{"id":53895,"date":"2025-06-06T08:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53895"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:14:38","slug":"taylor-swift-fans-sent-into-meltdown-over-image-of-superstar-in-upcoming-wicked-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53895","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift fans sent into meltdown over image of superstar in upcoming Wicked movie.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taylor Swift fans have been sent into meltdown over an image of the superstar in the upcoming Wicked movie &#8211; but\u00a0all is not as it seems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The post, which coincided with the release of the new trailer, showed the\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Grammy<\/span>\u00a0Award winner, 35, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;First look at Dorothy, who will be played by\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Taylor Swift<\/span>\u00a0in WICKED: FOR GOOD,&#8217; the X (formerly\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">Twitter<\/span>) thread began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A glimpse of the Emerald City could be spotted in the background &#8211; complete with the classic yellow brick road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The image sent shockwaves through Taylor&#8217;s fandom as one wrote:\u00a0&#8216;I mean why not? She can do it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;OMGG this is why she didn&#8217;t do the re-recordings of reputation because she&#8217;s filming Wicked: For Good,&#8217; another shared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-66f5840bbdd1f502\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/21\/99089959-14785327-image-a-27_1749155241555.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift fans have been sent into meltdown over an image of the superstar in the upcoming Wicked movie - but all is not as it seems\" width=\"634\" height=\"618\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Taylor Swift fans have been sent into meltdown over an image of the superstar in the upcoming Wicked movie &#8211; but all is not as it seems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4238fd06aa5e806\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/21\/99089957-14785327-image-a-28_1749155245320.jpg\" alt=\"The post, which coincided with the release of the new trailer, showed the Grammy Award winner, 35, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz\" width=\"634\" height=\"553\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The post, which coincided with the release of the new trailer, showed the Grammy Award winner, 35, dressed as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz<\/p>\n<p>One comment read: &#8216;OMG, Taylor Swift as Dorothy?! This is HUGE! I&#8217;m so excited, I can barely contain myself! That&#8217;s such a fantastic casting choice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, others, who aren&#8217;t fans of the star, weren&#8217;t too excited about the &#8216;casting.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This has the potential to go really good or really bad&#8230;&#8217; a user said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Damn, I kinda don&#8217;t wanna watch it now,&#8217; someone admitted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Someone else simply wrote: &#8216;Absolutely not.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;That&#8217;s it, I&#8217;m not gonna watch it,&#8217; a user shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Shouldn&#8217;t it be like\u2026 a young girl?&#8217; a person questioned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, after a closer look, the image appeared to be AI-generated image posted by\u00a0Pop Base parody account, Pob Base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1444a72248760ccb\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/21\/99090971-14785327-image-m-38_1749156522691.jpg\" alt=\"However, after a closer look, the image appeared to be AI-generated image posted by Pop Base parody account, Pob Base\" width=\"634\" height=\"560\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">However, after a closer look, the image appeared to be AI-generated image posted by Pop Base parody account, Pob Base<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4c6ee0241bee0da3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091727-14785327-image-a-44_1749158026585.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"96\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4ba4f692fe4791f8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091733-14785327-image-a-46_1749158052873.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"111\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-d5dae1ff6be625b3\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091725-14785327-image-a-45_1749158042965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"113\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c81ae2498c9384b2\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091729-14785327-image-a-47_1749158084400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"89\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-a5dde992588159d9\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091723-14785327-image-a-48_1749158092637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"93\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1a7c3a492930ee9f\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091791-14785327-image-a-49_1749158109126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"94\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b3a27b8b05379f44\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091805-14785327-image-a-50_1749158175473.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"97\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-fcdf9f5077e0e04a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/06\/05\/22\/99091823-14785327-image-a-51_1749158250920.jpg\" alt=\"The image sent shockwaves through Taylor's fandom as one wrote: 'I mean why not? She can do it'\" width=\"634\" height=\"97\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The image sent shockwaves through Taylor&#8217;s fandom as one wrote: &#8216;I mean why not? She can do it&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wicked: For Good is set to hit cinemas on November 21 &#8211; about a year after the first movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This isn&#8217;t the first time Swifties were fooled by a convincing picture this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taylor fans\u00a0<span data-track-module=\"internal-body-link\">convinced themselves that the pop star was pregnant\u00a0<\/span>thanks to an optical illusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The rumor mill went into overdrive after she stepped out in New York with what appeared to be a pregnant belly on display.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;She&#8217;s eight months pregnant,&#8217; wrote one fan on X, while another posted, &#8216;Taylor appears pregnant in New York!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, upon closer inspection, it was clear that Swift&#8217;s black mini-dress had blended into a black car in the background, which made it look like she had a large baby bump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift fans have been sent into meltdown over an image of the superstar in the upcoming Wicked movie &#8211; but\u00a0all is not as it seems. 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