{"id":64859,"date":"2022-09-22T15:52:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=64859"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T16:27:27","slug":"olivia-wilde-sets-the-record-straight-on-all-those-dont-worry-darling-rumors","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/olivia-wilde-sets-the-record-straight-on-all-those-dont-worry-darling-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Wilde Addresses the \u2018Don\u2019t Worry Darling\u2019 Rumors (Including Spit-Gate) Head On"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Olivia Wilde is seen in Midtown on September 21, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Gotham\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After weeks of buzz around the new film Don\u2019t Worry Darling,<\/em> director and actress Olivia Wilde<\/a> just addressed all of the wild rumors surrounding her film (yep, even spit-gate) when she stopped by\u00a0The Late Show with Stephen Colbert<\/em><\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Since filming began, the movie has been entrenched in an unprecedented amount of drama. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of ironic because all of this is really what the film\u2019s about,\u201d Wilde<\/a> told late night host Stephen Colbert. The psychological thriller follows a young married couple, Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles) in the 1950s. When Alice begins to unravel, she reveals some disturbing truths about the utopian collective they find themselves apart of. \u201cThe film is about the narratives we are fed and whether we choose to accept them or question their sources,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

With a star-studded ensemble cast featuring Wilde herself, Pugh, Styles, Chris Pine<\/a>, Gemma Chan, and more, it seems no one has gone untouched from the alleged behind-the-scenes tension<\/a>. The rumor mill began with whispers of a feud between Wilde and her leading lady, Pugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have nothing but respect for Florence\u2019s talent,\u201d Wilde told Colbert. \u201cShe\u2019s fantastic. She\u2019s on the set of her movie Dune<\/em> right now, and there\u2019s nothing cooler than a busy actress. I have nothing against her for any reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harry Styles as Jack in Don’t Worry Darling poster, 2022\/ Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After Colbert pointed out that Pugh was sipping on an Aperol Spritz<\/a> instead of attending the press conference at the Venice Film Festival, Wilde noted, \u201cI don\u2019t feel like my male directing colleagues are answering questions about their cast.\u201d The comment drew a massive applause from the audience.<\/p>\n

The pair dove into the glaring double-standard this gossip has put on display, citing that many male directors have been infamous for their tyrannical sets throughout Hollywood history.<\/p>\n

The next rumor Colbert put to bed: Spit-gate<\/a>. \u201cPeople will look for drama anywhere they can,\u201d Wild stated. \u201cHarry did not spit on Chris<\/a>, in fact.\u201d She went on to say, \u201cPeople can look at a video that shows evidence of someone not spitting on someone else, and they\u2019ll still see what they want to see, and that is the creation of drama. And that is clickbait.\u201d<\/p>\n

As if that weren\u2019t enough, another looming rumor hovering above Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/em> was Shia LaBeouf’s departure from the film while it was still in production. (He was originally cast as the role of Jack, Styles\u2019 character.) Wilde told Variety<\/em><\/a> that she fired LeBeouf due to her responsibility to \u201cprotect\u201d both the production and he cast, namely Pugh. In response, LaBeouf rebutted her claims<\/a> to the outlet, stating that he \u201cquit\u201d Wilde\u2019s production, and released a voicemail from the director, pleading with him to stay on the project.<\/p>\n

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Florence Pugh as Alice in Don’t Worry Darling poster, 2022\/ Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThere were private messages that were released without context to try to make a situation look like something that it wasn\u2019t,\u201d Wilde told Colbert. \u201cEarly on in the process of making the film, as the director, I tried to mediate a situation between people to try to see if they could work together happily. Once it became clear that it was not a tenable working relationship, I was given an ultimatum. I chose my actress, which I\u2019m very happy I did. At the time, was I bummed that we weren\u2019t able to make it work? Sure. Did information about him come to light later that made me confident we made the right decision? Absolutely.\u201d<\/p>\n

In December of 2020, FKA Twigs sued LeBeouf, alleging<\/a> abuse and sexual battery.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to replace Shia,\u201d said Wilde. \u201cHe is a fantastic actor, but it wasn\u2019t going to work. When he gave me the ultimatum of him or Florence, I chose Florence. And that was him feeling like he was stepping away and me feeling like we were moving on without him\u201d<\/p>\n

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Chris Pine as Frank in in Don’t Worry Darling poster, 2022\/ Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For clarity, Colbert then asked, \u201cSo are you saying that he wouldn\u2019t do the movie in the way that you wanted him to, so he had to go? So, he can say he quit, and you can say you fired him, and both of you can think you\u2019re right?\u201d<\/p>\n

“Yes.” Wilde recalled, \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s great, you go and we will move on.\u2019 It wasn\u2019t going to move forward in the way that he wanted it to, and so he had to leave. Everyone, in the end, ended up with what they wanted. He didn\u2019t want to be apart of the production we were making, in the way I like to make productions, and so he moved on, we moved on and replaced him, and ended up with a cast that I\u2019m so proud of in a movie that I\u2019m really thrilled about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don’t Worry Darling<\/em> hits theaters Sept. 23<\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA USA\u2019s Fall issue<\/a> featuring cover star Nicola Peltz Beckham<\/a>:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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