Don't Worry Darling

Stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles arrive to screams on the red carpet.

[Olivia Wilde](https://deadline.com/tag/olivia-wilde/)’s Don’t Worry Darling had its world premiere at the [Venice](https://deadline.com/tag/venice/) Film Festival this evening. The 1950s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Pine) — equal parts corporate visionary and motivational life coach — anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. [Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos](https://deadline.com/2022/09/venice-film-festival-2022-photo-gallery-timothee-chalamet-bones-and-all-cast-cate-blanchett-alejandro-g-inarritu-1235106752/?preview_id=1235106752&preview_nonce=c03305b3ce&_thumbnail_id=1235108635&preview=true) Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. “As for all the endless tabloid gossip and noise out there, the internet feeds itself. But the swirl of controversy involving Shia LaBeouf’s withdrawal from the project and questions over Florence Pugh’s absence from the

Florence Pugh and Harry Styles play a couple who find trouble in paradise in a thriller that's nowhere near as interesting as its production history.

These are diverting but also depressing questions, and this is a review of a movie, not of a publicity campaign. [isolated, master-planned community](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-08-29/dont-worry-darling-palm-springs-olivia-wilde-fall-arts-preview), and also by the bright-colored surfaces of Katie Byron’s Atomic Age production design. Does that make Pugh the living embodiment of her heroine, a much-abused woman quietly but determinedly eyeing the exits? [“Booksmart,”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-booksmart-review-20190523-story.html) with its furious pacing and whip-smart comedy, may be surprised by the peculiar leadenness of this sophomore slump. Wilde’s most arresting visual flourish is to reference the kaleidoscopic dance spectacles of Busby Berkeley, as Alice is repeatedly struck by black-and-white visions of 1930s-style showgirls dancing in circular formations. If you follow celebrity gossip and movie-biz headlines, you’ve probably read a thing or two about that history, particularly the At a certain point — around the time Alice’s eyes fall on a secret folder labeled “SECURITY RISK” (because “PLOT TWIST INCOMING” would’ve been too obvious) — what’s meant to be creepily insinuating in “Don’t Worry Darling” turns laughably blunt. Directed by Olivia Wilde and written by Katie Silberman (from a story credited to Silberman, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke), it’s a handsomely assembled, increasingly transparent thriller that stomps when it should creep and drags when it should accelerate. It helps that Alice has a husband, Jack (Harry Styles), who’s more or less the anti-Ralph, and not just because he thinks nothing of sweeping the dinner plates aside and treating his wife as a tabletop amuse-bouche. And “Don’t Worry Darling,” for all its sinister undercurrents and feints at subversion, turns out to be a disappointingly heavy thud of a movie. Who exactly is Frank (a silky-smooth Chris Pine), the combination corporate boss, town mayor and cult leader who exerts such a hold on Alice and Jack and the other couples living in this sunbaked utopia? Watching her go about her daily routine — cooking every meal, cleaning the house from top to bottom and venturing into town for the occasional grocery run — you might be reminded of Alice Kramden.

VENICE : Actor-director Olivia Wilde has dismissed rumours of a rift with Florence Pugh, the leading lady in her latest movie "Don't Worry Darling", ...

Music I have done a little bit longer, so that feeling is comfortable. But the idyllic calm is shattered when one of the neighbourhood housewives goes missing and Pugh's character Alice comes to question the reality surrounding her. Pugh and Styles play a happy couple living in a brightly coloured 1950s community, deep in the U.S. I feel it is sufficiently well nourished." I cannot say enough how honoured I am to have her as my lead," said Wilde, who also has a meaty role in the movie. Advertisement

Its many detractors-in-advance predicted Olivia Wilde's second movie would be terrible. It's far from perfect, but it deserves to be judged on its own ...

