Taylor Swift Set to Release Movie Alongside New Album the Life of a Showgirl, With Theater Attendees Told They Can 'Sing and Dance' — but 'Not Stand on Seats'

The motorboat of Taylor Swift's highly-anticipated caller medium The Life of a Showgirl volition beryllium accompanied by an 89-minute "release party" movie.

Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl volition beryllium shown successful theaters connected October 3 and done the remainder of the motorboat play astatine each 540 AMC Theaters crossed the U.S., and internationally wrong Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and overmuch of mainland Europe.

Such is the excitement expected, that AMC has already said it volition unbend the chain's accustomed impermanent ettiquette rules for showings, with dancing, singing and shaking it each disconnected "welcomed." However, AMC said successful a statement, per Variety, "to assistance guarantee everyone's enjoyment of the show, guests whitethorn not basal connected seats oregon artifact immoderate aisles oregon stairs."

Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl volition see a archetypal look astatine the album's pb azygous "The Fate of Ophelia" and a behind-the-scenes peek astatine its filming. Swifties volition besides get to spot lyric videos for different songs and Swift's "never-before-seen idiosyncratic reflections" connected her latest material.

Swift is nary alien to the large screen, of people (just don't notation Cats). Previous documentaries gave a glimpse astatine the vocalist signaling a league mentation of her beloved Folklore album, for example, portion millions of Swifties besides packed theaters to spot The Eras Tour's filmed version.

Today's announcement follows weeks of speculation that Swift was readying immoderate signifier of movie constituent to motorboat alongside The Life of a Showgirl, though fans had hoped for much of a documentary connected the star's record-breaking Eras Tour. Here's hoping there's nary Bad Blood.

The Life of a Showgirl, Swift's 12th workplace album, was mostly written portion connected the roadworthy (and portion successful the air) connected her years-long tour, with its lyrical contents expected to hint astatine what beingness was similar performing its 149 concerts crossed 2 years. (Is It Over Now? Yes it is.)

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