The ‘Don’t Worry Dear’ team publishes a joint letter denying rumors of a brawl on set

“Don’t worry, darling” is one of the most talked about films this year, and not really because of what they tell us, but because of what allegedly happened behind the scenes. Casting controversy, rumors of enmity between the director, Olivia Wilde, and the protagonist, Florence Pugh, and an uncomfortable promotional campaign with occasional surreal moments. On the day of the premiere, last Friday, September 23, Vulture published a report in which he corroborated, according to sources close to the production, the rumors, adding that Wilde and Pugh have joined a “screaming fight” on the setpresumably due to the director’s relationship with Harry Styles, which would have led her to neglect production, and Pugh to negotiate with the studio to minimize her participation in the promotion of the film.

After the publication of Vulture, which has once again made rivers of ink, the team of ‘Don’t concern Dear’ has decided to deny the rumors of this brawl with a statement, published through People. The joint letter is signed by 40 team membersincluding writer / producer Katie Silberman, director of photography Matthew Libatique and costume designer Arianne Phillips. In her, the crew denies Wilde’s alleged lack of professionalism on set and praises his work as a director, rejecting rumors of “absurd”.

“As a team, we have avoided commenting on the absurd rumors surrounding the film that we are so proud of, but we feel the need to correct the anonymous ‘sources’ cited in a recent article.”the declaration begins. “Any allegations of unprofessional behavior on the set of ‘Don’t Worry Dear’ are completely false”. The letter continues qualifying Wilde as “an incredible leader and director who was present and involved in every aspect of the production and handled the set with class and respect for all involved”.

The team then categorically denies the confrontation between Wilde and Pugh, stating it “there has never been a terrific match between our director and another person, let alone a member of our cast”. “We have no problem signing it, as the people who worked on the film have witnessed and benefited from the safe and collaborative space that Olivia creates as a director and leader. We are also very excited that the film is in theaters this weekend. We are looking forward to it. to see it on the big screen “, concludes the letter. The full list of team members signing the release is available on People.

a box office success

There were a lot of doubts, and above all a lot of expectation, to see how it fared at the box office ‘Don’t worry, dear’, and specifically, whether the rumors, the behind-the-scenes controversy and the negative reviews (we half liked it) would affect somehow on their economic performance. Also, the film is already in theaters and for now it’s not bad. It is not possible to know for sure whether all the media drama surrounding him affected the outcome, but it is clear that people wanted to see it.

As reported by Variety, ‘Don’t worry dear’ would earn an opening of $ 21 million, slightly above Warner Bros. forecasts., which places it at 17-20 million. The film had a budget of 35 million, with which it will not be difficult for him to recover his investment. It remains to be seen how he will fare in the following weeks to find out how profitable he can be for the studio, but for now it can be said that, beyond the controversy and gossip, ‘Don’t worry, dear’ is a success.