Open Are Deeply Symbolic](https://time.com/6210387/serena-williams-us-open-outfit-symbolism/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20220902) [Kate Berlant](https://time.com/6204071/a-league-of-their-own-review-amazon/) as a heavily pregnant deadpan wisecracker.) Supposedly something has happened to Margaret’s son, the sort of thing that would generally galvanize everyone in a small, close-knit neighborhood, but no one will talk about it. But even if Don’t Worry Darling could be much better than it is, I’ve seen plenty of pictures made with much greater ineptitude, by fat-ego directors who are not very nice in real life—and who may even, perhaps, have slept with their lead actresses, causing discomfort or friction on the set. [Florence Pugh](https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937673/florence-pugh/) and [Harry Styles](https://time.com/4769079/harry-styles-tour-sold-out/)—and playing out of competition at the 79th Venice Film Festival—has already been decreed a disaster by many who have seen only the trailer. And there’s at least the germ of an intelligent idea at the heart of Don’t Worry Darling. The biggest problem with Don’t Worry Darling is that it ends in the wrong place: This could have been a reasonably effective dystopian chiller, but it takes a sharp swerve into feminist triumph that feels patched-on and facile. They take care of the children, if they have them, and greet their husbands cheerfully at the end of the day. Every morning, the men kiss their wives goodbye and hop in into their jaunty tailfin cars, zooming off through the desert in unison to “work,” whatever that might be: they’re part of a shadowy experiment called the Victory Project, spearheaded by a charismatic Ken-doll work and lifestyle guru named Frank ( But before long, Alice notices there’s something a little odd about the place. There’s no need for them to work outside the home, nor do they have the desire to. Many of the naysayers-in-advance are those who have heard the gossip—and who hasn’t?—that Pugh became so frustrated with Wilde on the set, particularly in light of her romance with Styles, that she ostensibly had to direct herself. Don’t Worry Darling, no matter where you stand on the matter of Olivia Wilde’s personal life—or, for that matter, what you make of her ambitions—deserves to be judged on its own merits, and it does have a few.

Don't Worry Darling” premiered at the Venice Film Festival abuzz with controversy—a shame, really, considering the final product is bombastic and beguiling ...

(The sense of growing unease is aided by John Powell’s excellent score, which sounds like it’s built from the chants and wails of women.) Arianne Phillips’s period costuming—a mix of custom-designed and vintage pieces—is a feast for fans of 1950s fashion; just be prepared for those gorgeous gowns and suits to get soiled as the story progresses. It wears its reference points on its sleeve (Wilde has already named the The Matrix and The Truman Show as important inspirations), but in a Hollywood landscape marred by spin-offs and remakes, Don’t Worry Darling feels like a balm. The pair have no children, so her days are spent shopping with her friends, “gardening” (which really means drinking on sun loungers in the backyard with her best friend Bunny, played by Wilde), and preparing dinner for when Jack returns home.

Olivia Wilde's “Don't Worry Darling” had its world premiere Monday night a the Venice International Film Festival.

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.” Pugh is in the middle of production on “Dune 2,” a massive blockbuster (also a Warner Bros. In response, LaBeouf sent private emails, texts and video messages to Variety to prove his case that he actually quit due to lack of rehearsal time. “Florence is a force and we are so grateful that she is able to make it tonight,” Wilde said. Behind-the-scenes drama rarely extends beyond internal industry gossip, but the question of exactly what happened in the making of “Don’t Worry Darling” has become a source of global intrigue. That is by design.” Much of that was stoked by LaBeouf, who came out of the woodwork to contest a two-year-old narrative that he’d been fired from the project. She did offer: “His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions. Though the star of the film, she did not attend the press conference as her flight had not yet landed. Some even took note of who was sitting next to who in the theater. “The internet feeds itself,” Wilde said. Many keyed in on the film’s press conference earlier in the day, with hopes that reports about behind-the-scenes tension with Pugh would be addressed or clarified.

Warner Bros. Popular on Variety. There's no denying Olivia Wilde can direct the hell out of a movie. And with her ...

The end product is a smorgasbord of high octane thrillers, similar to “Gone Girl” (2014), which landed a single nom for its leading actress Rosamund Pike. At the very least, it’s a film that will continue to generate plenty of chatter (there’s already a ton of pre-release headlines being made, some of them even about the movie itself). There’s no denying Olivia Wilde can direct the hell out of a movie.

Rumours have been swirling about a rift between Wilde and her lead actress, Florence Pugh.

But the idyllic calm is shattered when one of the neighbourhood housewives goes missing and Pugh's character Alice comes to question the reality surrounding her. I feel it is sufficiently well nourished." I cannot say enough how honoured I am to have her as my lead," said Wilde, who also has a meaty role in the movie.

