Matthew Vaughn's February movie had Taylor Swift's fingerprints all over it Argyll – and the paw prints of her three cats are definitely in the mix, too.
in a new hollywood reporter In a story examining Hollywood's recent surge in cat content, the director revealed one of the highlights of his 2024 mystery thriller – the inclusion of a kitty sidekick named Alfie, whom Bryce Dallas Howard's character carries around in a pet bag – Pop was directly inspired by the star's affinity for cats. Specifically, it's borrowed from a scene from Swift's Netflix documentary miss americanaWhich shows the singer wearing a backpack similar to that of her Scottish Fold, Olivia.
“I saw a Taylor Swift documentary where she had her cat in a cat litter and I remember thinking it was a crazy image,” Vaughn explained. heartwhich is a companion publication Board,
According to the filmmaker, the older version ArgyllThe script had Alfie left behind by Howard's Ellie Conway, as a detective played by Sam Rockwell leads him into a world of violence and espionage. But Vaughn changed his mind, and the little cat became one of the film's big selling points.
“I thought it would be great to have the three of them go on an adventure together,” he said. “I was nervous about having a cat, because cats aren't really the most trainable animals.”
The article — aptly titled “Cats Are Finally Having a Big Hollywood Move-ment” — also credits Swift with her love of cats for boosting the creatures' popularity. The 14-time Grammy winner is also the mother of children Meredith and Benjamin, who is posing with them on the cover. Time For their December Person of the Year interview.
It's only fitting that Swift played a small role in influencing Argyll, given how many people suspected that she secretly wrote real-life Elle Conway's book of the same name, on which the film was based. However, shortly before the film hit theaters, Vaughn confirmed that this was not the case.
However, Howard revealed around the same time that she definitely had Swift in mind when she was shaping her performance. The actress added, “She's a cat lady.” graham norton show In January. “She has this amazing backpack with a cat on it that she carries around. She loves a good argyle sweater, and has a kind of unapologetic silliness about her. It is somewhat similar to my character.”
