Taylor Swift decodes ‘Opalite’ video; calls it a ‘school group project but for adults’

Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ video has got fans and netizens alike talking about it. From paying homage to the iconic 90s commercials to featuring some of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry in various cameos, Swift has brought out the big guns this time around. Here is all you need to know about the ‘Opalite’ music video.Big names such as Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Lewis Capaldi, Jodie Turner Smith, Cillian Murphy, and Graham Norton all featured in guest roles in Swift’s ‘Opalite’ video. The ensemble was not totally random, as all of them featured on an episode of ‘The Graham Norton Show’ with the ‘Blank Space’ singer. Domhnall Gleeson, who played the role of the Lonely Boy in her music video, had joked about how he wished to be in a Taylor Swift music video at least once in his life. Taking to her social media account, the singer shared a series of behind-the-scenes photos from the music video along with a caption explaining the idea. In her social media post, the singer further detailed how lucky she felt for the group of people she was featuring with. She added that after Domhnall made the joke on the show, she knew she wanted them all to appear in one of her future projects. She further added, “He’s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*. And so a week later, he received an email script I’d written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role. I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too.”Talking more about the project, Swift said it was like a “school group project but for adults, and it isn’t mandatory.”This is not the first time that Swift has featured major celebrities in her music videos. These include Laith Ashley in ‘Lavender Haze’, Dylan O'Brien and Sadie Sink in ‘All Too Well’, as well as Miles Teller in ‘I Bet You Think About Me.’