Olivia Wilde is shutting down a big rumour that emerged from the Venice International Film Festival during Wednesday night’s appearance on “The Late Show”.
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Zack Sharf Olivia Wilde has cited films such as “Inception” and “The Truman Show” as inspiration for her psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling,” but a far more unexpected source of inspiration is the incel community. Wilde told fellow actor-turned-director Maggie Gyllenhaal during a conversation for Interview Magazine that Chris Pine’s character was inspired by Jordan Peterson, the Canadian author and media personality described by Wilde as “this pseudo-intellectual hero to the incel community.” Pine stars in “Don’t Worry Darling” as Frank, the founder of a utopian 1950s community in the desert known as the “Victory Project.” Wilde’s film, written by her “Booksmart” collaborator Katie Silberman, centers on Florence Pugh’s Alice, a Victory Project housewife who discovers her idyllic community is harboring dark secrets. Trailers for “Don’t Worry Darling” have positioned Pine’s Frank as the film’s antagonist.
“[Incels are] basically disenfranchised, mostly white men, who believe they are entitled to sex from women,” Wilde explained to Gyllenhaal after noting Pine’s character is inspired by Peterson. “And they believe that society has now robbed them — that the idea of feminism is working against nature, and that we must be put back into the correct place.” “They’re actually succeeding in many different ways,” Wilde continued about the incel community. “But this guy Jordan Peterson is someone that legitimizes certain aspects of their movement because he’s a former professor, he’s an author, he wears a suit, so they feel like this is a real philosophy that should be taken seriously.” Wilde had nothing but praise for Chris Pine, who she said gave all of himself to the character despite the role being just a supporting
Olivia Wilde is shutting down a big rumour that emerged from the Venice International Film Festival during Wednesday night’s appearance on “The Late Show”.
released early Wednesday evening ahead of the broadcast.Colbert gave the director and current girlfriend of the “Watermelon Sugar” singer a hard time about her denial of the incident, saying “Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Why or why not? Support your answer” he joked after Wilde brought up the viral video.“No he did not, but I think it’s a perfect example of — people will look for drama anywhere they can,” she said. “Harry did not spit on Chris, in fact.”“Only time will tell,” Colbert joked, prompting Wilde to laugh and continue to say Styles did not spit on his costar.
No need to worry? Florence Pugh and Chris Pine missed out on the Don’t Worry Darling New York premiere. The two stars of the movie were noticeably not seen at a New York City event of the movie.
Florence Pugh and Chris Pine, were noticeably absent from the New York premiere. The A-list Hollywood actors appeared to skip the event after they were dragged into the ongoing drama that surrounds the psychological thriller. Pugh is said to be locked in a feud with director Olivia Wilde after reportedly disapproving of the way she began a relationship with leading man Harry Styles during filming and while still believed to be in a relationship with ex-fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Audiences can’t get enough of “Don’t Worry Darling.” After the movie’s Venice Film Festival premiere, which sent the internet ablaze after Harry Styles may or may not have spit on his co-star Chris Pine and Florence Pugh avoided eye-contact with her director Olivia Wilde, the buzz around the Warner Bros. release is only escalating. Imax’s live-event screening of “Don’t Worry Darling,” which includes a Q&A with the cast and director, has sold out in 21 locations. In less than 24 hours, more than 13,000 tickets have been purchased across 100 North American locations. Screenings in several markets, like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Seattle, are completely booked, while 15 additional locations are at least half full.
Harry Styles read the room - Madison Square Garden to be precise - and told the crowd what they wanted to know: did he spit on Chris Pine? The cheeky Styles, who briefly paused from his "Love On Tour" tour to appear at the Venice Film Festival for his "Don't Worry Darling" starring role, addressed his absence from the stage. In sharing his joy for being back in the concert swing, the "As It Was" singer also told fans, "I just popped very quickly to Venice to spit on Chris Pine." Harry Styles addressed the viral video that lead fans to believe he had spit on Pine.
