{"id":91737,"date":"2024-04-20T17:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/ethan-hawke-josh-charles-gush-over-taylor-swift-fortnight-cameos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T17:28:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T17:28:02","slug":"ethan-hawke-josh-charles-gush-over-taylor-swift-fortnight-cameos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/ethan-hawke-josh-charles-gush-over-taylor-swift-fortnight-cameos\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles Gush Over Taylor Swift &#8216;Fortnight&#8217; Cameos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Dead Poets Society<\/em> stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ethan-hawke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/josh-charles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Josh Charles<\/strong><\/a> took to Instagram to gush over their cameos in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s \u201cFortnight\u201d music video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Todd\u2019 &amp; \u2018Knox\u2019 from DEAD POETS SOCIETY are now PhDs in THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. It\u2019s quite an honor,\u201d Hawke wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C59pWXtOBIn\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Friday, April 19, alongside a carousel of black and white photos from the set of \u201cFortnight,\u201d the first music video released for 34-year-old Swift\u2019s 11th studio album, <em>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hawke concluded, \u201cThank you @taylorswift for the opportunity to be in the music video for your song FORTNIGHT feat. @postmalone. carpe diem!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawke and Charles starred together in 1989\u2019s Oscar-winning film <em>Dead Poets Society<\/em> as Todd Anderson and Knox Overstreet, respectively. Directed by <strong>Peter Weir<\/strong>, the film starred <strong>Robin Williams<\/strong> as an unconventional but inspiring English teacher at an all-boys school who encouraged his students to, \u201cCarpe diem. Seize the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cFortnight\u201d music video reunites the two actors in a <em>Bride of Frankenstein<\/em>-esque scene as scientists experimenting on Swift\u2019s character after a failed relationship. They are joined by <strong>Post Malone<\/strong>, who also serves as her collaborator on the song.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3584146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Dead Poets Society Stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles Gush Over Taylor Swift Fortnight Cameos 057\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dead-Poets-Society-Stars-Ethan-Hawke-and-Josh-Charles-Gush-Over-Taylor-Swift-Fortnight-Cameos-057.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Francois Duhamel\/Sygma via Getty Images ; Taylor Swift\/YouTube<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve admired Taylor for a long time, but meeting her in person took my fandom to a whole new level,\u201d Charles wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C59mvWTJ5r1\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Friday. \u201cGenuine, kind, approachable, and just an all around stellar human being \u2014 Not to mention a kick ass director to boot! #TSTTPD.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-drops-fortnight-music-video-1st-from-ttpd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">music video for \u201cFortnight\u201d<\/a> dropped just hours after the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swifts-ttpd-has-more-than-300-million-spotify-streams-in-1-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a>. Swift, who wrote and directed the music video as well, explained her decision to cast Hawke and Charles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/decoding-taylor-swifts-ttpd-album-lyric-parallels-and-easter-eggs\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Decoding-Taylor-Swift-TTPD-Album-2.jpg?crop=92px%2C51px%2C1857px%2C1049px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Decoding Taylor Swift TTPD Album\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Decoding-Taylor-Swift-TTPD-Album-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/decoding-taylor-swifts-ttpd-album-lyric-parallels-and-easter-eggs\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Decoding Taylor Swift\u2019s &#8216;TTPD&#8217; Album: Lyric Parallels and Easter Eggs<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tDon Arnold\/TAS24\/Getty Images Taylor Swift has fans (and Us Weekly staffers) busy with the release of 31 songs across two versions of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift, 34, dropped TTPD on Friday, April 19, dropping the first 16 songs at midnight EST. Two hours later, she announced and released The Tortured [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was writing the Fortnight music video, I wanted to show you the worlds I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music,\u201d Swift shared via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C59mqlfuVjJ\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cPretty much everything in it is a metaphor or a reference to one corner of the album or another. For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She further praised Malone as her collaborator, saying that he \u201cblew [her] away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I\u2019m so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI\u2019m 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).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ethan-hawke-josh-charles-gush-over-taylor-swift-fortnight-cameos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images (2) Dead Poets Society stars Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles took to Instagram to gush over their cameos in Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cFortnight\u201d music video. \u201c\u2018Todd\u2019 &amp; \u2018Knox\u2019 from DEAD POETS SOCIETY are now PhDs in THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. It\u2019s quite an honor,\u201d Hawke wrote via Instagram on Friday, April 19, alongside a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":91738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-91737","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}