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Taylor Swift, 21, has been cast to play opposite Zac Efron. It is being reported that Taylor will play the girl of his dreams. He comes across the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world. She will play the dream girl of the idealistic young boy, Efron. The film reunites many of the players behind Illumination's first movie, Despicable Me: Chris Renaud is directing from a screenplay by Cinco Paul & Ken Daurio. The film will be Swift's second entry into the movie world, after her live action debut in last year's Valentine's Day.

Taylor Swift, 20, will appear in CoverGirl ads beginning in January of 2011. The NatureLuxe line includes a Silk Foundation and a Gloss Balm. "I'm really excited for people to discover the new NatureLuxe line from CoverGirl!" Taylor said. "The Silk Foundation and Gloss Balm are really light and fresh, they feel amazing on my skin." Not surprisingly, she proved herself to be as easy, breezy, beautiful as expected: surrounded by swathes of green fabric in a behind-the-scenes shot, her airy campaign shot reflects the feeling of the products, which were designed to deliver a polished but lightweight finish.

The new Us Weekly (now on newsstands) has the first photos of Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal's romantic Thanksgiving Day weekend. Arm in arm, the two looked more smitten than ever as they took an afternoon stroll in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, where the actor's sister, Maggie, lives. Dating for just five weeks, the romance is heating up. "She loves his family and he loves hers," says a Swift source.

After flirty dates in and around NYC on Oct. 23 and 24, Taylor Swift, 20, and Jake Gyllenhaal, 29, shared a happy Halloween weekend in California. First, they hit the pool at the Post Ranch in Big Sur. Then, late on Monday, Swift and Gyllenhaal stopped for an ice cream break at McConnell's, 200 miles south in Santa Barbara. Their ice cream picks, which Gyllenhaal paid for: Swiss chocolate chip for him, yogurt with rainbow sprinkles for her. After savoring their treats inside McConnell's for about 20 minutes, the pair split. 

Taylor Swift, 20, signed a deal to create her very own signature scent with Elizabeth Arden, the company behind the fragrances of Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Elizabeth Taylor, and Usher. "I have always loved how fragrance can shape a memory the way certain scents remind you of events and people that are imprinted in your thoughts," Swift said in a statment. Fans will have to wait to sample her scent, though. The fragrance won't hit shelves until fall of 2011.

Tom Cruise, 48, has been offered a supporting role in the big screen version of the Broadway hit Rock of Ages. He would most likely play a bartender who gets the chance to sing some '80s rock classics. Taylor Swift will reportedly star as Sherrie Christian in the flick, which follows a young rocker and a small town girl chasing their dreams in L.A. Production on the project is scheduled to begin in January.

Jake Gyllenhaal, 29, and Taylor Swift, 20, spent the weekend together in NYC. She first brought him to a Saturday Night Live taping. Swift initially sat down with her bodyguard, but after the lights dimmed, he got up and Gyllenhaal occupied the seat. The next day, they were spotted brunching and taking a stroll in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood where Gyllenhaal's sister, Maggie, lives with her family. Still no official word from either star's rep.

Country superstar Taylor Swift, 20, is ready to release her third CD, Speak Now, on October 25. Earlier this month, she debuted the album's first single, Mine, which soared to No. 1 on iTunes shortly after its release.

Taylor Swift, whose album will be release on the Oct 25, will treat fans to a sneak peak of Speak Now when she performs her first single Mine on the CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock TV special. Swift's top-secret performance, which was filmed last month in Nashville during the CMA Music Festival, will air Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. on the ABC Television Network. Tim McGraw is set to host the show, which will also feature performances by country's hottest stars, including Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Rascall Flatts, Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire and more.

Taylor Swift, 20, slips on a cute red dress for the July 2010 issue (hits stands next Tuesday, June 8th) of Marie Claire magazine. She dished about handling the stress in her life. She might seem like the girl next door. But beneath Taylor Swift's sweet, unassuming veneer is a driven artist who has been obsessed with her achieving her goals since childhood. She tells Marie Claire she has been singing randomly, obsessively, obnoxiously for as long as she can remember. Her parents have videos of her on the beach at, like, 3, going up to people and singing Lion King songs for them. She was literally going from towel to towel, saying, 'Hi, I'm Taylor. I'm going to sing "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" for you now.'