Harry Styles joked about spitting on Chris Pine last night (September 7) as he returned to the stage for a concert in New York.It follows a viral clip at the premiere of Don’t Worry Darling in Venice earlier this week which many viewers believed showed Styles spitting on co-star Pine as he took his seat next to him.A source close to Styles told The Guardian that “this is not true”. Pine’s rep also released a statement to People, denying that the incident took place.“This is a ridiculous story – a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation,” Pine’s representative said.
Harry Styles is breaking his silence after a viral video had fans convinced that Styles spit on his co-star, Chris Pine, at the Venice Film Festival premiere of their upcoming film.A clip started circulating online Monday of 28-year-old Styles taking his seat next to 42-year-old Pine at the film's premiere in Italy. In the clip, the «As It Was» singer appears to do something with his mouth at the exact moment that Pine stops clapping, smiles and shakes his head.Soon after the clip began making the rounds, many fans were convinced that Styles had, in fact, spit on Pine in front of hundreds of attendees at the premiere. Styles addressed the incident while speaking to fans at his concert at New York's Madison Square Concert Wednesday.«This is our tenth show at Madison Square Garden,» Styles began.
Harry Styles is in on the joke. On stage Wednesday night at his continuing series of Madison Square Garden concerts, Styles made fun of the wild speculation that he spit on Chris Pine this week at the Venice Film Festival.
Florence Pugh is acknowledging the cast and crew.The 26-year-old actress took to Instagram on Wednesday and posted a group photo that consisted of Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll and Sydney Chandler. She also tagged each of the actors in the photo.«I'm still taking it all in!» she led in her lengthy caption.
He’s not worrying. Nick Kroll seemingly weighed in on the drama surrounding his Don’t Worry Darling costars after the film debuted at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.
Florence Pugh for her “unbothered energy” after she was filmed holding an Aperol spritz and strutting in Venice amid rumours of a feud between herself and Olivia Wilde. The rumours of a conflict between the Don’t Worry Darling star and Wilde, who directed the film, escalated after Pugh, 26, skipped a press conference for the upcoming movie ahead of the film’s red carpet premiere in Venice on Monday.
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rumors that Harry Styles spat on him during the world premiere of their film “Don’t Worry Darling” are a “complete fabrication.”“This is a ridiculous story — a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation,” the rep said in a statement to People.“Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine. There is nothing but respect between these two men and any suggestion otherwise is a blatant attempt to create drama that simply does not exist.”Styles’ reps have yet to issue their own statement.The allegations first arose Monday when the 28-year-old singer went to take his seat at the Venice International Film Festival and proceeded to allegedly spit in the “Wonder Woman” star’s lap.Several fans of Pine and Styles immediately began debating on whether spittle was actually involved.“People actually think harry walked over there and decided to spit on Chris for no reason, in front of multiple people,” tweeted one user.
Chris Pine's rep is denying a fan theory. In a statement to ET, the 42-year-old actor's rep shuts down claims that Harry Styles spit on Pine at the premiere of their flick, at the Venice Film Festival. «This is a ridiculous story… a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows for foolish speculation,» Pine's rep tells ET.
Following the premiere of Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling at the 2022 Venice International Film Festival, one piece of footage prompted fierce online debate. The clip in question, however, wasn’t from the film itself but from its screening’s aftermath, and it depicts what many are convinced is Harry Styles spitting on his co-star, American actor Chris Pine.
"Don't Worry Darling" is garnering heaps of press, but none of it actually surrounds the film. In a now viral video, actor Harry Styles is seen taking his seat next to co-star Chris Pine for a screening of the movie on Monday at the Venice Film Festival. The awkward video shows Styles not making eye contact with either Pine or Olivia Wilde, his director and girlfriend, as he sits down. As Styles turns to sit, you see Pine look down at his pants, pause, and then guffaw at whatever just transpired. Chris Pine was sandwiched between Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles during the film's screening.