Florence Pugh Limits ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Press, Fueling Speculation Over Split With Olivia Wilde (Exclusive)

thewrap.com:

“Don’t Worry Darling,” fueling speculation that she and director and co-star Olivia Wilde have fallen out.TheWrap spoke to three executives connected to the film, as well as Pugh’s personal rep, who all declined to confirm any further press plans for the actress beyond attending the Venice Film Festival for the film’s premiere and red carpet, flying in from the set of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” “Florence has been in Budapest filming ‘Dune 2’ and before that filming ‘Oppenheimer,'” Pugh’s rep said. “She will be in Venice for the premiere coming off a night shoot in Budapest.”But the Venice Film Festival red carpet and press conference are expected to be the extent of Pugh’s traditional press duties on the film. “She’ll be doing greetings for us from the set of ‘Dune’ because she’s not doing press,” a studio executive said.

According to the exec, the studio knew that Pugh’s availability for the press tour on “Don’t Worry Darling” would be limited, considering “Dune 2” is also a Warner Bros.

project, and planned for such.The limited plans suggest there might be validity to speculation on a fallout between her and the film’s director Olivia Wilde — which Pugh’s rep declined to comment on — over Wilde’s relationship with co-star Harry Styles, which social media users made every effort to deduce by comparing the women’s social media posts.

At the end of July, Page Six published a report claiming that unnamed sources revealed Pugh was unhappy about Wilde and Styles’ relationship, which reportedly began on set of “Don’t Worry Darling” while Wilde was still in a relationship with Jason Sudeikis, who brought their two kids to visit.