Domhnall Gleeson, General Hux in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and Jodie Turner-Smith, Mother Aniseya in The Acolyte, are just two of the many guest stars in Taylor Swift’s Opalite music video that debuted earlier today on Spotify Premium and Apple Music.
The clip starts with a ‘90s style commercial advertising an “Opalite” spray, aimed to help those feeling “unsatisfied in life” and “lacking connection in a friendship and relationship.”
“What if I told you you could turn all that crappiness into happiness?” the advertiser says in the faux commercial, promising the “Opalite” chemical potion can turn “your problems into your paradise.”
The video then transitions to Swift’s character watching the commercial while sitting next to her partner: a large grey rock. She’s seen taking the rock out on dates, including karaoke and even makes a friendship bracelet for it, paying homage to the Eras tour friendship bracelets worn by fans. She then meets Domhnall Gleeson, who has his own relationship with a cactus.
After Gleeson uses the “Opalite” spray, he and Swift’s characters start a romance, which ultimately sees them taking funny photos in a mall photo shoot (with Lewis Capaldi starring as the photographer), walking around the shopping center while eating pretzels and later dancing on a stage dressed in matching blue, sequined jumpsuits for a dance competition.
Greta Lee and Jodie Turner-Smith also appear in the video as a singer and aerobics instructor, respectively, shown on the television screen. Graham Norton makes an appearance as a “Nope-alite” salesman at the mall. An advertisement for the spray also shows a photo of Cillian Murphy giving a thumbs up.
The video ends with the rock and cactus marrying in a “small, intimate ceremony after meeting through ‘Opalite.’” Murphy is also revealed as the narrator for the ‘Opalite’ ad.
Taylor Swift shared on Instagram how the video came to be, and how all the stars she met on The Graham Norton Show ended up in the video.
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The Opalite music video is available now on Spotify Premium and Apple Music, and will be added to YouTube on Sunday.
Image: Taylor Swift
