Taylor Swift sent Dylan O'Brien a 'novella-length text message' to star in All Too Well short film

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Taylor Swift revealed she sent Dylan O'Brien a 'novella-length text message' asking him to be in herheart-wrenching 13-minute short film All Too Well.While speaking of her choice to cast the 30-year-old Teen Wolf actor in her directorial debut, the Cardigan singer, 32, revealed he was her 'first choice' to star in the video,alongside Sadie Sink, to Bustlevia email this week.'I’d seen his work and heard nothing but wonderful things about him as a person,' the 11-time Grammy winner said of the performer.

Casting process: Taylor Swift revealed she sent Dylan O'Brien a 'novella-length text message' asking him to be in her short film All Too Well; seen in NovemberShe continued: 'Ultimately I want to work with people who love what they do and come at it with enthusiasm, because that’s how I approach creating things too.' In addition to praising O'Brien's versatility over the years, she 'had a feeling he would be great at ad libbing and adding nuance to his character.''He absolutely blew me away and I feel really lucky that I gained such a great friend from the experience too,' the pop star gushed. 'I’d seen his work and heard nothing but wonderful things about him as a person,' the 11-time Grammy winner said of the performer; seen in 2021Ultimately, she said his on-screen presence 'enriched the story tenfold.'The title track is supposedly based on the singer's short-lived relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, who she dated from October 2010 to January 2011.During an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, Swift noted via Decider that she was interested in collaborating with individuals whom she personally admired.