Don't Worry Darling

Stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles arrive to screams on the red carpet.

[Olivia Wilde](https://deadline.com/tag/olivia-wilde/)’s Don’t Worry Darling had its world premiere at the [Venice](https://deadline.com/tag/venice/) Film Festival this evening. The 1950s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine) — equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach — anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. [Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos](https://deadline.com/2022/09/venice-film-festival-2022-photo-gallery-timothee-chalamet-bones-and-all-cast-cate-blanchett-alejandro-g-inarritu-1235106752/?preview_id=1235106752&preview_nonce=c03305b3ce&_thumbnail_id=1235108635&preview=true) Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. “As for all the endless tabloid gossip and noise out there, the internet feeds itself. But the swirl of controversy involving Shia LaBeouf’s withdrawal from the project and questions over Florence Pugh’s absence from the

Movie Review: In Olivia Wilde's Don't Worry Darling, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles play a seemingly happy couple in an orderly desert community that might ...

Our minds have been fucked enough times that the modern mindfuck movie has lost much of its power to surprise, especially when it announces from its opening frames that it will be a mindfuck movie. As a director, Wilde has a good eye, and the film’s many scenes of regimented grace have a nice visual pop. We keep waiting for the movie to surprise us, to shock us. Within this framework, Pugh does nervousness and terror well, and she makes Alice’s gathering anxiety as convincing as it can be, even if the script fails to give her all that many interesting things to do. It merely asks us to watch as Alice slowly realizes that something creepy lurks within the Victory Project, and that can get boring and repetitive after a while. [troubled set](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/olivia-wilde-florence-pugh-pay-disparity-rumors.html), of actors [falling out](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/olivia-wilde-shia-labeouf-fired-dont-worry-darling.html) with the director, one might have expected a cacophonous, cobbled-together catastrophe. There is grace in symmetry.” On the radio, the voice of Frank (Chris Pine), the Victory Project’s leader, offers forcefully stated bromides such as “You are worthy of the life you’ve chosen.” Later, he’ll talk about how the enemy of progress is chaos. Cinema has already given us two versions of The Stepford Wives, not to mention movies like Suburbicon and Blue Velvet and Pleasantville and any number of other films about the corrosive underbelly of pleasant, old-fashioned domesticity. “The people we are playing were real people in a world very much our own,” Pine said. military during the development of the atom bomb. [secret cities](https://savingplaces.org/stories/building-the-secret-cities-pre-fab-architecture-of-the-manhattan-project#.YxXo_nbMLIU)” of the Manhattan Project, the pre-fab residential communities built by the U.S. Hearing all the rumors of a

Pugh was absent from the press conference due to filming commitments she had on "Dune: Part Two," but she will be attending the premiere screening of "Don't ...

"Making music is a really personal thing and there are aspects of acting where you're drawing from experience, but for the most part pretending to play someone else," Styles said. "Florence is a force," Wilde said. During a press conference for the upcoming thriller, Wilde, who directs and appears in the film in a supporting role, was asked about the project's star, Florence Pugh.

Don't Worry Darling” premiered at the Venice Film Festival abuzz with controversy—a shame, really, considering the final product is bombastic and beguiling ...

(The sense of growing unease is aided by John Powell’s excellent score, which sounds like it’s built from the chants and wails of women.) Arianne Phillips’s period costuming—a mix of custom-designed and vintage pieces—is a feast for fans of 1950s fashion; just be prepared for those gorgeous gowns and suits to get soiled as the story progresses. It wears its reference points on its sleeve (Wilde has already named the The Matrix and The Truman Show as important inspirations), but in a Hollywood landscape marred by spin-offs and remakes, Don’t Worry Darling feels like a balm. The pair have no children, so her days are spent shopping with her friends, “gardening” (which really means drinking on sun loungers in the backyard with her best friend Bunny, played by Wilde), and preparing dinner for when Jack returns home.

