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Call it a Tay Story.<\/p>\n Just days after Pixar attempted to calm speculation about a possible Taylor Swift<\/a> connection to “Toy Story 5<\/a>,” the movie’s production company released an Instagram Reel directly tying the singer to the fifth installment in the franchise.<\/p>\n The post featuring fan-favorite cowgirl Jessie dancing to Swift’s “Shake It Off” includes the caption referencing one of the singer’s biggest hits: “She’s making those moves up as she goes!”<\/p>\n The video arrived two days after “Toy Story 5” director Andrew Stanton<\/a> addressed the rumors during an interview at Pixar headquarters. Stanton, along with co-director McKenna Harris and producer Lindsey Collins, was asked about fan speculation linking Swift to the film.<\/p>\n “It surprised us. What a freakin’ honor,” Stanton said of the online speculation sparked by Swift’s website countdown and the Toy Story-style imagery.<\/p>\n Collins added, “It would be pretty amazing.”<\/p>\n Stanton then pushed back on one of the biggest theories, saying Swift is not performing the film’s ending song.<\/p>\n “The sad truth is we watched the movie being mixed last week and the song on the end was not Taylor Swift<\/a>,” he said.<\/p>\n Notably, while Stanton specifically addressed the theory that Swift performs the movie’s ending song, he did not comment on broader speculation about a potential collaboration.<\/p>\n Exactly one month ago<\/a>, on April 30, Swift’s website briefly displayed a countdown featuring Toy Story-style clouds and a yellow countdown clock.<\/p>\n The countdown, which remained live for roughly 10 minutes before disappearing, featured the same “Toy Story”-style blue skies and white clouds. A yellow countdown clock pointed to May 2, fueling speculation that some kind of announcement was coming.<\/p>\n No announcement ever materialized, and Swift’s team did not respond to emails requesting comment.<\/p>\n On May 29, Swifties spotted billboards<\/a> in Chicago, London and Dallas featuring the franchise’s signature blue-sky backdrop and the letters “TS” \u2014 initials shared by both Taylor Swift and “Toy Story.” The background featured 13 white clouds, a number long associated with Swift.<\/p>\n Although the involvement of Swift and Toy Story 5 has not been officially announced, a film collaboration fits in line with the singer’s partnership with Disney.<\/p>\n Disney+ has served as the streaming home for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),” “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour | The Final Show”<\/a> and “Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions.” She also partnered with the platform on a six-part Eras Tour docuseries featuring behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals and interviews with Swift, her mother Andrea Swift<\/a> and fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n A movie tie-in would also continue a career-long connection between Swift and Hollywood projects. She recorded “Crazier” for “Hannah Montana: The Movie,” “Today Was a Fairytale” for “Valentine’s Day,” “Safe & Sound” and “Eyes Open” for “The Hunger Games,” “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” for “Fifty Shades Darker,” “Beautiful Ghosts” for Cats and “Carolina” for “Where the Crawdads Sing.”<\/p>\n Don’t miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the\u00a0free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Follow Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0TikTok<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0X as @BryanWestTV<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n‘TS’ billboards and a website glitch<\/h2>\n
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