Is This What Led To Feud Between Florence Pugh And Olivia Wilde During DON'T WORRY DARLING Shoot?

Is This What Led To Feud Between Florence Pugh And Olivia Wilde During DON'T WORRY DARLING Shoot?

Everyone loves a good Hollywood feud, and a new report is now claiming to have more details on the alleged bad blood between Don't Worry Darling star Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 25, 2023 01:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: Via SFF Gazette

2022's psychological sci-fi thriller, Don't Worry Darling, arguably gained more attention for the (alleged) behind-the-scenes conflict between star Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde than for its tepid critical and commercial reception, and a new report is now claiming to have finally shed some light on what went down on the set.

Though Pugh and Wilde both declined to comment on the rumors in interviews around the time of the film's release, there was a notable lack of interaction between the two during the movie's world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, and tabloid reports claimed that Wilde's relationship with star Harry Styles ultimately caused a rift between Pugh and her director.

The story went that Wilde was missing from the set so much that Pugh ended up helming some of the film herself, but according to a producer (who wishes to remain anonymous) who reached out to World of Reel, this is only partially accurate.

“On the days Wilde disappeared, Florence [Pugh] and Matthew [Libatique] were in charge but I’d say it was more Matthew who kept the shoot rolling. They couldn’t really afford to have the movie shut down so he tried to follow Olivia’s vision as much as he could. Once Olivia got back on set, as if nothing had happened, that’s when Pugh lost it on her.”

Apparently, Wilde would "breeze in" as if nothing had happened, without so much as acknowledging the extra work done by Libatique and Pugh to keep things on schedule. This is what is believed to have led to the "loud disagreement," as the Hawkeye star took the actress-turned-filmmaker to task.

It'll be interesting to see if Wilde has any response, but since actors/directors are not allowed to do any promotion during the strikes, we probably won't hear anything for the next while.

What do you make of this? Did you see Don't Worry Darling? Drop us a comment down below.

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KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 8/25/2023, 1:15 AM
Alright ladies, here's your micro bikinis and mini pool filled with jello

Round 1....FIGHT
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 8/25/2023, 1:15 AM
@KaptainKhaos - also FIRST
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/25/2023, 5:10 AM
This site is turning into buzzfeed..
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/25/2023, 5:21 AM
@KaptainKhaos - Did you know her real name is Olivia Cockburn? True story. Look it up.

That's unfortunate for her. I would have changed it too. Probably not to "Wilde" though. Maybe something like "Power". Or "Thunderfoot".
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 8/25/2023, 7:45 AM
@CorndogBurglar - Should have changed her first name. To Ophelia.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/25/2023, 8:00 AM
@Tasmaniac - LMAO. Ophelia Cockburn
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/25/2023, 1:16 AM
Harry Styles must have a massive unit for wilde to not come into work and have the star direct it herself 😳





How big you guys think? 8 or 9? Maybe 10?🤔



I hope we get atleast 5 articles about this🤞
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/25/2023, 4:43 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - Whatever size it is, 2009's Captain Kirk's was bigger
BLEECH
BLEECH - 8/25/2023, 1:23 AM
I bet Pugh has amazing morning breath
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 8/25/2023, 1:25 AM
The same way people burned Brian Singer down for doing the SAME THING, They need to take Olivia Wilde down. Enough with the double standard. A problematic director is a problem no matter the gender, color, or sexual orientation. Hollywood needs to hold these folks accountable for the money and time wasted on their own bullshit.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 8/25/2023, 1:34 AM
@SonOfAGif -


Bryan singer hooked up with underage boys. Wilde had consensual sex with a grown man💁
RolandD
RolandD - 8/25/2023, 1:38 AM
@AmazingFILMporg @SonOfAGif - Context matters a whole lot in this comparison.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/25/2023, 1:58 AM
@SonOfAGif - Uh...lol. being a problematic director is 100% not the same thing as being a pedophile director.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 8/25/2023, 2:37 AM
@CorndogBurglar - He was indeed a pedophile but that happened off set. On set he was missing his shoots, coming to the set drunk, and fighting with cast members. And when he was called out on his antics he resorted to vengeful tactics very similar to Wilde. I'm not negating that Singer isn't a piece of shit who deserves all the hate and charges. But his at work behavior is similar to Olivia's.
SheepishOne
SheepishOne - 8/25/2023, 3:20 AM
@SonOfAGif - Why do you care? These aren't real people.
Oskir
Oskir - 8/25/2023, 4:42 AM
@SonOfAGif - I mean studios know those problems so if they want to hire Wilde again there lost. No need to take your forks out
Tasmaniac
Tasmaniac - 8/25/2023, 7:46 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - Man is a bit of a stretch…
FriendoGhus
FriendoGhus - 8/25/2023, 1:44 AM
All time low for this site lol
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 8/25/2023, 2:02 AM
These strikes really has brought out the stupid in people behind these kinds of websites.