Pugh did not attend the movie's press conference but later walked the red carpet with the cast and director. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What I like about acting is that I feel like I have no idea what I am doing,” he said. I cannot say enough how honoured I am to have her as my lead,” said Wilde, who also has a meaty role in the movie. But the idyllic calm is shattered when one of the neighbourhood housewives goes missing and Pugh’s character Alice comes to question the reality surrounding her.

Venice, Italy (AP) -- After much anticipation, Olivia Wilde's “ Don't Worry Darling ” finally had its world premiere Monday night at the Venice ...

While the duo have an apparently perfect relationship, Victory hides a dark secret, which Alice begins to uncover. Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, and Olivia Wilde ...

Styles, as he did in Christopher Nolan's "Jack is a one-dimensional figure, and the One Direction star fails to give him any hidden depth. Directed by Olivia Wilde, it superciliously pinches ideas from other films without quite understanding how and why they worked in the first place. (It's not like we watch Chris Pine's speech and think, "What a good dude!" "Ultimately, the film raises far more questions than it answers, and is deeply unsatisfying as a result. It's just a shame all the effort has gone into a script without much of that 2019 debut's disarming freshness." [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/dont-worry-darling-review-florence-pugh-harry-styles-olivia-wilde-1235360429/) (opens in new tab) – Owen Gleiberman More frustrating is that the film also offers stunning craft work, a wonderfully immersive quality, and one of star Florence Pugh's best performances yet. She's required to disintegrate then galvanize – a trick that does at times evoke the emotional trajectory she nailed in "Pine seems to have the most fun, though, as a silver-tongued guru whose compliments and advice are delivered as smiling threats. While the duo have an apparently perfect relationship, Victory hides a dark secret, which Alice begins to uncover. Florence Pugh is being highly praised, and critics agree that the film's visuals are top-notch, but there's criticism aimed at the plot, particularly a big twist, and opinions on Harry Styles' performance vary.

Fans are convinced that Harry Styles spit on his co-star Chris Pine's lap during the "Don't Worry Darling" premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

[ provided a possible explanation](https://twitter.com/cinemazietgeist/status/1566992856950218763), writing, “Chris pine just wondered where his sunglasses were after the applause. And he zoned out (likes he’s been doing all day) and realised [sic] it’s in his lap. 12 [Up Next](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/05/britney-spears-reacts-to-son-jaydens-hateful-interview/)

Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine as he took his seat for the premiere of Don't Worry Darling in Venice? Probably not, but it's a slow news day.

[had a different story](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/shia-labeouf-denies-fired-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-1235350529/), saying LaBeouf’s process “was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions.” So Shia brought the receipts, which included screenshots and a video of Wilde begging him to stay. [Florence Pugh](https://www.denofgeek.com/florence-pugh/) as Alice Chambers and Styles as her workaholic husband Jack, and is set in the 1950s. But as Styles finally took his seat next to Pine to watch Don’t Worry Darling in Venice, a video of the event emerged that has now been slowed down and zoomed in on more times than the Zapruder film in JFK. [Chris Pine](https://www.denofgeek.com/chris-pine/) is there. [Harry Styles](https://www.denofgeek.com/harry-styles/) spit on Chris Pine at the premiere of the pair’s beleaguered new thriller, Don’t Worry Darling. On the flipside, Don’t Worry Darling really didn’t need any of that expensive PR, because people have been talking about this thing nonstop.

Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Chris Pine and director Olivia Wilde attend a photocall for "Don't Worry Darling" at the Venice Film Festival on Monday.

I think it's sufficiently well-nourished." "I can't say enough how honored I am to have her as our lead. "Florence is a force," Wilde said a press conference earlier Monday. "I don't feel the need to contribute. As Styles quickly moves to his seat, he makes a subtle "puh" motion with is mouth, suggesting he may have spit. [those involved with the project.](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/04/entertainment/dont-worry-darling-debut/index.html)

The psychological sci-fi thriller, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, premiered this week at the Venice film festival, amid mounting reports of behind-the ...

