52 Films by Women Vol 7. 10. DON'T WORRY DARLING (Director: Olivia Wilde)
Judge the film not the gossip. That’s the only appropriate response to the social media chatter surrounding Don’t Worry Darling , a 1950s set psychological thriller directed by Olivia Wilde. You may know that Shia LaBeouf was replaced by singer Harry Styles shortly before shooting commenced, that star Florence Pugh did not attend the press conference that followed the film’s first screening in Venice, that Styles appeared to spit into co-star Chris Pine’s lap during the premiere and that 40 members of the crew signed a letter attesting to favourable conditions on set. During production, Wilde split with her husband, Jason Sudeikis, to begin a relationship with Styles and at a presentation at CinemaCon was served with child custody papers. As many writers have noted, male directors are spared such discourtesy. Wilde has been singled out for treatment because she is not only a film director but an actress-turned-film director - she also has a supporting role in the film. To her cre...