Overview
- In an Associated Press interview tied to Regretting You’s U.S. theatrical opening on Oct. 24, Eastwood said Swift phoned him directly to offer the on-screen love-interest role.
- He recalled answering, “Taylor who?” because they had never met before the 2015 shoot.
- Dave Franco said the Regretting You cast watched the video on set, and McKenna Grace realized in the moment that Eastwood was Swift’s co-star and excitedly told her mother.
- Director Joseph Kahn has described the video as modeled on classic Hollywood romances and films such as The African Queen, Out of Africa and The English Patient.
- Wildest Dreams peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the video has drawn more than 988 million views, reflecting its lasting resonance.