(It was later clarified that this was because her flight landed after the fact.) LaBeouf denied this, sharing a video from the time which appears to show Wilde asking him to stay on, and referring to Pugh as “Miss Flo”. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Ratner denied all of the allegations. He apologised for the homophobic slur, but the scandal had taken a toll on Tower Heist’s prospects. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. The interview prompted widespread condemnation over moments such as Ratner boasting about his sexual prowess, and discussing having sex with Lindsay Lohan. At the time, people suspected that Phoenix was going off the rails – Two Lovers got all but completely drowned out by the noise. He then memorably began jumping up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s furniture. [zone out during the press conference for the film and at the premiere later that evening have gone viral](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/chris-pine-dont-worry-darling-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-b2160600.html). [interview with The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/liam-neeson-rape-black-man-attack-cosh-cold-pursuit-sexual-assault-interview-a8760866.html). [here for a timeline of the behind-the-scenes controversies that have surrounded the film](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dont-worry-darling-venice-controversy-b2160035.html).

A director vs. star feud, desperate lip locks and errant spit made for one of the most buzzy promo tours in recent memory.

[crowed](https://twitter.com/romansgerri/status/1566792386772180993?s=20&t=_U5TxtoYfhpJ1UHuFiUh6Q) the Internet. A suspicious movement around Styles’ mouth supported the theory that he had, in fact, spit on Pine, and Twitter [fairly](https://twitter.com/PatchNavillus/status/1566972597207797760?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) [exploded](https://twitter.com/ItsWhitneyLeann/status/1566964791327039492?s=20&t=57TJjfrjQdpsKBBJ_hKEPQ) [with](https://twitter.com/been_herde/status/1566962799217188871?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) [jokes](https://twitter.com/indiespicee/status/1566982189547458560?s=20&t=CqTF9cJAOy74n2AtoZ_5zA). [joked](https://twitter.com/trinawatters/status/1566856718348439557?s=20&t=CqTF9cJAOy74n2AtoZ_5zA) Twitter user Trina Watters. [pointed out](https://twitter.com/BeeBabs/status/1567083709068726273?s=20&t=2dXgmGvgr017GbQGUddYGw), Pine “made no move to wipe” any spit from his lap. Plus, in [zoomed-in versions](https://twitter.com/matildashome/status/1566998365900079104?s=20&t=CqskHd7uUKzpXynicCS5ng) of the clip, Styles’ lips seem to be pressed together. And so, we come to the end of the Don’t Worry Darling Venice saga—but not nearly to the end of the DWD saga as a whole. [he said](https://twitter.com/leohoratio/status/1566840901019832321?s=20&t=OQ00vMiA2HSjdbQCZAABbA) in another interview as his co-star looked on. Cue another [timeless meme](https://twitter.com/goldenheartvhes/status/1566772285729562625?s=20&t=EWoLohOIXMtsDHSMQfP0FQ). [Magnetically DockingMode Electric Toothbrush](https://go.linkby.com/QOGPMLFJ) [sharing evidence](https://www.avclub.com/shia-labeouf-claims-not-fired-from-dont-worry-darling-1849461353?_ga=2.70244048.1978060498.1662473619-1488648406.1652714420) that suggested he was not fired from the movie, as Wilde had claimed. As a matter of historical record, what follows is a recap of all the petty drama that occurred on Sunday, September 5. (“Last time I followed a news event in real time this closely was Jan 6th,”

The drama surrounding Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling' reached new heights during the film's premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.

Gossip-hungry fans, however, seem to have been having fun; compared to some of the nastier stories that come out of Hollywood, the Don’t Worry Darling gossip is comparatively lighthearted. This claim was disputed by LaBeouf, who insisted that he had quit the movie of his own accord. Of course, Pugh’s careful timing only fueled the flames of gossip. Pine does seem to react to something - perhaps his phone lit up with a notification, or maybe the sunglasses on his lap shifted. To many viewers, the viral clip appeared to show Styles spitting on Pine’s lap, while others dismissed the claim as ridiculous. The clip shows Styles pursing his lips, before taking his seat beside Pine - Pine quickly glances down at his lap, seemingly in disbelief.

