Actors Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles expressed great enthusiasm for their roles in Taylor Swift’s latest music video, as reported by People.
The stars of ‘Dead Poets Society’ shared their experiences on Instagram, each reflecting on the honor of participating in Swift’s video for “Fortnight,” the lead single from her new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Society.’
Ethan Hawke posted a black-and-white photo with Swift and Charles, captioning it: “Todd” & “Knox” from DEAD POETS SOCIETY are now PhDs in THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. It’s quite an honor. Thank you @taylorswift for the opportunity to be in the music video for your song FORTNIGHT feat. @postmalone. Carpe diem!”
Josh Charles also conveyed his admiration for Swift, writing: “I’ve admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level. Genuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being — Not to mention a kick ass director to boot! #TSTTPD.”
The official music video for “Fortnight” was released on April 19 alongside Swift’s album ‘The Tortured Poets Society.’ In the video, Hawke and Charles appear as scientists in a lab setting reminiscent of Frankenstein, with Swift portrayed as a central experimental subject. Their cameos follow a romantic sequence featuring Swift and Post Malone, who also contributes to the track.
Post Malone, appearing as another scientist, dramatically intervenes to rescue Swift in the narrative. Swift later paid tribute to her co-stars on Instagram, sharing insights from the production: “… For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it,” Swift wrote. “@postmalone blew me away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I’m so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration.”
“I’m still laughing from getting to work with the coolest guys on earth, @ethanhawke and @mrjoshcharles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from down the hall, the dead poets),” she added, highlighting the joyous and collaborative atmosphere of the shoot.
