The predictions were true: Taylor Swift surprised fans by attending the L.A. premiere of Toy Story 5.
The pop superstar took time off from wedding planning with Travis Kelce to attend the red carpet premiere of the Disney-Pixar film. Speculation on whether she would make an appearance gained momentum after the release of, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the pop country song penned by Swift for the movie’s soundtrack.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the six-times IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year winner arrived on the carpet, which took over Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Dolby Theatre, from an area blocked from press and guests. Then, she joined the film’s cast and crew, including Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack and Tim Allen, for a group photo and relaxed with life-size versions of the animated characters.
To let everyone in the theater know that TayTay had arrived, the house DJ played “The Fate of Ophelia,” the lead single and opening track from the pop superstar’s 12th and latest studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Also, the Kelce Brothers’ social accounts kept Swifties up to date, with several videos and snaps.
The 14-time Grammy winner’s Toy Story track broke single-day streaming records. Within the first 24 hours since its release on June 5, “I Knew It, I Knew You” became the biggest country song of 2026.
“I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid … I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening,” she wrote on an Instagram post when announcing she had written the original tune for the film.
Toy Story 5 arrives in U.S. theaters Friday, June 19. The film opens June 17 in Brazil and Spain, and June 18 in Latin America.
