dice and Blue Bayou.
Based on Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel, the thriller stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie, a housekeeper who enters what appears to be a flawless household run by the Winchesters, played by Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar.
As the story unfolds, dark secrets begin to emerge.
