At the time, Shia’s departure was chalked up to scheduling conflicts, but Variety later confirmed that Olivia showed him the door following the news that FKA Twigs, Shia’s ex, had filed a lawsuit against him for “relentless” abuse. Don’t Worry Darling probably got put on your radar back in early September 2020, when Deadlinereported that Harry nabbed the lead role, replacing Shia. To name just a few A-listers, the cast includes Florence Pugh (who stole our hearts with her Oscar-nominated performance in Little Women), Star Trek’s Chris Pine, and Crazy Rich Asians’ Gemma Chan. Get this: She apparently swore by group hugs with the Booksmart crew.
Luckily for everyone involved in Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia is committed to barring toxic attitudes from set and cultivating a supportive community of creatives.
Three big arguments that reinstate your power, remind everyone who’s in charge, be the predator.’ That is the opposite of my process. They said, ‘Listen, the way to get respect on a set, you have to have three arguments a day. Famously, she fired Shia LaBeouf from this project, citing her “no assholes policy,” a way of thinking that she expanded upon in Variety’s Director on Director series: “Someone, who’s a very established actor and director in this industry, gave me really terrible advice that was helpful, because I just knew I had to do the opposite.
Although Don’t Worry Darling is only Olivia’s second directing project -she made her directorial debut in 2019 with the majorly successful and critically acclaimed teen comedy Booksmart-she’s already established herself as a badass force to be reckoned with behind the camera.
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