Don't Worry Darling director Olivia Wilde claims that the entire cast was downright stunned by star Harry Styles' powerful performance during a specific scene from the upcoming psychological thriller. The infamous director’s new film stars Florence Pugh opposite Styles in the leading roles.
Originally, actor Shia LaBeouf was set to take on the role of Jack, but he quickly dropped out of the Warner Bros. film and Styles was cast in his place. Styles is most known for his music career, but he definitely garnered lots of hype and praise from his performance in Christopher Nolan'sOscar nominated film, Dunkirk. Wilde herself commented on how miraculous it was for her and the cast to witness Styles' swift transition from singer/songwriter to trained actor. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Wilde recalls a particular Styles scene that left everyone on set that day in tears.
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“It’s a strange scene, full of fascist references, and a disturbing amount of male rage. The scene called for him to stand onstage with Frank (Chris Pine) and chant their creepy slogan, ‘Whose world is it? Ours!’ over and over again — dark as hell," Wilde explained. 'But, Harry took it to another level. He was so fully in the moment, he began screaming the lines to the crowd, in this primal roar, that was way more intense than anything we expected from the scene. The camera operator followed him as he paced around the stage like a kind of wild animal." According to Wilde, everyone was surprised by Styles' performance during the Don't Worry Darling scene, including Styles himself. «We were all gobsmacked at the monitor, I think even Harry was surprised by it, those are the best moments
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