The original Don't Worry Darling script had a very different ending
After a fair share of controversy, Don’t Worry Darling is finally in theaters. And now that we've watched Olivia Wilde's new movie, we can finally talk about the big twist – because, love it or loathe it, it’s certainly a talking point (read more on the Don't Worry Darling ending through that link). However, the movie wasn't always meant to end that way.
Before we go any further, here’s your spoiler warning. We’ll be getting into detailed aspects of the plot from here on out, including all of the major third-act reveals. So if you haven’t seen Wilde’s sophomore feature yet, turn away now.
If you’re still here, then you know how Don’t Worry Darling ends. After Alice (Florence Pugh) notices cracks in her reality, she starts to question everything about what's really going on in the mysterious Victory Project. Increasingly concerned about her supposed delusions, her husband Jack (Harry Styles) sends her for electro-shock therapy where her real memories start returning.
She remembers her real life with Jack in the modern world as she finds out she’s been trapped in a 1950s alternate reality simulation by her husband. Every day he hooks her up to the virtual reality software while he, and the other husbands, leave every day during work hours to tend to their wives and make money to keep them in the simulation.
When Alice works out what’s been happening to her, she confronts Jack before accidentally killing him. Then it's a race against the clock to try to escape. The final moments of the movie see her reach the exit portal and close her eyes before we hear her gasp as she wakes up in the real world.
However, the abrupt cliffhanger is reportedly very different from the original script of the film. Don’t Worry Darling was
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