Olivia Wilde's “Don't Worry Darling” had its world premiere Monday night a the Venice International Film Festival.

He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances.” Pugh is in the middle of production on “Dune 2,” a massive blockbuster (also a Warner Bros. In response, LaBeouf sent private emails, texts and video messages to Variety to prove his case that he actually quit due to lack of rehearsal time. “Florence is a force and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight,” Wilde said. Behind-the-scenes drama rarely extends beyond internal industry gossip, but the question of exactly what happened in the making of “Don’t Worry Darling” has become a source of global intrigue. That is by design.” Much of that was stoked by LaBeouf, who came out of the woodwork to contest a two-year-old narrative that he’d been fired from the project. She did offer: “His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions. Though the star of the film, she did not attend the press conference as her flight had not yet landed. Some even took note of who was sitting next to who in the theater. “The internet feeds itself,” Wilde said. Many keyed in on the film’s press conference earlier in the day, with hopes that reports about behind-the-scenes tension with Pugh would be addressed or clarified.

Warner Bros. Popular on Variety. There's no denying Olivia Wilde can direct the hell out of a movie. And with her ...

The end product is a smorgasbord of high octane thrillers, similar to “Gone Girl” (2014), which landed a single nom for its leading actress Rosamund Pike. At the very least, it’s a film that will continue to generate plenty of chatter (there’s already a ton of pre-release headlines being made, some of them even about the movie itself). There’s no denying Olivia Wilde can direct the hell out of a movie.

Don't Worry Darling is sending the internet wild, for all sorts of reasons. Some people are accusing Harry Styles spitting on a co-star.

"You know, I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Miss Flo," Wilde says in the video, "and I want to know if you're open to giving this a shot with me, with us. Most reviews seem to consider the movie a little undercooked. Wilde was asked about the rumored rift at a I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work." "His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions," Wilde explained. Her investigation into the company's "Victory Project" begins to tear at the fabric of their happy life.

The internet is dissecting a clip which some people think shows Harry Styles "spitting" on Chris Pine at "Don't Worry Darling's" premiere at Venice Film ...

Social media users focused on Pine's lack of reaction as they sat next to each other in an interview as Styles said his favorite thing about Don't Worry Darling is that it "feels like it's a movie." "Someone needs to begin a full fledged investigation into what happened on that Don't Worry Darling set," wrote @korysverse on Twitter, sharing a short gif of the moment when the alleged spitting occurred. "Chris Pine just wondered where his sunglasses were after the applause," wrote @cinemazietgeist. [TikTok](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/tiktok) users have been focusing on a clip of Styles sitting down for a screening of Don't Worry Darling next to co-star Pine. As he moves to sit down, social media sleuths claim that Styles "spits" on Pine, which leads the Star Trek actor to react in disbelief. Styles and Wilde have also been under the microscope after the couple [arrived separately](https://www.newsweek.com/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-arrive-separately-dont-worry-darling-panel-1739849) at the events in Venice.

While the duo have an apparently perfect relationship, Victory hides a dark secret, which Alice begins to uncover. Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, and Olivia Wilde ...

Styles, as he did in Christopher Nolan's "Jack is a one-dimensional figure, and the One Direction star fails to give him any hidden depth. Directed by Olivia Wilde, it superciliously pinches ideas from other films without quite understanding how and why they worked in the first place. (It's not like we watch Chris Pine's speech and think, "What a good dude!" "Ultimately, the film raises far more questions than it answers, and is deeply unsatisfying as a result. It's just a shame all the effort has gone into a script without much of that 2019 debut's disarming freshness." [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/dont-worry-darling-review-florence-pugh-harry-styles-olivia-wilde-1235360429/) (opens in new tab) – Owen Gleiberman More frustrating is that the film also offers stunning craft work, a wonderfully immersive quality, and one of star Florence Pugh's best performances yet. She's required to disintegrate then galvanize – a trick that does at times evoke the emotional trajectory she nailed in "Pine seems to have the most fun, though, as a silver-tongued guru whose compliments and advice are delivered as smiling threats. While the duo have an apparently perfect relationship, Victory hides a dark secret, which Alice begins to uncover. Florence Pugh is being highly praised, and critics agree that the film's visuals are top-notch, but there's criticism aimed at the plot, particularly a big twist, and opinions on Harry Styles' performance vary.

