Venice: Crowds reject ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ scandal with Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles and Florence Pugh welcomed

Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller do not worry dear It was enthusiastically received at its world premiere in Venice on Monday night, despite the slow-moving scandal that has dogged the film for weeks.

Venice audiences responded with warm cheers and cheers as the curtain closed on Warner Bros. feminist-themed film. Pictures, the crowd rising to applaud Wilde and cast her for seven minutes. Some of the loudest applause was undoubtedly reserved for Florence Pugh and Harry Styles. The pop star-turned-actor has attracted a red-carpet contingent to be rivaled only by Chalamaniacs: some of Styles’ super fans were spotted at a tent next to the carpet the night before to secure a front-row seat.

Prior to the screening, costume designer Adrian Phillips received the Campari Passion for Film Award. In his speech, he praised Wilde and the cast, noting that the director, who also stars in the film, had “high heels, makeup and costumes” to direct and described him as “Grace under fire”.

Meanwhile, Wilde and Pugh appeared to be trying to put some distance between the movie and the many rumors that claimed a great deal of controversy. The director and his co-star walked the red carpet hand in hand and looked perfectly civil throughout the night.

Negative press everywhere do not worry dear It all started in mid-August, when tabloid rumors surfaced that Pugh, who plays a 1950s suburban housewife in an idyllic cult community called Victory, clashed with Wilde after the director began an affair with the co-star. star Styles during filming. Rumors escalated a few days later with claims that the actress was paid less than her male co-star ($700,000 to Styles’ $2.5 million). Wilde denied the allegation, but made another mistake a few days later when he suggested he fired actor Shia LaBeouf early in production, transferring him to Styles, due to LaBeouf’s “fighting energy” and Pugh’s “security”.

LaBeouf then posted an email that included several text messages he received from Wilde as proof that he had, in fact, “abandoned” the film, while accusing him of fueling the “click” story that he was fired from. “because of the current social situation . . landscape’ and ‘the social currency it brings.’ Later that day, a 2020 video message appeared on social media to support LaBeouf’s claims, showing Wilde in his car begging him to he changed his mind and didn’t leave the film, as he seemed to dislike Poo, or “Mrs. Flo” as he referred to it, due to concerns about working with the actor. And since then, the Internet has gotten stronger…

Pugh missed the press conference in Venice Dear earlier on Monday, sparking further speculation. At a media meeting, Wilde was asked about his co-star’s absence and rumors of discord on set. Wilde called Pooh “a force” and seemed to suggest that the actor did not attend the conference due to filming commitments. dune 2. Wilde then added, “As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the hype, I mean the internet feeds on itself.” He added: “I don’t feel the need to contribute. I think he ate well enough.”

do not worry dear follows Alice (Pugh) and Jack Chambers (Stiles), a happy young couple from the 1950s who live in a seemingly perfect community in the city of Victoria, California, created and paid for by Jack’s mysterious employer. Curiosity about the nature of her husband’s work on the secretive “Project Victory” begins to consume Alice, and cracks begin to appear in her utopian life as her investigation into the project causes tension in the community.

After bowing in Venice, do not worry dear It will screen at the Deauville American Film Festival and the San Sebastian International Film Festival before opening in North American theaters on September 23.