Joseph Quinn Recollects Embarrassing Second He Met Taylor Swift

Joseph Quinn had probably the most hilarious (and relatable) response to assembly Taylor Swift. 

On Monday’s episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz, the A Quiet Place: Day One star, 30, revealed that when he was first thrust into the highlight following his breakout efficiency as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things season 4, he had a litany of embarrassing moments, together with one with Swift, 34. 

“I met Taylor Swift as soon as, and I stated, ‘You are Taylor Swift.’ She was very humorous,” Quinn shared. “She stated one thing good about just like the present [Stranger Things], and I stated, ‘Oh, thanks. You are Taylor Swift. I meant it as a praise.'”

He continued, “I remembered considering, ‘That was f**king — that was silly.’ However she was very good-humored about it.”

Horowitz then adopted up and requested how they’re doing now, to which Quinn stated that he and the “Karma” crooner are “wonderful” and on “nice phrases,” jokingly including that he’s featured on the following album — however they’re nonetheless ironing out the main points. 

Swift’s recommendation in that awkward second (had Quinn requested) would in all probability have simply been to shake it off. 

So far as a return to Hawkins, Indiana, for the fifth and remaining season of Stranger Issues — which is at the moment filming in Atlanta — Quinn recently spoke with ET and shared that whereas his character could have met an untimely death within the final season, he would like to return. 

“I like these guys! I might like to say hi there,” Quinn stated, including that the “likelihood is excessive” he would swing again to set for a remaining look. 

Ought to he actually make an effort to see the Stranger Issues gang earlier than they formally wrap manufacturing — greater than eight years after the present first premiered on Netflix — Quinn would have to search out a while in his more and more busy schedule. 

Aside from his upcoming position in Marvel’s extremely anticipated Fantastic Four film — by which he’ll star as Johnny Storm, one of many titular leads — Quinn additionally has the briefest of breaks between the press tour for A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator II, which releases later this yr. 

On Monday, Vanity Fair published first-look photos from Gladiator II, by which Quinn stars as one in every of two “sadistic” co-Emperors in Rome — the opposite co-Emperor is performed by Thelma‘s Fred Hechinger. The movie additionally stars Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and Connie Nielsen.

Gladiator II releases in theaters on Nov. 22. Implausible 4 is slated to debut on July 25, 2025.

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