Get some decent jobs guys
CoHost
CoHost - 8/25/2023, 2:38 AM
It's been a year now. What's next? An article on how people hated the Killing Eve finale?
Origame
Origame - 8/25/2023, 4:30 AM
@CoHost - honestly I wouldn't be surprised if we get an article about how dinosaurs are extinct.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 8/25/2023, 1:20 PM
@CoHost - watch it be the Lost finale or Home Improvement next
TheManWithoutFear
TheManWithoutFear - 8/25/2023, 3:27 AM
Why are we getting gossip articles on this site. It's a little odd.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/25/2023, 10:31 AM
@TheManWithoutFear

Lack of real news due to SAG/WGA strike. The editors are throwing shit at the wall even more than they used to.
LSHF
LSHF - 8/25/2023, 3:33 AM
The comic book series on this was excellent.
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 8/25/2023, 3:54 AM
I heard a wildly different story about the division between them, but it wasn't any more flattering to Wilde. If anything, it made her look even worse.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 8/25/2023, 4:09 AM
@ThouBear8 - What was it? You have me very curious!
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 8/25/2023, 4:29 AM
@CerealKiller1 - I've heard many different stories, but the one that seemed to take on the most traction had to do with Shia LeBeouf's original role in the film. Because of his rather sketchy recent history with women (that's putting it mildly) plus his active misbehavior while shooting the film, Pugh had expressed to Wilde that she was really uncomfortable being around him.

He was then removed from the film, & according to Wilde, it was because she had taken care of it, to protect Pugh. Only after that, there were texts/emails that came out between Wilde & LeBeouf, where Wilde completely threw Pugh under bus, basically saying she should get the [frick] over it. Eventually he did leave the project (to be replaced by Harry Styles), but it was not nearly the picture Wilde had painted of it.

Naturally, Pugh felt somewhat betrayed by Wilde seemingly stabbing her in the back (not to mention insulting her) & pretty much kept her distance from Wilde, & would pretty conspicuously not mention Wilde whenever promoting the film.

I also heard that Pugh (& others on set) were uncomfortable with Wilde & Styles hooking up, especially because she was still technically with Jason Sudeikis at the time (he even visited the set early on with their kids). I might be getting a couple small details wrong, but those were the main ones I heard. Either way, it really does not present Wilde in a very professional manner (to say the least).
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 8/25/2023, 4:53 AM
@ThouBear8 - Now that you mention it, I do seem to remember a leaked call or FaceTime where she tells Lebeouf that she’ll sort out the problem etc and that it’s on her - absolutely wild! This and the supposed difficulty she’s made with her divorce have not helped her chances of people wanting to work with her in the future

It’s a shame, the first movie she directed got universal acclaim and I don’t ever remember hearing bad things come out of the production. So clearly her relationship(s) are what tanked this one, hopefully she learns a valuable lesson not shit where she eats and can recover from it career wise!
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 8/25/2023, 10:20 AM
@CerealKiller1 - she married an italian prince when she was like 19, her relationship history is a little cockburn… er I mean wild.
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 8/25/2023, 1:56 PM
@CerealKiller1 - agreed, I've always liked her, but this whole situation has been a pretty bad look.
PeterDarker121
PeterDarker121 - 8/25/2023, 9:26 PM
@ThouBear8 - lol nice post
IcePyke
IcePyke - 8/25/2023, 4:35 AM
MadThanos
MadThanos - 8/25/2023, 6:28 AM
Pugh seems like a stand up woman.

You have my respect.
cham2119
cham2119 - 8/25/2023, 6:54 AM
Some of you nerds are definitely outing yourselves as the incel virgins that you truly are lol
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