Steven Soderbergh took inspiration from Taylor Swift for his films

Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film was inspired by Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour.

The 61-year-old director is “fascinated” by the pop megastar’s success and said the record-breaking concerts influenced a new film he is developing.

Speaking to Variety at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Steven said: “I’ve been thinking about a project where I look at large-scale cooperative efforts that work. Airports. Why do airports work? Or AA?

“You look at the Taylor Swift concert, this whole tour and it works. So why can’t we understand Syria or any other conflict?

“Humor is a great way to convey an idea and nothing lights up the brain like music. So this project has to be funny and have a musical component to open people up. I want you to come away different after watching it.”

The ‘Magic Mike’ director is amazed at how the ‘Blank Space’ singer has captured the world’s imagination.

He said: “People laugh at the fact that there’s a university course about her and I think, ‘There should be one.’

“What she does, the way she does it… No one has ever done this before. The amount of control she has taken. She is relentless.”

Soderbergh’s new film, “Black Bag,” features a cast that includes Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, and the director explained the complexities of filming a lengthy dinner scene.

He said: “It’s a very specific approach to people who also have complex personal lives. It was terrifying because there’s a 12-page sequence about a dinner party and no one moves from their seat. It kept me awake.”