Ethan Hawke reunites with his Dead Poets Society co-star after 35 years in new Taylor Swift music video
Summary Circle of Dead Poets Stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles reunited 35 years later in Taylor Swift’s music video, “Fortnight.” In the video, directed by Swift, the duo play scientists examining the character played by the singer in a stylish black and white setting, although she is saved from their experiments by Post Malone. […]
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Circle of Dead Poets
Stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles reunited 35 years later in Taylor Swift’s music video, “Fortnight.” - In the video, directed by Swift, the duo play scientists examining the character played by the singer in a stylish black and white setting, although she is saved from their experiments by Post Malone.
- “Fortnight” marks the latest addition to Swift’s music video filmography, with the 14-time Grammy winner also planning to direct a mystery film she wrote.
Ethan Hawke finds his Circle of Dead Poets co-star Josh Charles after 35 years in Taylor Swift’s new music video. The 14-time Grammy winner released her 11th studio album, The Department of Tortured Poets, and debuted the record’s first music video, “Fortnight feat.” Post Malone. The video, directed by Swift, surprised fans with a reference to an Easter egg. Circle of Dead Poets. Released in 1989, notably the year Swift was born, the classic film stars the late Robert Williams as the unconventional teacher Mr. Keating, who transforms the lives of his students at the strict Welton Academy boarding school.
Now Todd and Knox are back, but this time with Ph.D.s, as Taylor Swift reunites the on-screen co-stars in the Fifteen days Musical clip. Hawke celebrated the video by posting it on his social media to feature him and the character Charles from the video. Check out his article and video below:
How the Quinzaine music video pays homage to the Dead Poets Society
THE Fifteen days the music video features Hawke and Charles as scientists Dr. Anderson and Overstreet, a nod to their characters from Circle of Dead Poets. The video begins with Swift waking up in what appears to be a mental asylum. Later, she is released into a laboratory, where Dr. Anderson and Dr. Overstreet perform experiments on her. She is shown chained to monitors, with scientists examining her vital signs and taking notes. Then they deliver a major shock to the pop star, only for Post Malone’s character, also a scientist examining Swift, to come to her rescue.
THE Fifteen days the music video features entirely black and white production, similar to the Circle of Dead Poetsthe dark academic aesthetic. The video also features Swift and Post Malone using typewriters, referencing not only the former singer’s lyrics The Department of Tortured Poetsbut could also be a nod to the many films used throughout the 1989 coming-of-age drama film.
Taylor Swift co-directed her first music video in 2010 for the lead single
Mine
taken from his third studio album,
Speak Now.
THE Fifteen days the music video is just one of Swift’s many self-directed projects. The international pop star has written a feature film and is set to direct it, and while the details are under wraps, her music videos illustrate her ability to tell a story visually. She made her first debut as a solo director with the ME! music video in 2019, while other self-directed videos include the critically acclaimed Too good: the short film And Karma. Swift has expressed her desire to direct, and it appears her extensive knowledge of filmmaking in titles such as Circle of Dead Poets will help him in his latest venture.
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Circle of Dead Poets
Set in an all-boys prep school in the 1950s, Dead Poets Society follows John Keating (Robin Williams), an Englishman who inspires his students to appreciate poetry, think critically, and see life from a new perspective. The cast also includes Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Josh Charles.
- Director
- Pierre Weir
- Release date
- June 2, 1989
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros.
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros.
- Writers
- Tom Schulman
- Duration
- 128 minutes
- Budget
- $16.4 million
