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Thor’s Screaming Goats Come From Taylor Swift?!

Taylor Swift’s Song Is Responsible for “Thor: Love and Thunder’s” Screaming Goats.  If you’ve seen the latest “Thor” flick, then you know there are goats in the movie and they…

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Taylor Swift's Song Is Responsible for "Thor: Love and Thunder's" Screaming Goats.  If you’ve seen the latest "Thor" flick, then you know there are goats in the movie and they scream, a lot.

The movie’s director, Taika Waititi, recently revealed the backstory of the film’s screaming goats and it’s because of Taylor Swift.  The song "Trouble" famously has a mix on YouTube with screaming goats.  According to Waititi, the goats in the film "were never meant to be screaming.  The goats were always going to be in there because they are in the comics, but we didn't know how they would sound.  Someone in post-production found this meme of a Taylor Swift song that has screaming goats in it. So I heard the screaming goats, and I just felt it was awesome. A lot of people think it's me screaming. It's not.”  In case you don't remember the Swifty goats...

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