Harry Styles Has Been Accused Of Spitting On Chris Pine And Florence Pugh Appeared To Reference That Olivia Wilde Feud At The Seriously Messy “Don't Worry ...

In the clip, Harry first of all notices Olivia’s body language and turns to see who it is aimed at. Others wondered if this was an inside joke between the two men as they pointed out that Chris didn’t seem angry about it, with one person saying of the video: “When i look at this i see an inside joke i don’t know about. In one final turn of events, Harry didn’t leave before kissing his costar, Nick, on the lips. Olivia, Harry, and Chris have yet to post about Monday’s premiere on social media. In a clip, Olivia can be seen looking in Florence’s direction by peering behind the three people who are standing between them. She hinted that Florence wasn’t able to get to Venice before that evening’s premiere, saying: “Florence is a force and we are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight despite being in production on Dune. The glance at his lap also appeared to perfectly coordinate with where Harry’s spit would have landed on him. Harry is perhaps best known for being one-fifth of One Direction and a Grammy Award–winning solo musician. I’m so lucky that I get to do that, especially in this role.” “Can you just clear the air and address if there’s been a falling out there and if so why? I don’t feel the need to contribute, I think it’s sufficiently well nourished.” Olivia was joined by Harry, Chris Pine, and Gemma Chan as a moderator fielded questions from journalists.

The rollout of Olivia Wilde's thriller has been clouded with rumors of inner-cast feuds.

Styles’ dedicated force of fans have not all been welcoming to Wilde, with some [disparaging](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/why-do-harry-styles-fans-hate-olivia-wilde) the actress and director online. Wilde and Styles were rumored to be dating in January 2021, shortly after he replaced LaBeouf in the DWD cast and news broke that Wilde had separated from her longtime partner Jason Sudeikis. A video went viral on social media showing Styles leaning over Pine while taking the seat next to him in the theater, and then showing Pine shaking his head and Wilde wincing, which many took as evidence that Styles spit on Pine.A video went viral on social media showing Styles leaning over Pine while taking the seat next to him in the theater, and then showing Pine shaking his head and Wilde wincing, which many took as evidence that Styles spit on Pine. The cast appeared together on the red carpet—with Styles and Wilde separated, so no photos of the rumored couple could be taken, and with Pugh separated from Wilde.The cast appeared together on the red carpet—with Styles and Wilde separated, so no photos of the rumored couple could be taken, and with Pugh separated from Wilde. Wilde said she “doesn’t feel the need to contribute” to the “endless tabloid gossip” at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, which Pugh is absent for, and a moderator shuts down a follow-up question about LaBeouf’s exit.Wilde said she “doesn’t feel the need to contribute” to the “endless tabloid gossip” at a press conference at the Venice Film Festival, which Pugh is absent for, and a moderator shuts down a follow-up question about LaBeouf’s exit. Rumors of an on-set feud between Wilde and Pugh had already been building, but when The Don’t Worry Darling trailer was released and Pugh didn't share the trailer on her Instagram, the gossip went mainstream.Rumors of an on-set feud between Wilde and Pugh had already been building, but when The Don’t Worry Darling trailer was released and Pugh didn't share the trailer on her Instagram, the gossip went mainstream.

'Don't Worry Darling" stars Harry Styles and Chris Pine have a dramatically mouthwatering moment for the scandal-addled film at the Venice Film Festival.

