Overview

• A long-running fan theory links Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” to Skarsgård based on similarities between the song’s video and their 2014 film The Giver.
• On Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, Skarsgård declined to confirm or deny the rumor, instead quipping that the song might be about Brad Pitt.
• He joked that he personally wrote the song’s lyrics and used humor to avoid provoking Swift’s dedicated fans.
• Skarsgård closed his remarks by declaring “We’re all Swifties,” underscoring his respect for Swift and her community.
• Publicists still advise celebrities to avoid discussing Taylor Swift in interviews to prevent backlash from her fervent fanbase.