Dir: Olivia Wilde. Starring: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, Kate Berlant. 122 mins
Do worry darling. Olivia Wilde’s new film has generated large amounts of negative buzz in advance of its world premiere in Venice today. Its star Florence Pugh (who didn’t appear at the Venice press conference due to conflicting commitments… officially, at least) appears to be distancing herself from the project amid rumours of a “falling out” between herself and Wilde. Shia LaBeouf has disputed Wilde’s claims that he was fired from the production and released a video of the director that seemingly proves his story. The gossip columnists have been in a frenzy about Wilde’s relationship with pop idol Harry Styles, who took over LaBeouf’s role. On top of all that are the allegations that Styles was paid three times more than Pugh despite the fact she plays the main character. Morbid anticipation has therefore been building that Don’t Worry Darling might just be this year’s festival trainwreck.
