Bryce Dallas Howard in London on Jan. 24, 2024; Taylor Swift in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2023.Photo:Samir Hussein/WireImage; John Shearer/Getty Images
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Bryce Dallas Howardis sharing her two cents on theTaylor Swift-Argylleconspiracy.
The actress, who plays authorElly Conwayin the newArgyllefilm, denied the rumors that the“Anti-Hero”singer was involved in writing the book that inspired the movie, but admitted that there was some inspiration from Swift for her character.
“We can’t pretend she was involved,” Howard, 42, said on Friday’s episode ofThe Graham Norton Show. “The reality is she was in many ways a great inspiration.”
“Sheis a cat lady. She’s got this awesome backpack with a cat in [it] that she walks around with. She loves a good argyle sweater, and there is a sort of unapologetic dorkiness about her,” Howard continued of Swift, 34.
She added, “That’s a little bit like what my character is like.”
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Since the film’s announcement, Swift fans began speculating online that the pop star might be behind the Elly Conway pseudonym due to a number of details related to the book and movie that fans thought could be Easter eggs.
One of the apparent clues fans speculated about was the similarity of the cat imagery featured in the book and film to one of theGrammywinner’s own felines.
Inthe movie’s trailer, Howard’s character has a Scottish Fold cat — similar to Swift’s pet Meredith Grey — which she puts in an argyle-patterned backpack she brings with her while she embarks on her own spy adventure. The cat is also featured on a poster for the movie.
Swift is known to be a cat lover andowns three furry felines: Meredith, Olivia Benson andBenjamin Button. Benjamin even joined her for herTime’s2023 Person of the Yearphoto shoot.
However,ArgylledirectorMatthew Vaughnshut down rumors of the singer’s involvement last week in an interview withRolling Stone.
“It’s a really good book," Vaughn, 52, toldRolling Stone. “And there is an Elly Conway who wrote the book, but it’s not Taylor Swift. And I say that because I imagine Taylor Swift has a load of people trying to jump on her bandwagon left, right and center, and I don’t want to be a part of that club.”
“I did read the conspiracies and I was like, ‘Wow, they don’t leave a stone unturned!’ " the filmmaker added. “But it’s not Taylor Swift. Shedefinitely didn’t write the book.”
Also among the star-studded cast areHenry Cavill,Dua Lipa,Ariana DeBose,Bryan Cranston,Samuel L. Jackson,Catherine O’HaraandJohn Cena.
source: people.com
