The movie Don't Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, comes out this autumn.
The film—a psychological thriller—is directed by Olivia Wilde. Excitement over the film has grown ever since the first trailer was released.
You can see the official trailer here:
But Pugh commented recently she will not be discussing the now highly-anticipated sex scene her character shares with the character portrayed by pop-star and actor Harry Styles.
The trailer came out in May and ever since, fans have been focused on a specific scene shown in the trailer, one celebrating female pleasure and oral sex, but a sex scene nevertheless.
Pugh maintains that in a psychological thriller, there are other plot points to discuss.
Pugh said:
“When it’s reduced to your sex scenes, or to watch the most famous man in the world go down on someone, it’s not why we do it."
"It’s not why I’m in this industry."
"Obviously, the nature of hiring the most famous pop star in the world, you’re going to have conversations like that."
"That’s just not what I’m going to be discussing because [this movie is] bigger and better than that."
"And the people who made it are bigger and better than that.”
People supported her decision wholeheartedly.
\u201cEVERYONE BEND THE KNEE. \nand pick up the crown Florence Pugh just dropped. \n#DontWorryDarling \n#FlorencePugh \n#HarryStyles\u201d— Be \ud83c\udfa7 Niam Party (@Be \ud83c\udfa7 Niam Party) 1660656096
\u201c\u201cflorence pugh will not talk about sex scenes with harry styles in interviews\u201d you mean to tell me that you have florence pugh sitting in front of you and you\u2019re gonna ask her about THAT.. oh i\u2019m about to get violent\u201d— caitlyn\ud83e\uded0 21 (@caitlyn\ud83e\uded0 21) 1660787311
Others called out the media's obsession with discussing Pugh's co-star Harry Styles instead of Pugh's own performance.
\u201cAND I SMILE #florencepugh #harrystyles #DontWorryDarling\u201d— \u2728 Allie \u2728 (@\u2728 Allie \u2728) 1660653698
\u201ci know y\u2019all aren\u2019t talking about OSCAR NOMINATED florence pugh like she needed harry styles as a co-star to get attention\u2026 she literally blows up CASUALLY WITHOUT ANY EFFORT for cooking on instagram stories or being photographed at the beach with friends like be fr\u2026\u201d— raf (@raf) 1660327860
\u201ccan we all just unanimously agree that dont worry darling is a florence pugh movie that has harry styles in it\u201d— Emma (@Emma) 1660562106
\u201cWhy would Florence Pugh spend her valuable time talking about Harry Styles for an interview that\u2019s solely about her and she\u2019s on the cover of??? Are you dumb??\u201d— \ud83d\ude01\u261d\ufe0f (@\ud83d\ude01\u261d\ufe0f) 1660676420
\u201cjust read an article with the title "harry styles' co star florence pugh" SHE IS AN OSCAR NOMINATED ACTRESS i am going to commit a hate crime\u201d— kat is good enough ?? (@kat is good enough ??) 1660731940
Others claimed there was missing context from Pugh's remarks.
Style's romantic partner directed the film.
\u201c\u2018Florence Pugh would like *the director of the movie who pushed that narrative* to stop obsessing over Harry Styles\u2018 sex scenes\u2019 \nThere you go, fixed it for you\u201d— honey claims track 7 and 9 of LT2 ANNA DAY (@honey claims track 7 and 9 of LT2 ANNA DAY) 1660671323
\u201colivia wilde needs to stop promoting dwd like it's a porno. clearly florence isn't okay with it, and wilde needs to stfu and stop making it all about the sex scenes.\u201d— rue || 41 days until caps hockey !! (@rue || 41 days until caps hockey !!) 1660686458
If there's anything fans of Pugh can agree on though, it's that they are excited to see her performance in the film.
\u201cFLORENCE PUGH IN DON\u2019T WORRY DARLING IS COMING FOR THAT OSCAR !!! #DontWorryDarling\u201d— Cinema is the answer to everything.\ud83d\udd4a \u2283\u222a\u2229\u2abd (@Cinema is the answer to everything.\ud83d\udd4a \u2283\u222a\u2229\u2abd) 1651507694
Don't Worry Darling is scheduled for release on September 23, 2022 in the United States.
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