[ scandal-addled production](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-02/dont-worry-darling-movie-explained-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-jason-sudeikis-florence-pugh-shia-labeouf) continued to be a spitballing sport all over social media instead. “do i think harry styles purposely spit on chris pine? do i think it’s absolutely hilarious to pretend he did? [tweet](https://twitter.com/jiawnah/status/1567163129020252164). Then Pine looks down at his own lap and pauses for a moment, then appears to laugh. But as the former One Direction frontman readies himself to sit to Pine’s left, he briefly appears to pucker his lips. [the lukewarmly received film](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-09-05/dont-worry-darling-review-olivia-wilde-florence-pugh-harry-styles) continued after director Wilde and actor Shia LaBeouf [squabbled during the making](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-08-26/not-so-fast-olivia-wilde-shia-labeouf-wants-to-clear-the-air-i-quit-your-film) of the high-profile project and Pugh, who was at the center of that spat, [cut back on her press events](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-04/florence-pugh-venice-film-festival-dont-worry-darling-premiere) before and during the premiere. The clip showed Styles, 28, arriving to take his empty seat next to Pine, 42, who is smiling while joining Wilde and the crowd in applause. Earlier, [an awkward,](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-venice-1235212421/) [Florence Pugh-less press conference](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-04/florence-pugh-venice-film-festival-dont-worry-darling-premiere) and footage of Pine [“astral projecting”](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harry-styles-spitting-dont-worry-darling-venice-1235212785/) [during a joint interview](https://twitter.com/ShadowKnightPK/status/1567159980867862528) with Styles further cemented that sentiment. [quipped](https://twitter.com/Mac70J/status/1566958343461249024). [brief clip](https://twitter.com/SteveRogers1943/status/1566959109928325120) that showed [the alleged spit take](https://twitter.com/therealsupes/status/1566967137952219136) while Styles took his seat in the Sala Grande. [poring over several angles](https://www.tiktok.com/@varietymagazine/video/7140084976686615850) of [footage of its stars](https://www.tiktok.com/@zeroisurher0/video/7140084779826941227?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7140084779826941227&lang=en) Harry Styles and Chris Pine at the Venice International Film Festival.

The film's off-screen drama gripped the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, from the alleged discord between director Olivia Wilde and star Florence Pugh ...

“As for all the endless tabloid gossip and noise out there, the internet feeds itself. (This is to say nothing of the multiple controversies already besieging the film, including a public dispute between Wilde and former DWD star Shia LaBeouf about whether or not he was fired.) Here, a study guide for the events of the past few days. I think it’s sufficiently well nourished.” Subsequent questions about LaBeouf were swiftly shut down by a moderator. But her absence only fueled rumors of a rift with Wilde, [reportedly](https://puck.news/worry-darling-worry-a-lot/) over Pugh’s frustration with Wilde and Styles’s on-set romance; [the hyper-sexual nature of the trailer](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a40772062/florence-pugh-dont-worry-darling-interview/) (in which Styles’s Jack goes down on Pugh’s Alice); and a video released by LaBeouf [to Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/shia-labeouf-denies-fired-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-1235350529/) in which Wilde, in attempting to keep LaBeouf from leaving the film, says that his impending departure “might be a bit of a wake-up call for Miss Flo.” [the film’s](https://www.vogue.com/article/venice-film-festival-dont-worry-darling-review) off-screen drama gripped the Venice International Film Festival over the weekend.

Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Is Florence Pugh mad at Olivia Wilde? Here's our guide to the rumors circling the not-yet-released "Don't Worry Darling ...

Did he receive a funny text? Did he really spot spit? Or did he just happen to look down, as humans are prone to do?

Olivia Wilde's film 'Don't Worry Darling' has too much drama to track. Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Does Florence Pugh hate the director?

[anyway here is the video](https://twitter.com/Mac70J/status/1566958343461249024?s=20&t=gQQZU6HAB4nbc_REI0F64w). Here it is [slowed down like the goddamn Zapruder film](https://twitter.com/nothnghppens/status/1566999841368072194?s=21&t=5nfPKeT6Nx6lIMuEj0guUQ). [says in the video](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/shia-labeouf-denies-fired-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-1235350529/). [planted a smooch](https://twitter.com/PopBase/status/1566881040940949504?s=20&t=gQQZU6HAB4nbc_REI0F64w) on Kroll. All I know for sure is that the gossip is going to continue apace for some time. Maybe it's a [commentary on the endless coverage](https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-twitter-comments) about Styles' and Wilde's relationship. [Wilde shut down](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harry-styles-florence-pugh-pay-gap-dont-worry-darling-1235348966/). Styles does appear to purse his lips, and Pine does make a what the hell facial expression. Dude seems to be on a different plane of existence the entire festival — at times But it does seem a bit weird to judge the film before it's even reached the public. For instance, Pugh might've turned away from Wilde at the Venice Film Festival as the audience gave the movie a standing ovation. He shared a video in which Wilde appears to ask him to come back to the production.

Just to be clear, Harry Styles did not spit on Chris Pine,” Pine's rep told 'People' of the co-stars' rumored interaction at Monday's premiere.

