Why popstars turning to acting 'rarely works' as Harry Styles stars in Don't Worry Darling

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.

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.

We’ve talked A LOT about Don’t Worry Darling the past couple months. More than we’ve talked about any other movie this year, that’s for sure! A lot of people have. But will all that chatter translate to financial success??

“Don’t Worry Darling,” perhaps the most talked-about movie of 2022, is finally coming to theaters.The Olivia Wilde-directed thriller, which stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has captivated audience’s attention before its nationwide release, first with Pugh’s decision to limit promotional press for the film and most recently with #spitgate.If you’re curious to see the flick behind all the drama, here’s how to watch “Don’t Worry Darling” when it comes out.“Don’t Worry Darling” opens on Sept. 23.When it’s first released, “Don’t Worry Darling” will be playing exclusively in theaters, so it’s not streaming just yet.

Harry Styles' mother had a strong message for the "Don't Worry Darling" haters. Anne Twist shared words for the film's critics on her Instagram story. "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all," she wrote, as noted by People magazine, before adding, "I'm astounded and saddened by the vitriolic comments on here to be honest.

is proving to be a very ironic title for director Olivia Wilde's sophomore directorial effort, as quite a bit of drama worth worrying about has unfolded over the course of production and the subsequent promotional blitz ahead of the Warner Bros. film's release later this month.From the film'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, drama, rumors and mild scandals have permeated every facet of the film's production.While the drama had largely been between Wilde, LaBeouf and Florence Pugh, Styles and co-star Chris Pine have been dragged into the rumor mill over an alleged incident at the Venice Film Festival — which has been filled with drama for the film on all fronts.With the tensions between Wilde and LaBeouf coming to a head last week as the actor accused the filmmaker of misrepresenting his exit from the film — and rumors swirling over Pugh's alleged feud with Wilde supposedly due to her romance with Styles and split from Sudeikis — it feels like risks being overshadowed by the controversy.Amid the back-and-forth allegations and fan-fueled rumors, ET is breaking down all the drama and examining the behind-the-scenes in-fighting and how the headline-grabbing feuds first formed. In April 2020, news broke that Pugh and LaBeouf — as well as Chris Pine — had been cast as the leads of Wilde's forthcoming drama, which is set in the 1950s.

Harry Styles have released ‘With You All The Time’, a song from the soundtrack to their new film, Don’t Worry Darling.Credited to the artists’ respective characters in the film, Alice and Jack, the song follows a mostly instrumental structure, with distorted snippets of Pugh’s voice playing over an eerie melody played on a grand piano. The latter comes courtesy of Styles, who’d apparently minted a demo of the song in just five minutes.Speaking to Variety last month, Olivia Wilde – who directed Don’t Worry Darling – said of the track: “In prep, Harry called me and said, ‘What’s the trigger song? Like, what’s the melody?’ I said, ‘I don’t know. I’m going to different writers to write it.

Don't Worry Darling at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, thousands of netizens and even celebrities alike have weighed in on the drama surrounding its leads, Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh.MORE: Inside Olivia Wilde and Harry Styles' $10k a month LA love nestParticularly consuming fans were two things concerning Harry, did he spit on Chris Pine, and are he and Olivia breaking up.Both the singer and Chris have already spoken up about the incident, with the latter confirming he did not get spit on, but yet to speak on it was Olivia herself, until now.WATCH: First look at Don't Worry DarlingMORE: Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde are couple style goals at the NYC Don't Worry Darling premiereThe actress stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on 22 September, and naturally, the host was quite inquisitive about all the drama surrounding the highly-anticipated film, and did not hold back when questioning its director."Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine, why or why not, support your answer," Stephen inquired, which Olivia received with humor.She set the record straight once more, maintaining that: "He did not," and turned the "Spitgate" conversation into a message about how quickly rumors spread.Olivia opened up about all the rumors and dramaShe said: "I think it's the perfect example of like, people will look for drama anywhere they can."MORE: Olivia Wilde's 13 most striking beauty looksMORE: Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde make their red carpet debut at the Venice Film FestivalOlivia once again insisted: "Harry did not spit on Chris… but that is exactly what I mean.

