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Taylor Swift plays 'The Man' in new video with The Rock cameo

Zach Brendza
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Taylor Swift attends the premiere of “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” at the Eccles Theater during the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Park City, Utah.

Taylor Swift’s new music video is must watch for a lot of reasons.

The video for “The Man,” the fourth single from Swift’s album “Lover,” sees the pop star play a male character, “The Man.” The character appears to be a wealthy businessman who enjoys going out on his yacht and frequenting strip clubs, as such scenes play out through the video.

One of the most striking moments comes at the end, when the shooting of “The Man” video is stopped and Swift comes out from the director’s chair and coaches “The Man” character, who is voiced by actor and former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The ending scene essentially sees Swift interacting with herself.

During the credits, photos show Swift becoming “The Man” through an extensive make-up process.

The video was written and directed by Swift.

Zach Brendza is a Tribune-Review digital producer. You can contact Zach at 724-850-1288, zbrendza@triblive.com or via Twitter .

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