Will Don't Worry Darling Survive Bad Reviews & Controversy As Reports Of 'Screaming Match' Emerge?! Well... Harry Styles' Mom Liked It!

Nick Kroll is taking credit for the wildly dramatic press tour surrounding his new film, «The movie, if you haven't seen it yet, it's a thriller, and I think the less you know about the movie going in the better so that when you're watching it it's all new and surprising,» Kroll saaid on . «So I decided, 'Let's make a lot of buzz around the film but not about the film itself, right?'»In the film, Kroll plays the husband of director/actress Olivia Wilde's character.As Wilde and her cast have promoted the film in recent months, they've been plagued by drama surrounding everything from the project's early casting shakeups — with Harry Styles taking over for Shia LaBeouf -- to Wilde's high-profile split from her long-time partner, Jason Sudeikis, and subsequent romance with her new leading man, to an alleged falling out between Wilde and lead actress Florence Pugh.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine were also dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — dubbed#Spitgate by fans online.«I'm the puppeteer,» Kroll joked of the scandals. «I was like, 'Hey Harry, you know what would be a great idea? When you walk into the premiere at Venice, spit on Chris Pine.' And he was like, 'Got it,' but then he was like, 'I don't know if that's gonna work,'» Kroll teased.«Then I was like, 'Maybe you should just, you know, give me a kiss,'» he continued, «and then I asked him to spit in my mouth and he wouldn't do that. He's got boundaries.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s ‘Ticket to Paradise,’ starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and Warner Bros.’ “Don’t Worry Darling,” with Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine, were in a close tussle at the U.K. and Ireland box office, with the former winning narrowly. “Ticket to Paradise” collected £2.8 million ($3.03 million) to top the box office, edging “Don’t Worry Darling,” which took £2.7 million ($2.99 million) to second place, according to numbers released by Comscore. Disney’s “Avatar” rerelease placed third with £1.2 million. After two weeks atop the box office, Disney’s “See How They Run” dropped to fourth position in its third weekend with £473,222 for a total of £3.6 million.

Crew members on Don’t Worry Darling have publicly dismissed claims of a "screaming match" between actress Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde. After an unnamed source revealed to Vulture that Olivia and her lead actress were feuding and had screaming matches on set, crew members for the film released a joint statement refuting the claim. In Vulture’s 23 September report, the outlet wrote that an “inside source” saw Olivia and her boyfriend Harry Styles, who stars in the movie as Florence's husband, “just disappear” together while working.

Olivia Wilde is being publicly supported by more than 40 crew members and studio executives over her ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ controversy. They joined forces to deny a report director Olivia, 38, and the film’s star Florence Pugh, 26, got in a “screaming match” on the set of the actress’ thriller. Warner Bros.

“Don’t Worry Darling” opened theatrically on Friday, Sept. 23, but the film has been overshadowed by widespread reports of behind-the-scenes friction between star Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde during production.

J. Kim Murphy A group of 40 crew members that worked on the production of “Don’t Worry Darling” issued a joint statement on Saturday, disputing a report that director Olivia Wilde and lead Florence Pugh got into an argument on the set of the film. The coalition of signees, which includes writer and producer Katie Silberman, cinematographer Matthew Libatique and costume designer Arianne Phillips, commends Wilde as “an incredible leader and director who was present and involved with every aspect of production.” The statement, obtained by People, expresses that “allegations about unprofessional behavior on the set of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ are completely false.”

Maybe worry a little bit, darling? Florence Pugh breaks her silence on Don’t Worry Darling. The actress posted behind the scene photos of her time on the set of the psychological thriller amid all the drama that’s been looming over the psychological thriller movie.

Friday, Vulture reported that Wilde and Pugh became so heated during the movie’s production that Emmerich was “forced to play referee in a ‘long negotiation process'” to ensure that Pugh would participate in the movie’s press promotion and “not jeopardize the potential box office.” But an individual with knowledge of the production disputed the idea that Emmerich was contacted to intervene between the director and star of the thriller, which opens Friday with much behind-the-scenes sturm und drang.The studio also disputed Vulture’s reporting that studio executives are unhappy with how Wilde has promoted the film, specifically over how she handled discussing Shia LaBeouf’s exit as the film’s co-star (replaced before shooting began with pop star Harry Styles). “We are so proud of the work that Olivia Wilde has done making this incredibly beautiful and entertaining film and look forward to collaborating with her again,” Warner Bros.

“Don’t Worry Darling,” perhaps the most talked-about movie of 2022, is finally coming to theaters.The Olivia Wilde-directed thriller, which stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has captivated audience’s attention before its nationwide release, first with Pugh’s decision to limit promotional press for the film and most recently with #spitgate.If you’re curious to see the flick behind all the drama, here’s how to watch “Don’t Worry Darling” when it comes out.“Don’t Worry Darling” opens on Sept. 23.When it’s first released, “Don’t Worry Darling” will be playing exclusively in theaters, so it’s not streaming just yet.

