Olivia Wilde Was ‘Upset’ MPA Forced Her to Cut More Sex From ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Trailer
usmagazine.comWhat might have been. Olivia Wilde claimed the Motion Picture Association requested major cuts in the original Don’t Worry Darling trailer — and demanded the removal of sex scenes.“There’s a lot that had to be taken out of the trailer,” the Booksmart director, 38, told the Associated Press on Wednesday, August 31. “The MPA came down hard on me and the trailer at the last second and I had to cut some shots, which I was upset about because I thought they it took it up another notch.
But of course we still live in a really puritanical society.”The House alum added that she believes some of the cuts can be attributed to societal discomfort with seeing “female pleasure” on screen.“I do think the lack of eroticism in American film is kind of new,” the New York native explained. “Then when it comes to female pleasure, it’s something that we just don’t see very often unless you’re talking about queer cinema.
You know, it’s interesting, because in a lot of queer films, the female characters are allowed to have more pleasure. Audiences aren’t as puritanical as corporations think they are.
And yet people get upset. I mean, people are upset with me already over this.”When the movie’s trailer first dropped in May, social media was abuzz about a scene where Harry Styles‘ character seemingly performs oral sex on Florence Pugh.
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