The first trailer forWhere the Crawdads Singhas arrived — andTaylor Swiftfans might recognize a familiar voice in the backing track.
Daisy Edgar-Jones(Hulu’sNormal People) stars in the upcoming film adaptation ofDelia Owens' bestselling 2018 novel, andthe trailer, which dropped Tuesday, features Swift’s new track “Carolina” playing over the plot’s haunting highlights.
WhileKya generally keeps to herself, she falls for the town’s golden boy (Harris Dickinson) — but their romance turns dark when she gets accused of killing him and goes on trial for his murder.
“Being isolated was one thing; being hunted, quite another,” Kya (Jones, 23) says in a voiceover near the middle of the trailer.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones and David Strathairn inWhere the Crawdads Sing(2022).Courtesy of Sony Pictures
As the trailer continues, Kya says, from a jail cell, “You want me to beg for my life? I won’t. They’re not deciding anything about me.”
Swift, 32, celebrated her new music in the film on Instagram Tuesday morning,posting the trailerand revealing that she “got absolutely lost in” the book when she “read it years ago.”
“You’ll hear it fully soon, but for now check out the@crawdadsmovietrailer for a clip!” Swift added.
Daisy Edgar-Jones inWhere the Crawdads Sing(2022).Courtesy of Sony Pictures
Reese Witherspoon’s companyHello Sunshine, which is producingCrawdads, also worked on her adaptations ofWild,Gone Girl,Big Little LiesandLittle Fires Everywhere.
The actress selectedCrawdadsas herReese’s Book Clubpick in September 2018, one month after the book came out. The novel appeared at the top ofThe New York TimesFiction Best Sellers lists in 2019 and 2020, and also held the honor of beingAmazon’s top-selling fiction bookin 2019.
Witherspoon, 46, shared the movie’s trailer to her Instagram feed on Tuesday and wrote, “The gift of all gifts! 💫 Thrilled to share the official trailer for@crawdadsmovie, coming to theaters this July.”
“This story has such a special place in my heart and to see@authordeliaowenswords come to life is true movie magic! 🦐🌿 🌅 🛶@hellosunshine@sonypictures,” she added.
source: people.com
