Olivia Wilde gave us our biggest look at “Don’t Worry Darling” yet at CinemaCon on April 26. The director debuted the movie’s first trailer, and while it hasn’t made its way online yet, viewers have said it’s quite the steamy affair. Wilde also praised her movie’s two stars – Florence Pugh and Harry Styles.
Wilde joked about Styles (who’s, of course, her boyfriend), calling him “an up-and-coming actor with no other career that I’m aware of.” She also said the singer is “truly a revelation” in the movie.
“You are witnessing the birth of a full-fledged movie star.”
Wilde called Pugh “brilliant, sexy, fierce, and tough.” She explained, “We knew this movie would live or die off her role.” Wilde added, “You are witnessing the birth of a full-fledged movie star.”
Styles opened up about filming sex scenes for the movie earlier this month. He explained, “All I can say from my own experience is I was very lucky to have a very trusting relationship with the people that we were working with, and that kind of came first.”
Wilde told Vogue in December 2021 that it was important to her to make a movie that was “really sexy, in a grown-up way.” She was inspired by films like “Fatal Attraction” and “Indecent Proposal.” She recalled, “I kept saying, ‘Why isn’t there any good sex in film anymore?'”
Keep reading for everything we know about “Don’t Worry Darling,” including the plot, cast, trailer, and more.
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"Don't Worry Darling" Cast
Florence Pugh stars as Alice, and Harry Styles plays her husband, Jack. The cast also includes Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, Kate Berlant, and Timothy Simons. Olivia Wilde will also appear in the movie.
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"Don't Worry Darling" Plot
According to Deadline, here’s how Wilde described the movie at CinemaCon on April 26. She said, “It’s my love letter to the movies that pushed the boundaries of ambition,” and she compared it to “Inception,” “The Matrix,” and “The Truman Show.” She said, “Imagine a life where you could have anything you ever, not just the tangible things . . . But also the things that really matter: True love with the perfect partner, real trusted friendships. What would it take for you to give up that perfect life? What are you willing to sacrifice to do what’s right? Are you willing to dismantle the system that is designed to serve you?”
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"Don't Worry Darling" Director
“Don’t Worry Darling” is directed by Olivia Wilde. It’s Wilde’s second film as a director, after 2019’s “Booksmart.”
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"Don't Worry Darling" Source Material
Though the “Don’t Worry Darling” screenplay has its own Goodreads page, it’s not based on a book. Katie Silberman, who cowrote “Booksmart,” wrote the script. That screenplay adapted a spec script written by Dick Van Dyke’s grandsons Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke.
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"Don't Worry Darling" Release Date
“Don’t Worry Darling” will hit theatres on Oct. 10.