Proud mama! Anne Twist is giving her review of her son Harry Styles’ new movie Don’t Worry Darling — not to mention her take on the film’s director, Olivia Wilde.

really hates Wilde and co-star Harry Styles, who are a couple; that Wilde misled the public as to why scandalous actor Shia LaBeouf departed the project; and that Styles maybe hocked a loogie on Chris Pine.What fun! Shame all of that chaos was way more entertaining than the film that caused it. “Darling” is a garbage pizza of other better movies and TV shows: “The Stepford Wives,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Get Out,” “Black Mirror,” “Pleasantville,” “The Truman Show,” “The Village” and on and on. A full-blown sci-fire sale.What it lacks — and that all of those memorable works have — is a mind-blowing shake-up that puts everything we thought we knew into question. An M.

Fake news! Olivia Wilde finally addressed “spitgate” — shutting down the rumors that boyfriend Harry Styles spit on his Don’t Worry Darling costar Chris Pine once and for all.

"Don’t Worry Darling" stars Chris Pine and Florence Pugh were both absent from the film’s event in New York City.  The Hollywood actors explained their absence, stating that they are both working on other projects, in a video message ahead of the film’s screening Monday. "Even though I'm working halfway around the world," Pugh said.  "…and I'm all the way in Los Angeles in production myself," Pine added in their joint message.

The drama surrounding actor/director Olivia Wilde’s upcoming high-concept genre drama, “Don’t Worry Darling,” has reached something of a fever pitch in recent weeks, veering into tabloid-y/gossip territory. Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, the “Don’t Worry Darling” back story is complicated but essentially centers on Shia LaBeouf being replaced on the film with Styles (Wilde suggested he was fired, LaBeouf said he quit), and Pugh, upset about various issues surrounding the film, its production, its marketing and more.

TORONTO – There is something overly familiar about Michael Grandage‘s “My Policeman.” Considering the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in media over the decades, tales of closeted gay men and their troubles are not exactly new. And stories about gay men who marry women to protect themselves from public persecution? Well, that’s a tale as old as time.

TORONTO – There is something overly familiar about Michael Grandage’s “My Policeman.” Considering the lack of LGBTQ+ representation in media over the decades, tales of closeted gay men and their troubles are not exactly new. And stories about gay men who marry women to protect themselves from public persecution? Well, that’s a tale as old as time.

Vogue Williams has slammed Harry Styles' "dire" acting after the One Direction star starred in a trailer for his upcoming movie, Don't Worry Darling. The model and media personality, 36, shared her views on the latest episode of her podcast with husband and former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, 34.

Nick Kroll is hilariously embracing his «supporting» role in. The actor posted a self-deprecating video from inside his limo, along with co-star Sydney Chandler, showing a long line of underwhelmed-looking fans seeking a celebrity sighting at the film's Venice Film Festival premiere. «We know who you want, ladies, sorry!» Kroll jokes behind the camera.

highly anticipated dystopian thriller film “Don’t Worry Darling,” directed by Olivia Wilde.The film had its buzzy world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Monday, taking the internet and the world by storm with behind-the-scenes controversies and most of all, fashion.Styles arrived on the Venice carpet dripping in a navy blue Gucci suit with bold broad shoulders and a very peaked collar, Sarah Karmali, executive editor (digital) at Harper’s Bazaar, described to The Associated Press.Laura Jordan, fashion & lifestyle features director at Grazia magazine, said Styles’ partnership with his stylist Harry Lambert has created “absolute magic.”″(Styles’ fashion) always got this kind of retro bit camp vibe. He loves the big collar, the tinted shades, lots and lots of Gucci,” Jordan said.In 2018, Styles began to build his personal style and brand by becoming one of the ambassadors for the Italian fashion house Gucci.