‘Don’t Worry Darling’ scores big on its opening night

Nick Kroll is taking credit for the wildly dramatic press tour surrounding his new film, «The movie, if you haven't seen it yet, it's a thriller, and I think the less you know about the movie going in the better so that when you're watching it it's all new and surprising,» Kroll saaid on . «So I decided, 'Let's make a lot of buzz around the film but not about the film itself, right?'»In the film, Kroll plays the husband of director/actress Olivia Wilde's character.As Wilde and her cast have promoted the film in recent months, they've been plagued by drama surrounding everything from the project's early casting shakeups — with Harry Styles taking over for Shia LaBeouf -- to Wilde's high-profile split from her long-time partner, Jason Sudeikis, and subsequent romance with her new leading man, to an alleged falling out between Wilde and lead actress Florence Pugh.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine were also dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — dubbed#Spitgate by fans online.«I'm the puppeteer,» Kroll joked of the scandals. «I was like, 'Hey Harry, you know what would be a great idea? When you walk into the premiere at Venice, spit on Chris Pine.' And he was like, 'Got it,' but then he was like, 'I don't know if that's gonna work,'» Kroll teased.«Then I was like, 'Maybe you should just, you know, give me a kiss,'» he continued, «and then I asked him to spit in my mouth and he wouldn't do that. He's got boundaries.

Nick Kroll had some fun with the controversies swirling around his new film Don't Worry Darling during his appearance Monday night on The Tonight Show.While chatting with host Jimmy Fallon, the 44-year-old comedian and actor joked that he was the 'mastermind' of all the behind-the-scenes drama that has dogged the Olivia Wilde–directed thriller, which stars Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Harry Styles.Kroll joked that he was responsible for talking Harry into spitting on his costar Chris at the movie's Venice Film Festival premiere — though a representative for Pine vehemently denied that there was any spitting.  Nick Kroll joked Monday on The Tonight Show that he was the 'mastermind' behind drama dogging his film Don't Worry Darling. He said he told Harry Styles to 'spit' on Chris Pine; seen September 5 in Venice After recommending the audience know as little about Don't Worry Darling as possible before seeing it so as to get swept up in its twists, Nick joked that he wanted to drum up interest in the film.'So I decided, let's create a lot of buzz around the film — but not about the film itself,' he deadpanned to laughter and claps from the Tonight Show audience.

The spit seen around the world? Don’t Worry Darling originally stirred up interest in its mysterious plot — but it was the behind-the-scenes drama that became an even bigger topic of conversation between fans and cast members alike.

Naman Ramachandran Universal’s ‘Ticket to Paradise,’ starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and Warner Bros.’ “Don’t Worry Darling,” with Florence Pugh, Harry Styles and Chris Pine, were in a close tussle at the U.K. and Ireland box office, with the former winning narrowly. “Ticket to Paradise” collected £2.8 million ($3.03 million) to top the box office, edging “Don’t Worry Darling,” which took £2.7 million ($2.99 million) to second place, according to numbers released by Comscore. Disney’s “Avatar” rerelease placed third with £1.2 million. After two weeks atop the box office, Disney’s “See How They Run” dropped to fourth position in its third weekend with £473,222 for a total of £3.6 million.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have seen “Don’t Worry Darling,” in theaters now. Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” is set in the blissful utopia of the Victory Project in the 1950s. Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles) are residents in the insular desert town, where husbands routinely drive off to work, wives wave goodbye, take ballet lessons and prepare dinner. It’s a “Stepford Wives” scenario. But all is not right, as the women must stay away from their husbands’ office building, Victory HQ, and aren’t allowed to know what they do for work. Soon enough, Alice starts to suspect that even bigger secrets lie underneath the surface of their idealistic life. After a neighbor disappears, she digs deeper.

We’ve heard tons about the feud between Florence Pugh and Olivia Wilde on the set of Don’t Worry Darling. But it turns out there’s another actress from the film who has some issues — and unlike Miss Flo she’s voicing them on her social media.

 Kiki Layne and Ari'el Stachel are still living their best lives offscreen. On Sunday, days after the Olivia Wilde-helmed film hit theaters, Layne posted photos of her and Stachel on set and took a jab at their lack of presence onscreen. «The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel. They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life,» she wrote.«Love you Ari,» Layne concluded, adding hashtags #GotMyCheck, #GotMyMan and #EverythingHappensforaReason.Stachel returned the love in both a comment and on his own Instagram Story, sharing the same video clip with a «My Queen» text banner splashed across it.«My love.