Additional video shows Styles smiling and speaking to Pine shortly before the screening starts—not behavior typical of two people who shared a spiteful (spit-full?) interaction. Many noted that in the video, Pine appears to glance at and pick up a pair of sunglasses in his lap, which could be why he looks in that direction after Styles sits. Speculation shifted to the dynamic between Pine and Styles when video of the latter’s entrance into Venice’s Sala Grande Theatre led some to believe that the musician spat on Pine before taking a seat next to him.

Nick Kroll, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Sydney Chandler, Harry This is the cast of Don't Worry Darling. Making a chart about who is supposedly ...

[Styles allegedly spit](https://twitter.com/RaminSetoodeh/status/1566972333419536384?s=20&t=TrUCbUgmtEiE0QzT8ZGWHg) on Pine during the seating for the premiere. [interview](https://twitter.com/romansgerri/status/1566792386772180993) with both men, Styles was asked what he liked about the film, and cobbled together a word salad, saying, “My favorite thing about the movie is that it feels like a movie. On Twitter, Corbin-Murray also liked a [post](https://mobile.twitter.com/RCorbinMurray/likes) that defended Pugh and used the hashtag “TimesUpOlivia.” Her stylist, Rebecca Corbin-Murray, also [posted a shot](https://www.instagram.com/p/CiIrTMgDNqD/) of Pugh’s red carpet look with the caption “Miss Flo” — the nickname that Wilde used to refer to Pugh in her video to LaBeouf. That’s all led to chatter about a [possible split](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/09/06/harry-styles-and-olivia-wilde-split-rumours-swirl-amid-venice-film-festival/), which would give us a fitting, symmetrical end to the movie’s mythology. Fans [spotted](https://www.instagram.com/p/CgSNTldMwak/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=4a85e0eb-d15b-4b4e-ab5c-4fd5c43302db) that Wilde would [post](https://www.instagram.com/p/CLScxg4n4dO/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=467d5d35-7e33-48e4-bed1-1f371f2bb5dd) about Pugh but never be reciprocated. [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/shia-labeouf-denies-fired-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling-1235350529/) she had fired LaBeouf because she felt that she could not create “a safe, trusting environment” with him onboard (FKA twigs, who dated LaBeouf, [sued the actor in January 2021](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.html) and accused him of sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress). A source close to [Sudeikis told Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jason-sudeikis-olivia-wilde-served-cinemacon-1235243123/) that the company that processes the papers is responsible for the timing and that Sudeikis had no prior knowledge of when Wilde would be served, but the optics sure seem like all those reports of a friendly breakup were way off, and Wilde agrees. [had an affair on set](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/30/florence-pugh-upset-over-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-affair/), which seems to indicate that the split wasn’t as amicable as the ex-couple’s statement said. [Wilde told Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/features/olivia-wilde-harry-styles-sex-scenes-dont-worry-darling-1235347929/) in an interview, going into depth about what it was like to get served in front of all those people. [an affair](https://pagesix.com/2022/07/30/florence-pugh-upset-over-olivia-wilde-harry-styles-affair/) on set. The couple, who have two children together, released a statement that said the split was “amicable.” According to a source who spoke to [Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/why-olivia-wilde-and-jason-sudeikis-split-after-9-years-together-156395): “They just fell out of love in a romantic way, but still have love towards one another as people ...

Harry Styles, Chris Pine, and Nick Kroll all brought their own interpretations of the suit to the Venice red carpet.

(Wilde, who is dating Styles, also wore a full Gucci look, and the label's creative director Alessandro Michele walked the carpet.) Kroll, introduced a third shade of blue into the mix with his cobalt Dolce & Gabbana tux. Set against Venice’s seaside glamor, the loud silences, [speculated expectorations](https://people.com/movies/chris-pine-harry-styles-spitting-viral-video-ridiculous-claim-dont-worry-darling-exclusive/), and pointed Instagram captions take on a new patina, turning the whole deal into a sort of high-fashion, high-drama cinéma vérité spectacle. The movie’s leading men—Styles, Pine, plus comedian Nick Kroll—are all bringing their own kooky, classic, and suave takes on formalwear for the occasion.