Spitting Patterns, Florence Bio’s Eye Contact Keeps Drama Burning – The Hollywood Reporter

distance Weeks of drama that swept Olivia WildeSophomore merit do not worry my loveThe drama that somehow managed to escalate more followers Embarrassing press conference at the Venice Film Festival On Monday (as questions were closed by the moderator), there was no doubt in some hope that all the scandal would be put aside at the star-studded world premiere later that evening.

Mostly it was.

thanks for the Harry StilesFans outside (many who camped out overnight) have confirmed that Warner Bros. Discovery’s psychological thriller has generated the festival’s loudest screams, despite welcoming the lead star. Florence Boge Hit a similar decibel range. The shouts continued behind the red carpet all the way to Sala Grande before the show, while the film elicited a sultry seven-minute rapture afterwards.

But the eagle-eyed cameras captured several moments that have re-fuelled the controversy, created many new memes, and made sure that much of the social media discussion remains quite apart from the movie itself.

In what has become a viral overnight video, Styles sits down at Salle Grande for do not worry my love Show, it looks like he spat on co-star Chris Pine. Or is it? Sure enough, the reaction from Payne suggests that he did. In any case, the footage has arguably become the biggest talking point on Twitter since the premiere, garnering millions of views.

Perhaps in second place, another video taken after the show shows Pugh admitting cheers and applause, looking awkward, throwing kisses at the crowd and laughing with co-star Nick Kroll. But what she’s not shown to do is make any eye contact whatsoever with her director Wilde, with observers suggesting she didn’t do so once during the seven-minute applause. The two sat four seats apart from each other and didn’t seem to interact at all on the red carpet beforehand.

Given that much of the drama surrounding the film is tied to rumors of a rift between Wilde and her lead actress, who skipped the press conference in Venice (her plane landed as it was happening—leading to another laugh-worthy moment of her hilarious walk, Aperol Spritz cup in hand), the clips performed. The first show only increased the volume of debate – or “internet gossip” as Wilde described it to reporters – even further.

In what THR Already suggesting it would become an impressive “controversies” section of the psychological thriller Wikipedia entry, in mid-August, rumors surfaced in the tabloid that Pugh—who plays a 1950s suburban housewife in an idyllic cult-like community called the Victorian—had fallen out with Wilde afterwards. The director began a relationship with Styles while filming. This rumor expanded just two days later to suggest she received less than a third of what her male partner made ($700,000 to $2.5 million from Styles).

A few days before the gun was launched, another explosion occurred. In a lengthy interview in which Wilde said there was “no truth” to the pay gap claims, she also alluded to the fact that she was fired. Shia LaBeouf (whose role went to Styles), claiming she did so because of his “fighting energy” and to keep Pugh “safe.”

LaBeouf immediately responded, writing a lengthy public email – which included several SMS messages he had received from Wilde as evidence – confirming that he had “left” the film. A leaked 2020 video message has surfaced to confirm LaBeouf’s protests, showing Wilde in her car begging him to change his mind while also apparently blaming him – or “Miss Flo” as she referred to her – for his concern about working with the actor.

With this final update of the issue entering the festival, many eyes were on the press conference hoping it would be taken up by Wilde. not like that. After Wilde brushed off a question about Pew’s absence and its rumored repercussions, saying she didn’t want to contribute to “all the hype”, the moderator then shut down The Hollywood ReporterTry asking about LaBeouf.

On the lighter side of the internet frenzy, Pine — a potential spit target later in the day — became a viral hit because of the press conference. While a lot of attention was paid to Wilde’s refusal to talk about the drama, photos from the media encounter showed that he appears to be estranged by the proceedings. Or, as several Twitter users put it: “Chris Pine’s star projection.”