Olivia Wilde’s hotly anticipated Don’t Worry Darling arrived on the Venice Lido carrying some very heavy baggage. Stories abound of friction between the director and her leading lady Florence Pugh, the latter only touching down in Venice after the press conference for the film took place. Added to that are the questions about Shia LaBeouf’s exit from the film – he was due to play the lead opposite Pugh – and whether he was fired or resigned.
At today’s press conference, Wilde faced a few questions about both Pugh and LaBeouf, but was unforthcoming, shutting it down with a vague “the internet feeds itself. I don’t feel the need to contribute. I think it’s sufficiently well nourished”. With the gossip surrounding Wilde’s relationship with LaBeouf’s replacement, Harry Styles, thrown into the mix, there is a risk that the telenovela storyline of the cast and crew risks overshadowing any conversation about the film itself.
