Olivia Wilde Jokingly Calls Harry Styles an ‘Up-and-Coming Actor’ During ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Panel: ‘Nothing Short of a Revelation’

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So golden! While celebrating her upcoming movie, Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde praised the talented stars who contributed to the project — including boyfriend Harry Styles.During a panel at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 26, Wilde, 38, applauded Florence Pugh for being “brilliant, sexy, fierce and tough” as the leading lady. “We knew this movie would live or die off her role,” the director added of the Little Women star, 26, according to Variety.As for Styles, 28, Wilde joked that she wasn’t familiar with the singer’s accomplishments, referring to him as “an up-and-coming actor with no other career” that she was aware of.

The Booksmart director went on to call the U.K. native’s performance “nothing short of a revelation.”Don’t Worry Darling, which is written by Katie Silberman, follows an unhappy housewife (Pugh) in the 1950s who discovers a disturbing truth, while her loving husband (Styles) hides a dark secret.

The psychological thriller also stars Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll and Wilde.On Tuesday, the convention’s attendees got a glimpse at the official trailer, which included several steamy scenes between Pugh and Styles. Shia LaBeouf was initially cast in the One Direction member’s role but dropped out of the movie due to a scheduling issue.Following LaBeouf’s exit, Wilde and Styles made headlines when they were spotted holding hands off set in January 2021.

A source exclusively told Us Weekly at the time that the couple developed a connection after working together on the film.“Harry and Olivia had chemistry almost instantaneously on set,” the insider revealed. “It was only a matter of time before they got together.”According to the source, the House alum tried not to draw too much