Taylor Swift's Fortnight Music Video REUNITES ‘Dead Poets Society’ Stars E! News
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00:00 Taylor Swift reunites two 80s movie poets to bring her music video vision to life.
00:06 The video for "Fortnite," the first single from her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department,"
00:12 features Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles from the 1989 film "Dead Poets Society."
00:18 "A bunch of guys sitting around reading poetry."
00:20 The two, who played prep boarding school students Todd and Knox alongside Robin Williams in the coming-of-age film,
00:27 appear in the video as scientists who conduct experiments on Taylor as she is strapped to a gurney inside of a psych facility.
00:35 Following the music video's release on April 19th,
00:43 Ethan shares a photo of himself, Josh, Taylor, and "Fortnite" co-star and featured collaborator Post Malone.
00:51 Ethan writes, "Todd and Knox from Dead Poets Society are now PhDs in the Tortured Poets Department. It's quite an honor."
00:59 "Thank you Taylor Swift for the opportunity to be in the music video for your song 'Fortnite,' featuring Post Malone."
01:06 The 53-year-old then adds one of the most famous lines from Dead Poets Society, "Carpe Diem."
01:12 And it looks like Gwyneth Paltrow is here for the reunion, as she is seen quoting it back in the comment section of the photo.
01:19 Seize the day, boys!
01:21 Josh, who has reunited with Ethan several times over the years since filming Dead Poets Society,
01:27 also shared a personal message about working with their new captain.
01:31 The Good Wife alum took to Instagram on April 19th alongside a "Fortnite" scene showing the actors with Taylor.
01:39 "I've admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level.
01:45 Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all-around stellar human being.
01:51 Not to mention a kick-ass director to boot. #tsttpd."
01:57 In her own social media post, the Tortured Poet mastermind explains on X the meaning behind the music video.
02:04 "When I was writing the 'Fortnite' music video, I wanted to show you the world I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music.
02:13 Pretty much everything in it is a metaphor or a reference to one corner of the album or another for me.
02:19 This video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it."
02:26 The Grammy winner continues, "Post Malone blew me away on set as our tortured, tragic hero,
02:33 and I'm so grateful for him for everything he put into this collaboration.
02:37 I'm still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on Earth, Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles.
02:43 Tortured Poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the Dead Poets."
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