VENICE — if the talent isdon’t worry darlingAt a press conference Monday afternoon at the Venice Film Festival, a name placard on a pedestal told the story.
Filmmakers and supreme stars are usually seated next to each other, but a placard of director Olivia Wilde and her lead role Harry Styles with co-stars Chris Pine and Gemma Chan in between. was far away. , so it would be difficult to get a photo of the rumored couple.
The premise of “Don’t Worry Darling” is juicy enough on its own. Pugh plays a picture-perfect married housewife in the 1950s. But the film’s behind-the-scenes drama is even more compelling, and after weeks of headlines and speculation, Monday’s press conference has proven to be a hotter ticket than many of Venice’s major premieres. I got
Synopsis of the drama so far:
Fans initially thought something was wrong when Pugh, usually keen to promote his projects on social media, seemed to give “Don’t Worry Darling” the cold shoulder. In fact, Pugh has done very little promotion for the film on social or traditional media, and the press required for a film and star of this magnitude seems to have abandoned his usual onslaught of junkets and interviews.
Pugh’s rep claimed she was too busy filming her new role in ‘Dune: Part 2’ to meet her obligations, including a press conference in Venice, but the ‘Dune’ star ‘s Timothée Chalamet was able to spare a few days to promote his romantic drama Bones and All in Venice. And with Warner Bros. distributing both “Don’t Worry Darling” and “Dune” sequels, it’s especially the moment when Pugh signs on for the latter film that it has a gorgeous ensemble cast.
Matthew Belloni in a recent pack report Pugh and Wilde began to feud due to an incident that occurred between Wilde and Stiles, with Pugh saying during camera setups, “I didn’t like her director disappearing so often with her lead role. ” writes. In fact, Wilde’s personal life was heavily scrutinized during her tour for this promotion. Not only because she’s dating her famous pop star, but also because her ex-fiancée, “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis, had her. along with supporting documents She was promoting “Don’t Worry Darling” onstage at CinemaCon in April.
Also, that a large portion of Styles’ fanbase resents Wilde’s presence in his life, constantly hyping up social media trending topics about her to damage the sophomore film. It’s also worth noting. Even if “Don’t Worry Darling” tanks, it will probably hurt their pop idol’s early film career. The flame of passion, once fanned, erupts indiscriminately in all directions.
Because of all these behind-the-scenes stories, many expected fireworks at the Venice media session. It turns out that it was given as a flattery. Initially, after Wilde, Styles, and the rest took their seats, most of the questions were simply about how Styles juggled his music and film careers.
“Personally, I think they’re polar opposites in a lot of ways,” Styles said. “What I love about acting is the feeling that you don’t know what you’re doing.”
But around the halfway point, a journalist finally broke through the glaze and asked Wilde the big question: Want to clear the air about rumors of a falling out with Pugh?
“Florence is a force,” Wilde replied evenly, and Pugh will at least walk the red carpet at the film’s Venice premiere. As a director, I know how it can be disruptive to lose an actor for even one day.”
Wilde went on to rhapsodic about her leading lady — “How honored to have her as our lead,” she said — and pivoted: “There The internet feeds itself on the never-ending tabloid gossip and noise that’s on.I don’t feel the need to contribute.I think I’m well fed.”
Several friendly journalists gave a gentle applause at the time, but The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Littman followed up and stood up, saying, “I’d like to ask you about the noise you just mentioned.”
“Your question has been answered,” moderator Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan replied.
Littman protested that he had another question about Shia LaBeouf. Wilde claimed to have fired LaBeouf The actor, who was accused of abuse by ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs, “did not foster the spirit I demanded in my work.”
LaBeouf replied In a statement declaring that he was quitting the movie of his own accord, rather than being fired, he provided Variety with a text message from Wilde and a video she sent to LaBeouf, telling him to stay in “Don’t Worry Darling.” asked to consider. In the video, Wilde says LaBeouf’s departure could be a “wake-up call to Miss Flo”. Minutes after it was leaked online, Pew’s Wilde diminutive nickname became a trending topic on Twitter.
Still, the Venetian press conference host refused to allow a line of questions. Staring into space, he said firmly: He was asked two more questions by other journalists and the session ended.
“It felt ridiculous,” Littman said after Wilde’s inquiry was dismissed. “She hadn’t answered the question yet. It seems she had carefully coordinated with the host beforehand.”
But in Venice, as in Hollywood, careful choreography befits the course.Five minutes after Wilde was asked why Pugh was absent from her press conference, her star photographed Hanging out on the Venetian deck in purple Valentinos. Did her plane pass Newark?