“Don’t Worry Darling” Director Olivia Wilde “Disappointed” Media Cared More About Film’s On-Set Scandals Than Message
In the wake of Don’t Worry Darling’s spectacular box-office bombing, its producer, director, and star Olivia Wilde has taken to blaming its failure on the media’s coverage of the film’s behind-the-scenes drama over the “big questions” she was trying to ask.
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
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Buckle up folks, this one’s going be a wild ride.
The Don’t Worry Darling rollercoaster started back in April when Wilde was served custody papers from her ex-boyfriend Jason Sudeikis while on-stage at CinemaCon promoting the film.
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
Following this incident, rumors began to swirl that Wilde’s off-screen relationship with her Don’t Worry Darling co-star Harry Styles may have been the driving factor of her split from Sudeikis.
The freefall of both her and the film’s reputation would only get worse when Wilde was later caught in a lie about the exit of the film’s original male lead, Shia LaBeouf.
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
In August, Wilde told Variety that she had fired him as the film’s male lead due to “his behavior”.
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However, LaBeouf in turn came out and made a statement explaining that, in reality, he had actually left the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
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“I quit your film because your actors & I couldn’t find time to rehearse,” said the Padre Pio star. “I have included as a reminder the screenshots of our text exchange on that day, and my text to Tobey.”
“Firing me never took place, Olivia,” LaBeouf concluded. “And while I fully understand the attractiveness of pushing that story because of the current social landscape, the social currency that brings. It is not the truth.”
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
LaBeouf was even able to provide a video, sent to him by Wilde, in which the director could be seen begging him to stay on.
The cherry on the top of this s–tstorm eventually came in the form of rumors that Wilde had a falling out with the film’s star, Florence Pugh, over the director’s conduct with Styles.
Source: Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Warner Bros. Pictures
These rumors would only be further stoked by the actress’ active decision to keep her distance from Wilde during the film’s promotional tour.
Now, three weeks after Wilde’s movie released to little applause, the director is trying her damndest to keep the ball rolling on her narrative and lashing out at the media’ coverage of the above drama for Don’t Worry Darling’s poor reception.
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