How ‘The Fall Guy’ Landed Taylor Swift and Kiss for its Soundtrack — and the Alanis Morissette Karaoke Moment That Didn’t Make the Final Cut
variety.comSPOILER ALERT: This story discusses plot elements from “The Fall Guy,” now playing in theaters. Long before Taylor Swift embarked on the Eras Tour, director David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick had the idea to use “All Too Well” as a key moment in “The Fall Guy.” McCormick, a self-professed Swiftie, and Leitch were trying to find a fresh and contemporary song to fit into a particular scene.
In the film, Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, one of Hollywood’s top stuntmen. After experiencing an on-set accident, he falls off the grid for 18 months, ghosting aspiring director Jody (Emily Blunt), someone he also happens to be dating.
The two awkwardly reunite on the set of her directorial debut, and when they wrap their first day, Colt retreats to his pickup truck reflecting on happier times with Jody.
McCormick thought a Swift song would be perfect for that scene, and even Gosling agreed. The challenge was deciding which one made the best fit. “Taylor’s hard to put in a movie because she’s a storyteller,” McCormick says. “So then putting images on top of the story she’s telling when you’re listening to every single word is really hard to do.” The lyrics to Swift’s 2012 song “All Too Well” evoked exactly what Colt was feeling in that moment – extreme heartbreak.
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