In the newest installment of the “Don’t Worry Darling” press saga, Florence Pugh won’t attend the New York Q&A for the Olivia Wilde-directed film, which made its debut on the Venice Film Festival on Monday.
Taking place on Sept. 19, the fan-centered occasion will function a first-look on the film 4 days forward of its large launch, in addition to a Q&A with Wilde and stars Harry Styles, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll, Sydney Chandler, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali and Douglas Smith. The Q&A can be held reside at New York City’s AMC Lincoln Square Imax Theatre and can be livestreamed to over 100 extra collaborating Imax theaters throughout North America.
Reasons for Pugh’s absence weren’t acknowledged, however the actor is presently in manufacturing on “Dune: Part Two.” Nonetheless, it comes as no shock, as Pugh has prevented doing a lot press in any respect for “Don’t Worry Darling.” Although she walked the crimson carpet on the Venice Film Festival this week, she didn’t take part in the solid Q&A.
The lead-up to “Don’t Worry Darling,” which is able to debut in theaters on Sept. 23, has been riddled with controversy and hypothesis over Pugh’s relationship with Wilde. At Venice, the 2 didn’t pose collectively on the crimson carpet, nor did they embrace or have a look at one another a lot after the screening ended. The Venice viewers gave the movie a four-minute standing ovation.
“Florence is a force,” Wilde mentioned on the movie’s Venice press convention when requested to “clear the air” concerning the rumors. “We are so grateful she’s able to make it tonight [for the red carpet] despite being in production on ‘Dune.’ I know, as a director, how disruptive it is to lose an actor even for a day, so I’m very grateful to her, and to [‘Dune’ director] Denis Villeneuve for helping us. And we’ll get to celebrate her work tonight. I can’t say how honored I am to have her as our lead. She’s amazing. As for all the endless tabloid gossip and all the noise out there, the Internet feeds itself. I don’t feel the need to contribute; I think it’s sufficiently well-nourished.”
Rolling Stone reported the news first.