Olivia Wilde fired Shia LaBeouf from 'Don't Worry Darling' to keep Florence Pugh 'safe'
25.08.2022 - 18:55
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With under a month until its premiere, "Don't Worry Darling" is already garnering an abundance of press. Florence Pugh snagged the lead role as Alice, but layers of controversy surrounding her leading man are just heating up. The role of Jack, played by Harry Styles, was originally offered to and accepted by Shia LaBeouf.
Olivia Wilde, the film's director, just revealed she had to fire Labeouf due to his "process" of preparing for a role. Olivia Wilde did not believe Shia LaBeouf's 'combative' way of preparing for a role was ‘conducive to the best performances’ and wanted to ensure Florence Pugh felt 'safe' on set.
(Jeff Kravitz/Stefanie Keenan) In an interview with Variety, Wilde said, "His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions. He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances." Wilde continued, "I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work.
Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them.That was my job." "Don't Worry Darling" is the second film Olivia Wilde directed, following her 2019 movie "Booksmart." (Amy Sussman/WireImage) Shortly after LaBeouf's firing in 2020, which was originally reported as a scheduling conflict by Variety, FKA Twigs sued LaBeouf for physical, mental and emotional abuse when they were in a relationship, according to The New York Times. Wilde addressed the allegations, stating, "A lot came to light after this happened that really troubled me, in terms of his behavior…Particularly with a movie like this, I knew that I was going to be asking Florence to be in very
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