Swifties, take a deep breath — Taylor Swift is not playing Dorothy in Wicked: For Good. But that didn’t stop the internet from going absolutely feral over a very convincing (but totally fake) image that dropped right when the new Wicked trailer hit the web.
The picture, posted by parody account Pob Base, showed Taylor rocking the iconic blue gingham dress and braided pigtails, standing on the yellow brick road with Emerald City glowing in the background. The caption? “First look at Dorothy, who will be played by Taylor Swift in WICKED: FOR GOOD.”
Cue the chaos. Some fans were all in: “OMG, Taylor Swift as Dorothy?! This is HUGE!” one user wrote. Another added, “This is why she didn’t drop Reputation (Taylor’s Version) — she’s off filming Wicked!” But others weren’t so sure. “Absolutely not,” one person wrote, while another said, “Shouldn’t Dorothy be… a young girl?”
The Viral Taylor Swift Wicked Poster That’s Totally Fake — But Still Iconic
Turns out the entire thing was an AI-generated prank, and no, Swift isn’t part of the Wicked cast (at least not officially). But with how real the image looked, it’s no surprise even longtime fans got duped.
And this isn’t the first time Swifties have jumped the gun this week. Just days ago, Taylor was at the center of a wild pregnancy rumor after a photo made it look like she had a baby bump. Plot twist: it was just a black dress blending into a black car. Yep — our eyes got tricked again.
Between AI deepfakes and dress illusions, it’s been a weird week to be a Taylor fan. But hey, it just proves what we already knew: the internet really wants Taylor Swift to star in everything… even when she’s not actually in it.
One thing is also clear, she is an extraordinary force in the entertainment industry, a glue that sticks a lot of moving parts together.
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