Taylor Swift supports close friend Emma Stone at the New York premiere of Poor Things as pop icon makes the most of three month sabbatical from world tour
Recent tour commitments were put aside as Taylor Swift supported close friend Emma Stone at the New York premiere of her latest film on Wednesday night.
The pop icon is currently on a three-month sabbatical from her massive Eras world tour, having completed her Latin American leg with a record-breaking show at São Paulo's Allianz Parque on November 26.
And she made the most of her free time during a performance at the DGA Theater in New York, where cast and crew attended the US premiere of the new black comedy Poor Things.
Swift, 33, dressed appropriately in a stunning black evening gown, joined leading lady Stone for a series of photos after entering the venue.
The singer-songwriter completed her ensemble with open-toe heels, while deep red lipstick gave the look an extra pop of color.
Recent touring commitments were put aside as Taylor Swift supported close friend Emma Stone at the New York premiere of her latest film on Wednesday night
Swift made the most of her free time during a performance at the DGA Theater in New York, where cast and crew attended the US premiere of the new black comedy Poor Things.
Together with Swift and other celebrity guests Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson, actress Stone turned heads in an elegant silk dress with a striking plunging neckline.
The American star, 35, tastefully carried a Louis Vuitton handbag, while her signature red hair was styled with a simple side part.
Stone's sensational turn as the uninhibited Bella Baxter in Poor Things – which premiered at the Telluride and Colorado film festivals earlier this year – has her as the favorite to be named Best Actress for the second time, after La La Land in 2017.
The photo contains more than a dozen explicit sex scenes and a huge amount of profanity.
Shortly after its emergence on the festival circuit, an anti-Poor Things whisper campaign began, with some saying that the use of the word “retard” early in the film is problematic.
The same goes for Stone's portrayal of Bella in the early days, after her brain has been swapped with that of her unborn baby.
The actress's closest competition for the best actress Oscar will likely be Annette Bening, 65, whose new film Nyad also premiered in Telluride.
Suitably dressed in a flowing black evening gown, Swift joined leading actress Stone for a series of photos after entering the venue
The singer-songwriter completed her ensemble with open-toe heels, while deep red lipstick gave the look an extra pop of color
Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson were also present at the premiere on Wednesday
The film tells the story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. Bening, nominated for an Oscar four times but never a winner, would be a sentimental favorite.
Poor Things is Stone's first major film role since 2021's Cruella.
An official trailer for Poor Things revealed that the Arizona-born actress' Poor Things character Bella Baxter was resurrected by her guardian, Dr. Baxter, played by Dafoe, after she died by suicide.
Men in the trailer are baffled by Bella's eccentric behavior, with Baxter explaining that since he brought her back to life, her head and body have been out of sync.
Stone noted in a Searchlight Pictures Bella film, “The more autonomous Bella becomes, the more challenged men seem to become.”
Versatile Hollywood actress Stone stars as Bella in the upcoming drama Poor Things
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She revealed that she “wanted to play Bella because it felt like acceptance of what it is to be a woman.”
The actress also conveyed her gratitude for Yorgos, saying that he “gave me a gift for making me a producer for (Poor Things.)”
“I became aware of the whole process, which I wouldn't have experienced if I was just acting in it,” she said. “It just felt like the perfect combination.”
Poor Things premieres on December 8, 2023.