A Timeline of the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Drama, Explained

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“Don’t Worry Darling” is Olivia Wilde’s second feature film as a director following her comedy “Booksmart,” and sees her telling the story of women living in a seemingly perfect 1950s-era community that harbors a dark secret.With a cast that includes Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Nick Kroll and Wilde herself, the film has all the makings of a buzzy fall title.

But the drama surrounding the making of “Don’t Worry Darling” has reached a fever pitch, with speculation rampant about tension between Pugh and Wilde that pushed fans to analyze every movement the cast and director made at the Venice Film Festival as if they were studying the Zapruder Film.If you’re confused, we don’t blame you.

Below, we run down a complete history of the “Don’t Worry Darling” drama, which likely goes back farther than you think. We’re talking Shia LaBeouf’s exit all the way to “spitgate.”Buckle up.We start with Florence Pugh’s casting in the film, which occurred in April of 2020 and was accompanied by a glowing Instagram post in which Pugh called Wilde “my idol” and gushed over the cast — including Shia LaBeouf.A post shared by Florence Pugh (@florencepugh)Harry Styles officially replaced Shia LaBeouf in the cast of “Don’t Worry Darling” — Wilde’s highly anticipated second directorial effort after her hit comedy “Booksmart” — in September of 2020, chalking LaBeouf’s exit up to “scheduling conflicts.” Wilde described Styles as “modern” and having a “brand of confidence as a male” that is “truly devoid of any traces of toxic masculinity.” Wilde has discussed that her film centers on the theme of female pleasure amid its 1950s setting and respective gender spheres that were very isolating to women at the time.“It’s pretty.