He became entangled in the Don't Worry Darling drama this past month.But all the controversy seemed out of sight, out of mind for Shia LaBeouf as he hit the beach in Santa Monica on Sunday.The former Even Stevens star, 36, beat the heat by splashing around in the ocean in his underwear. Life's a beach! Shia LaBeouf beat the heat as he hit the beach in Santa Monica on Sunday Shia was the picture of relaxation as he emerged from his refreshing dip in the water with his wet hair slicked back and clad in his underwear.He strode back onto dryland barefoot with his tattooed body glistening in the sunlight.

star KiKi Layne says that she’s “thriving” anyways. She took to Instagram on Sunday, September 25 to share footage from the set of Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller, confirming that most of her performance has been relegated to deleted-scene purgatory.Many of the photos Kiki Layne posted featured her costar and onscreen husband, Ari’el Stachel, whom she now appears to be dating offscreen. “The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel,” she wrote.

Crew members on Don’t Worry Darling have publicly dismissed claims of a "screaming match" between actress Florence Pugh and director Olivia Wilde. After an unnamed source revealed to Vulture that Olivia and her lead actress were feuding and had screaming matches on set, crew members for the film released a joint statement refuting the claim. In Vulture’s 23 September report, the outlet wrote that an “inside source” saw Olivia and her boyfriend Harry Styles, who stars in the movie as Florence's husband, “just disappear” together while working.

Olivia Wilde’s drama-ridden movie, but the actress alleged that much of her role — as well as co-star Ari’el Stachel’s part — was slashed from the theatrical cut.“The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel,” Layne, 30, wrote in a post looking back at her time on the film set. “They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life.”Layne, who has been dating Stachel since 2020 when they met during filming, also included hashtags “#GotMyCheck #GotMyMan #EverythingHappensforaReason” in her post.The “Old Guard” actress added several snaps of herself and Stachel and a cute video of the couple snuggling at an event.“My love.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter There are plenty of valid reasons to be skeptical about “Avatar: The Way of Water.” It’s been more than a decade since James Cameron’s otherworldly sci-fi epic “Avatar” opened in theaters in 2009, smashing expectations on its way to becoming the biggest movie in history with $2.85 billion in global ticket sales. But times, tastes and box office expectations have changed drastically since moviegoers first made contact with the Na’vi. In the ensuing years, theater owners have developed a greater reliance on big-budget comic book spectacles, and 3D technology (despite Cameron’s best efforts) failed to take off in the way the filmmaker had hoped. Especially since the pandemic, billion-dollar hits outside of the superhero space have been few and far between.

After all the rumors and gossip, “Don’t Worry Darling” opened in theaters this past weekend to faint praise and a modest box office. That’s not surprising, given the mixed/poor reception the movie received at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month.

The drama continues. Don’t Worry Darling star KiKi Layne claimed the majority of her scenes didn’t make the film’s final cut.

Don’t Worry Darling were cut in the final version.The actor, known for roles in If Beale Street Could Talk and The Old Guard, plays Alice Chambers’ (Florence Pugh) friend Margaret Watkins in the psychological thriller.In a video with co-star Ari’el Stachel posted on Instagram on Sunday (September 25), Layne said the majority of the scenes they filmed didn’t make the final cut.“The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel,” Layne wrote in the caption. “They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life.“Love you Ari #GotMyCheck #GotMyMan #EverythingHappensforaReason.”A post shared by KiKi Layne (@kikilayne)In response, Stachel wrote: “My love.

Kiki Layne is opening up about her time filming Don’t Worry Darling, the Olivia Wilde-directed movie. As the picture opened in theatres across the U.S., Layne revealed that a good portion of her scenes didn’t make the final cut.

KiKi Layne took to Instagram Sunday to reveal her romance with Don’t Worry Darling costar Ari’el Stachel, detailing that many of the scenes were cut.The Cincinnati native, 30, took to the site with a clip, which she captioned, 'The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel. They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life ...

"Don't Worry Darling" did not disappoint at the box office, darling. Olivia Wilde's sophomore release earned $19.2 million domestically, nabbing the top spot across theatrical releases nationwide.

Olivia Wilde is being publicly supported by more than 40 crew members and studio executives over her ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ controversy. They joined forces to deny a report director Olivia, 38, and the film’s star Florence Pugh, 26, got in a “screaming match” on the set of the actress’ thriller. Warner Bros.