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Legendary director Clint Eastwood<\/strong>‘s son Scott Eastwood<\/strong> revealed how he ended up being cast in Taylor Swift<\/strong>‘s music video for “Wildest Dreams” one decade after it was released.<\/p>\n While speaking to the Associated Press<\/a> alongside his Regretting You co-stars Mason Thames<\/strong> and Dave Franco<\/strong>, Scott, 39, revealed Swift, 35, contacted him out of the blue to appear in the music video for her 2015 single \u201cWildest Dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n The topic was brought up when the interviewer pointed out that Scott had the most romantic credits to his name<\/span> of the three co-stars, which included his role as Swift’s love interest on a movie set in the music video for the song off of her 1989 album.<\/p>\n \u201cScott, I don\u2019t know if you know this, did anyone tell you that we all watched the ‘Wildest Dreams’ video on set?,\u201d Franco, 40, said, which prompted Scott to admit that he was unaware.<\/p>\n Franco went on to explain that their co-star Mckenna Grace<\/strong> \u201cdidn\u2019t realize that you were the guy” in the “Wildest Dreams” music video.”<\/p>\n \u201cLike this is a video dear to her heart, and she put it together in the moment: Scott\u2019s the guy from the \u2018Wildest Dreams\u2019 video. She immediately called her mom. She goes, \u2018Scott\u2019s the guy,'” Franco recalled of the sweet moment. “And we hear her mom through the phone go, \u2018No!\u2019 You have a place in a lot of people\u2019s hearts with that video.\u201d<\/p>\n After Franco recalled the story, Scott shared that Swift cold-called him to ask him to appear in the music video. \u201cI\u2019d never met Taylor Swift before. She called me out of the blue. She said, \u2018Hey this is Taylor.\u2019 I\u2019m, like, Taylor who?\u201d he shared. “‘Taylor Swift.'”<\/p>\n Parade Daily\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n The recent interview is not the first time Scott opened up about his experience working on the music video. Back in 2023, he told E! News<\/a> that he had “fond memories” of their time working together.<\/p>\n \u201cTaylor Swift has become the biggest star in the world<\/a>,\u201d he said at the time, adding that they were not in touch. He then pointed out that Swift, who was in the process of her Eras tour, was busy. \u201cShe\u2019s got a whole tour to do. She does not need to be talking to me,” he said.<\/p>\n The Longest Ride actor went on to share that he has no regrets<\/a> about appearing in the music video. “I’m glad I did that \u2014 because people told me not to do it at the time,” he said. His response to those naysayers? \u201cTaylor Swift\u2019s cool.”<\/p>\n Joseph Kahn<\/strong>, who directed the “Wildest Dreams” music video along with many other of Swift’s projects at the time, previously told NPR<\/a> that the video was based \u201con classic Hollywood romances like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, as well as classic movies like The African Queen, Out of Africa and The English Patient, to name a few.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 24, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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