VENICE, Italy -- The Venice Film Festival is buzzing with anticipation for Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling," which is having its world premiere Monday ...

He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don't personally believe that is conducive to the best performances." "In this film everything is a metaphor...everything that is beautiful is also sinister. It's likely to be the only appearance he'll make on behalf of that film, but no one wrote any headlines about Chalamet "limiting" his press engagements "Florence is a force and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight," Wilde said. Pugh is in the middle of production on "Dune 2," a massive blockbuster (also a Warner Bros. Behind-the-scenes drama rarely extends beyond internal industry gossip, but the question of exactly what happened in the making of "Don't Worry Darling" has become a source of global intrigue.

Fans are convinced that Harry Styles spit on his co-star Chris Pine's lap during the "Don't Worry Darling" premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

[ provided a possible explanation](https://twitter.com/cinemazietgeist/status/1566992856950218763), writing, “Chris pine just wondered where his sunglasses were after the applause. And he zoned out (likes he’s been doing all day) and realised [sic] it’s in his lap. 12 [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/05/britney-spears-reacts-to-son-jaydens-hateful-interview/)

Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Chris Pine and director Olivia Wilde attend a photocall for "Don't Worry Darling" at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.

I think it's sufficiently well-nourished." "I can't say enough how honored I am to have her as our lead. "Florence is a force," Wilde said a press conference earlier Monday. "I don't feel the need to contribute. As Styles quickly moves to his seat, he makes a subtle "puh" motion with is mouth, suggesting he may have spit. [those involved with the project.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/04/entertainment/dont-worry-darling-debut/index.html)

The psychological sci-fi thriller, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, premiered this week at the Venice film festival, amid mounting reports of behind-the ...

(It was later clarified that this was because her flight landed after the fact.) LaBeouf denied this, sharing a video from the time which appears to show Wilde asking him to stay on, and referring to Pugh as “Miss Flo”. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Ratner denied all of the allegations. He apologised for the homophobic slur, but the scandal had taken a toll on Tower Heist’s prospects. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. The interview prompted widespread condemnation over moments such as Ratner boasting about his sexual prowess, and discussing having sex with Lindsay Lohan. At the time, people suspected that Phoenix was going off the rails – Two Lovers got all but completely drowned out by the noise. He then memorably began jumping up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s furniture. [zone out during the press conference for the film and at the premiere later that evening have gone viral](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chris-pine-dont-worry-darling-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-b2160600.html). [interview with The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-rape-black-man-attack-cosh-cold-pursuit-sexual-assault-interview-a8760866.html). [here for a timeline of the behind-the-scenes controversies that have surrounded the film](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dont-worry-darling-venice-controversy-b2160035.html).

An in-depth investigation into more "Don't Worry Darling" drama in Venice.

Pine reacts to the alleged loogie that may (or may not have) hit his lap. But a video of Wilde trying to convince LaBeouf to stay leaked online and showed wild taking a jab at star Florence Pugh. Social media users are convinced that a video shows Harry Styles spitting on co-star Chris Pine’s lap at the Venice International Film Festival premiere of “Don’t Worry Darling” on Monday.

A director vs. star feud, desperate lip locks and errant spit made for one of the most buzzy promo tours in recent memory.

