Sadie Sink Reveals How Taylor Swift Dropped the Ultimate Surprise Ball With ‘All Too Well’ Music Video for Her

Published 07/11/2024, 12:38 AM EDT

Sadie Sink and Taylor Swift's collaboration in All Too Well: The Short Film resonated deeply with fans from the outset. Sink's nuanced and emotionally intense performance within those 10 minutes aligned seamlessly with the essence of Swift's songwriting. But more than that, the short film also highlighted Taylor Swift's directorial talent, which was honored with several awards as well. Deservedly so, given that the pop star chose some unconventional methods of direction for this short film, which even left Sadie Sink wide-eyed.  

Sink recently talked about that one part of the video which caught her completely off guard, and she never saw it coming. 

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Sadie Sink told Bustle how Taylor Swift completely shocked her by keeping an impromptu scene in the final cut of All Too Well: The Short Film, which made her "really scared to watch the video". The scene in question is, in fact, the highlight of the short film- the kitchen fight- in which Sink and Dylan O’Brien were seen in an altercation involving three minutes of dialogue. Sink explained that it was a single-take shot, which the Fear Street actress thought would only be used to visualize a fight while the song played over it.

"I just went with whatever came up in the moment," said Sink. While the actress is used to fighting Demogorgons and otherworldly monsters, she is not used to improvising scenes, which are "completely on the fly". However, she now appreciates the decision and feels it "served the song and the story well". The Stranger Things actress also shared how she got the part in Swift's music video.

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Sink gave some hints as to why she fit the role, mentioning that Taylor Swift's Spidey senses had picked up on that before selecting her.

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Sadie Sink has always been a Swiftie. In fact, she once claimed that if she were ever to create a fan account for a celebrity, it would be for Taylor Swift. Given her love for the pop star, it is no surprise that she had thoroughly researched Swift and knew the ins and outs of the songstress's journey, much like any other devoted fan. And Sink believes this deep knowledge played a huge role in her being selected for All Too Well: The Short Film.

Sink said in the Bustle interview, "I knew that song so well and I knew the history behind it." This likely made Taylor Swift assured that Sink might be able to "understand the assignment." Now that Taylor Swift is gearing up for her directorial debut in feature films, the hope is that she will reunite with Sadie Sink once again to create another masterpiece post All Too Well: The Short Film.

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Hriddhi Maitra

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Hriddhi Maitra is a Hollywood News reporter at Netflix Junkie. An enthusiastic movie buff, Hriddhi found her true calling when she worked as a Cinema Content Writer at My Cinema Story while analyzing movies objectively, and offering constructive feedback. Coming from a background where she worked in different niches like finance, food, travel, medicines, automobile, and entertainment, we can safely say she is a jack of all trades.

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