Olivia Wilde Says MPA Forced Her to ‘Cut Some Shots’ From ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Trailer

Olivia Wilde says the original trailer do not worry dear worried the Motion Picture Association.

In an interview with the Associated Press ahead of the premiere of his film at the Venice Film Festival, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, the director, who also stars in the psychological thriller, which opens in theaters on September 23, detailed how he had to cut scenes from one minute of the trailer due to the nature of its content.

“Oh yeah. They had to take a lot out of the trailer,” Wilde said. .

The director attributed the decline to the release of his film in the United States, where “we still live in a really puritanical society”. However, he does not believe that sexuality and physical intimacy have always been equally protected or censored.

“I think the lack of eroticism in American cinema is something new,” he said. “So when it comes to female pleasure, this is something we don’t see very often, unless you’re talking about queer cinema.”

Wilde said he believes queer cinema is a space where “female characters can have more fun” on screen. He points out that, as he sees it, audiences aren’t as uptight about screen intimacy as studios would have them believe.

“The public is not as prudish as corporations believe. And yet people are nervous. I mean, people are already upset with me about it,” he said. “I think that’s a confirmation of the movie. We want to be provocative. The idea is not to feel safe.”

in early August as part of its September cover story harper’s bazaar, do not worry dear Star Florence Pugh reacts to the trailer’s fixation with intimate scenes. For him, it wasn’t a subject he discussed while doing press for the film.

“When it’s just his sex scenes, or seeing the most famous man in the world take on someone, we don’t do that. That’s not why I’m in this industry,” Pugh said. “Obviously, that’s the nature of hiring the most famous pop star in the world. That’s not what I’m going to discuss because [this movie is] Bigger and better than that. And the people who made it are bigger and better than that. ”