[crowed](https://twitter.com/romansgerri/status/1566792386772180993?s=20&t=_U5TxtoYfhpJ1UHuFiUh6Q) the Internet. A suspicious movement around Styles’ mouth supported the theory that he had, in fact, spit on Pine, and Twitter [fairly](https://twitter.com/PatchNavillus/status/1566972597207797760?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) [exploded](https://twitter.com/ItsWhitneyLeann/status/1566964791327039492?s=20&t=57TJjfrjQdpsKBBJ_hKEPQ) [with](https://twitter.com/been_herde/status/1566962799217188871?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) [jokes](https://twitter.com/indiespicee/status/1566982189547458560?s=20&t=CqTF9cJAOy74n2AtoZ_5zA). [joked](https://twitter.com/trinawatters/status/1566856718348439557?s=20&t=CqTF9cJAOy74n2AtoZ_5zA) Twitter user Trina Watters. [pointed out](https://twitter.com/BeeBabs/status/1567083709068726273?s=20&t=2dXgmGvgr017GbQGUddYGw), Pine “made no move to wipe” any spit from his lap. Plus, in [zoomed-in versions](https://twitter.com/matildashome/status/1566998365900079104?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) of the clip, Styles’ lips seem to be pressed together. And so, we come to the end of the Don’t Worry Darling Venice saga—but not nearly to the end of the DWD saga as a whole. [he said](https://twitter.com/leohoratio/status/1566840901019832321?s=20&t=OQ00vMiA2HSjdbQCZAABbA) in another interview as his co-star looked on. Cue another [timeless meme](https://twitter.com/goldenheartvhes/status/1566772285729562625?s=20&t=EWoLohOIXMtsDHSMQfP0FQ). [Magnetically DockingMode Electric Toothbrush](https://go.linkby.com/QOGPMLFJ) [sharing evidence](https://www.avclub.com/shia-labeouf-claims-not-fired-from-dont-worry-darling-1849461353?_ga=2.70244048.1978060498.1662473619-1488648406.1652714420) that suggested he was not fired from the movie, as Wilde had claimed. As a matter of historical record, what follows is a recap of all the petty drama that occurred on Sunday, September 5. (“Last time I followed a news event in real time this closely was Jan 6th,”

Olivia Wilde's "Don't Worry Darling" had its world premiere Monday night a the Venice International Film Festival.

He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don't personally believe that is conducive to the best performances." "In this film everything is a metaphor...everything that is beautiful is also sinister. It's likely to be the only appearance he'll make on behalf of that film, but no one wrote any headlines about Chalamet "limiting" his press engagements Pugh is in the middle of production on "Dune 2," a massive blockbuster (also a Warner Bros. Behind-the-scenes drama rarely extends beyond internal industry gossip, but the question of exactly what happened in the making of "Don't Worry Darling" has become a source of global intrigue. "Florence is a force and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight," Wilde said.

Harry Styles Has Been Accused Of Spitting On Chris Pine And Florence Pugh Appeared To Reference That Olivia Wilde Feud At The Seriously Messy “Don't Worry ...

In the clip, Harry first of all notices Olivia’s body language and turns to see who it is aimed at. Others wondered if this was an inside joke between the two men as they pointed out that Chris didn’t seem angry about it, with one person saying of the video: “When i look at this i see an inside joke i don’t know about. In one final turn of events, Harry didn’t leave before kissing his costar, Nick, on the lips. Olivia, Harry, and Chris have yet to post about Monday’s premiere on social media. In a clip, Olivia can be seen looking in Florence’s direction by peering behind the three people who are standing between them. She hinted that Florence wasn’t able to get to Venice before that evening’s premiere, saying: “Florence is a force and we are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight despite being in production on Dune. The glance at his lap also appeared to perfectly coordinate with where Harry’s spit would have landed on him. Harry is perhaps best known for being one-fifth of One Direction and a Grammy Award–winning solo musician. I’m so lucky that I get to do that, especially in this role.” “Can you just clear the air and address if there’s been a falling out there and if so why? I don’t feel the need to contribute, I think it’s sufficiently well nourished.” Olivia was joined by Harry, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan as a moderator fielded questions from journalists.

The rollout of Olivia Wilde's thriller has been clouded with rumors of inner-cast feuds.

