‘Don’t Worry Darling’, Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles Face The World’s Press – Live Now In Venice

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Refresh for latest…: Ever since Olivia Wilde first introduced her sophomore directorial effort, Warner Bros/New Line’s Don’t Worry Darling, at CinemaCon last April, followed by a steamy trailer a few days later, anticipation surrounding the film has escalated — for various reasons.

It’s now at a fever pitch here in Venice where the movie will world premiere this evening.Ahead of that, Wilde and stars Harry Styles, Chris Pine and Gemma Chan are due any minute at the film’s press conference.

Lead Florence Pugh, however, will not attend.Rarely has a press conference here in Venice been so anticipated — the festival on Sunday alerted badge holders about a “rush line” for last-minute admission should seats remain available.There has been rampant speculation of potential fireworks at the press conference should director/co-writer and co-star Wilde be asked to clarify comments she made about the movie, the circumstances of Shia La Beouf’s withdrawal, and the rumors that Pugh wasn’t happy when Wilde and La Beouf’s replacement, Styles, reportedly began dating after they met on the set, and might have been distracted.As Deadline reported on Sunday, Pugh won’t be at the press conference because her flight from the Budapest set of Dune 2 doesn’t land until later in the afternoon.

She will walk the red carpet, do the photo call, and watch the movie which screens at 7pm local time. She will then jump right back on a plane to get back to work Tuesday morning.Attention surrounding Don’t Worry Darling has only increased after a candid and provocative cover story on Wilde by our sibling publication Variety, followed by La Beouf’s social media refutation of Wilde’s assertion she fired him.Wilde certainly may face some tough questions at