Harry Styles' mother had a strong message for the "Don't Worry Darling" haters. Anne Twist shared words for the film's critics on her Instagram story. "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all," she wrote, as noted by People magazine, before adding, "I'm astounded and saddened by the vitriolic comments on here to be honest.

is proving to be a very ironic title for director Olivia Wilde's sophomore directorial effort, as quite a bit of drama worth worrying about has unfolded over the course of production and the subsequent promotional blitz ahead of the Warner Bros. film's release later this month.From the film's early casting shakeups — with Harry Styles taking over for Shia LaBeouf — to Wilde's high-profile split from her long-time partner, Jason Sudeikis, and subsequent romance with her new leading man, drama, rumors and mild scandals have permeated every facet of the film's production.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Florence Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine have been dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — which has been filled with drama for the film on all fronts.With the tensions between Wilde and LaBeouf coming to a head last week as the actor accused the filmmaker of misrepresenting his exit from the film — and rumors swirling over Pugh's alleged feud with Wilde supposedly due to her romance with Styles and split from Sudeikis — it feels like risks being overshadowed by the controversy.Amid the back-and-forth allegations and fan-fueled rumors, ET is breaking down all the drama and examining the behind-the-scenes in-fighting and how the headline-grabbing feuds first formed. In April 2020, news broke that Pugh and LaBeouf — as well as Chris Pine — had been cast as the leads of Wilde's forthcoming drama, which is set in the 1950s.

Harry Styles have released ‘With You All The Time’, a song from the soundtrack to their new film, Don’t Worry Darling.Credited to the artists’ respective characters in the film, Alice and Jack, the song follows a mostly instrumental structure, with distorted snippets of Pugh’s voice playing over an eerie melody played on a grand piano. The latter comes courtesy of Styles, who’d apparently minted a demo of the song in just five minutes.Speaking to Variety last month, Olivia Wilde – who directed Don’t Worry Darling – said of the track: “In prep, Harry called me and said, ‘What’s the trigger song? Like, what’s the melody?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. I’m going to different writers to write it.

Don't Worry Darling at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, thousands of netizens and even celebrities alike have weighed in on the drama surrounding its leads, Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh.MORE: Inside Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles' $10k a month LA love nestParticularly consuming fans were two things concerning Harry, did he spit on Chris Pine, and are he and Olivia breaking up.Both the singer and Chris have already spoken up about the incident, with the latter confirming he did not get spit on, but yet to speak on it was Olivia herself, until now.WATCH: First look at Don't Worry DarlingMORE: Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are couple style goals at the NYC Don't Worry Darling premiereThe actress stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 22 September, and naturally, the host was quite inquisitive about all the drama surrounding the highly-anticipated film, and did not hold back when questioning its director."Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine, why or why not, support your answer," Stephen inquired, which Olivia received with humor.She set the record straight once more, maintaining that: "He did not," and turned the "Spitgate" conversation into a message about how quickly rumors spread.Olivia opened up about all the rumors and dramaShe said: "I think it's the perfect example of like, people will look for drama anywhere they can."MORE: Olivia Wilde's 13 most striking beauty looksMORE: Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde make their red carpet debut at the Venice Film FestivalOlivia once again insisted: "Harry did not spit on Chris… but that is exactly what I mean.

Proud mama! Anne Twist is giving her review of her son Harry Styles’ new movie Don’t Worry Darling — not to mention her take on the film’s director, Olivia Wilde.

really hates Wilde and co-star Harry Styles, who are a couple; that Wilde misled the public as to why scandalous actor Shia LaBeouf departed the project; and that Styles maybe hocked a loogie on Chris Pine.What fun! Shame all of that chaos was way more entertaining than the film that caused it. “Darling” is a garbage pizza of other better movies and TV shows: “The Stepford Wives,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Get Out,” “Black Mirror,” “Pleasantville,” “The Truman Show,” “The Village” and on and on. A full-blown sci-fire sale.What it lacks — and that all of those memorable works have — is a mind-blowing shake-up that puts everything we thought we knew into question. An M.

Fake news! Olivia Wilde finally addressed “spitgate” — shutting down the rumors that boyfriend Harry Styles spit on his Don’t Worry Darling costar Chris Pine once and for all.

The drama surrounding actor/director Olivia Wilde’s upcoming high-concept genre drama, “Don’t Worry Darling,” has reached something of a fever pitch in recent weeks, veering into tabloid-y/gossip territory. Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, the “Don’t Worry Darling” back story is complicated but essentially centers on Shia LaBeouf being replaced on the film with Styles (Wilde suggested he was fired, LaBeouf said he quit), and Pugh, upset about various issues surrounding the film, its production, its marketing and more.