Amid heavy speculation and attention surrounding the cast, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine have opted out of attending the film's upcoming Q&A event in New York City.
On Sept. 19, director and producer Olivia Wilde will be joined by cast members Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll, Sydney Chandler, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali and Douglas Smith for an interactive IMAX Live experience at the AMC Lincoln Square theater.
Two of the film's most notable stars, however, are noticeably absent from the listed cast attendees — Pugh and Pine. This comes after the film's highly publicized premiere at the Venice Film Festival last weekend.
Rumors and speculation have been abuzz theorizing that Pugh, 'sfemale lead, has been feuding with Wilde. The conspiracy was only heightened when Pugh opted to forgo the press event for the film before walking the festival's red carpet.
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