Did Taylor Swift Author the Book That Inspired the ‘Argylle’ Movie?

Henry Cavill’s Argylle guarantees to be an epic spy thriller — and followers suppose Taylor Swift may be the mastermind behind the movie’s supply materials.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, Argylle hits theaters on February 24 and follows Cavill, 40, as the titular character who’s drawn right into a treasure hunt that takes him round the world. His troubled previous, nonetheless, might jeopardize his mission.

The film, which additionally stars Bryce Dallas Howard, relies on the forthcoming novel by debut creator Elly Conway. While films and TV reveals primarily based on unreleased books aren’t remarkable, the little-known details about Conway has followers questioning who could have truly penned the story.

Conway’s creator bio on the Penguin Random House web site fuels suspicions even additional. “Elly Conway was born and raised in upstate New York. She wrote her first novel about Agent Argylle while working as a waitress in a late-night diner,” the brief description reads. While an Instagram account for the creator exists, it options no images and is barely adopted by 9 individuals — together with Howard, 42.

Swift, in the meantime, has been identified for collaborating on initiatives below a pretend title. In 2016, she cowrote Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For” with now-ex Calvin Harris below the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg. On her 2020 launch Evermore, she credited then-boyfriend Joe Alwyn — from whom she break up in April — for 3 songs below the fake moniker William Bowery. (Alwyn additionally cowrote the observe “Sweet Nothing” off her 2022 file, Midnights.)

Swift confirmed Alwyn was the true songwriter in her Disney+ live performance particular, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, which aired later that 12 months. “There’s been a lot of discussion about William Bowery and his identity because he’s not a real person. So, William Bowery is Joe, as we know,” she advised producers Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, praising him for enjoying the “piano beautifully” and “making things up and kind of creating things” on a whim.

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Swift — who made her directorial debut in 2022 together with her All Too Well: The Short Film and is ready to direct her first characteristic with Searchlight Pictures in the close to future — can be identified for dropping Easter eggs in her work, which regularly predict the singer’s subsequent huge announcement.

With Argylle’s connection to cats, sweaters the quantity 13 and extra, eagle-eyed followers of the Grammy winner consider she could also be the actual Conway in hiding.

Keep scrolling for each purpose followers suppose Taylor Swift could have written Argylle:

Karma Is a Cat

Swift is the proud proprietor of three felines — Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button — together with her two eldest kitties being Scottish Folds. Argylle additionally encompasses a cat of the identical breed.

Another side of the cat connection? In a teaser trailer of the movie launched in October, Conway — who can be featured as a personality in the movie — may be seen carrying her cat round in the identical sort of backpack Swift wore in her 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.

Loving Her Is Red

It could also be a little bit of a stretch, however Swift sports activities a purple coif throughout her cameo — by which she was additionally a novelist — in her All Too Well: The Short Film. It’s the identical hair coloration as Conway in the movie.

The Girl on the Screen

While a Google search received’t carry up any authors named Elly Conway, it’s going to present outcomes for a personality on the Australian cleaning soap opera Neighbours with the identical title. Actress Jodi Gordon portrayed the position, making her first look in 2001 on December 13 — which occurs to be Swift’s birthday and fortunate quantity.

You Never Get Just What You See

Conway’s Instagram account solely has 10 posts, however the first was uploaded on Swift’s birthday in 2022. (It’s additionally value noting that Conway has a verified deal with regardless of being just about untraceable on-line.)

She’s Got a Place on Cornelia Street

Conway solely follows 22 individuals on social media — with one being Cafe Reggio in NYC. The bistro is situated mere minutes from Cornelia Street, the title of one in every of Swift’s most well-known ballads — and the place she used to reside with ex-boyfriend Alwyn, 32.

Say You’ll Remember Her, Standing in a Conway Studios Sweatshirt

Swift reportedly recorded a lot of her albums 1989 and Red (Taylor’s Version) at Conway Studios in Los Angeles — and has been seen sporting a sweatshirt with their emblem displayed throughout the entrance. Could be a coincidence — or probably inspiration for the Elly Conway pseudonym.