Styles’ dedicated force of fans have not all been welcoming to Wilde, with some [disparaging](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/why-do-harry-styles-fans-hate-olivia-wilde) the actress and director online. Wilde and Styles were rumored to be dating in January 2021, shortly after he replaced LaBeouf in the DWD cast and news broke that Wilde had separated from her longtime partner Jason Sudeikis. A video went viral on social media showing Styles leaning over Pine while taking the seat next to him in the theater, and then showing Pine shaking his head and Wilde wincing, which many took as evidence that Styles spit on Pine.A video went viral on social media showing Styles leaning over Pine while taking the seat next to him in the theater, and then showing Pine shaking his head and Wilde wincing, which many took as evidence that Styles spit on Pine. The cast appeared together on the red carpet—with Styles and Wilde separated, so no photos of the rumored couple could be taken, and with Pugh separated from Wilde.The cast appeared together on the red carpet—with Styles and Wilde separated, so no photos of the rumored couple could be taken, and with Pugh separated from Wilde. Wilde said she “doesn’t feel the need to contribute” to the “endless tabloid gossip” at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, which Pugh is absent for, and a moderator shuts down a follow-up question about LaBeouf’s exit.Wilde said she “doesn’t feel the need to contribute” to the “endless tabloid gossip” at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, which Pugh is absent for, and a moderator shuts down a follow-up question about LaBeouf’s exit. Rumors of an on-set feud between Wilde and Pugh had already been building, but when The Don’t Worry Darling trailer was released and Pugh didn't share the trailer on her Instagram, the gossip went mainstream.Rumors of an on-set feud between Wilde and Pugh had already been building, but when The Don’t Worry Darling trailer was released and Pugh didn't share the trailer on her Instagram, the gossip went mainstream.

A timeline of Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh's rumored drama on 'Don't Worry Darling,' their new film out September 23 after premiering at ...

(Notably, Timothée Chalamet, Dune 2’s [angsty lead](https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/timothee-chalamet-societal-collapse-venice.html?#_ga=2.26791290.659604080.1662352621-348769112.1662188860), has time to do press for his film, [Bones and All](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/timothe-chalamet-bones-and-all-movie-cast-release-date-trailer.html), at the festival.) [reportedly](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/florence-pugh-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-venice-ovation-1235337824/) premieres to a four-minute standing ovation, during which Pugh makes a point of clapping for Wilde. Sudeikis [maintains](https://www.vulture.com/2022/08/olivia-wilde-jason-sudeikis-custody-papers-on-stage.html) that he did not want the documents to be served so publicly and regrets the way it happened. [a report](https://people.com/movies/olivia-wilde-and-harry-styles-close-friendship-quickly-turned-romantic-on-movie-set/) claiming that Wilde and Styles made their relationship obvious on the set of Don’t Worry Darling. [Page Six” suggests](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/30/florence-pugh-upset-over-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-affair/) that Wilde and Styles’s relationship started as an affair. She expresses that she is “heartbroken” and not ready to give up on him. For example, she emphasizes her desire to portray “female pleasure,” dismisses the rumored pay disparity as “invented clickbait,” and expands on her displeasure with the CinemaCon incident with Sudeikis’s custody papers. I’m the happiest director in the world,” she [tweets](https://twitter.com/oliviawilde/status/1253756488847290368). [“You got the cinema / I bring the pop to the cinema”](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/harry-styles-harrys-house-lyrics-olivia-wilde.html)Photo-Illustration: Vulture. [Instagram caption](https://www.instagram.com/p/B_YFrFQFjId/) reacting to the news. [Per “Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2021/01/04/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-spark-dating-rumors-by-holding-hands/),” 28-year-old Harry Styles and 38-year-old Olivia Wilde are dating. Wilde marketed Don’t Worry Darling as a rare showcase of “female pleasure” and seemed to frame the production itself as an empowering workplace — one where her “no assholes” rule could cause LaBeouf’s exit in order to protect Pugh.