Olivia Wilde premieres 'Don't Worry Darling' amid rumors about her relationship with Harry Styles and possible clashes with Florence Pugh

By Lindsey Bahr

The film

directed

by Olivia Wilde, opens Monday at the Venice Film Festival with great expectations and rumors of confrontations and scandal between its protagonists.

Dozens of fans of the musician and actor Harry Styles camped in the morning in front of the theater where he will premiere, excited by his arrival in Italy, which may even overshadow the expectation that surrounded Timothée Chalamet last week with

.

Public interest focused on Olivia Wilde's press conference about reported tensions with actress Florence Pugh, despite the director saying before the premiere that she did not want to contribute to "the endless tabloid gossip" and "the noise ".

"The Internet feeds itself," he said, "it is very well nourished."

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Pugh is in the midst of production on

, and was expected to return from filming in Venice, although he missed the press conference.

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"Florence is a force and we are very grateful that she can participate tonight [at the premiere]," she said, "as a director, I know how disturbing the absence of an actor can be for even one day."

Behind-the-scenes drama rarely goes beyond internal industry gossip, but knowing exactly what happened on the set of

has become an international intrigue.

The lack of clarity about Shia LaBeouf's exit at the beginning of filming and the fact that Pugh has not shown his support for the film on social networks fueled the rumors on social networks, fueled by a

about Hollywood that cited anonymous sources of the study and production on the clashes.

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Wilde, for her part, has been very effusive with her actress.

In an interview with The Associated Press news agency, she praised her talent and said that her role was "singularly brilliant."

But she didn't address why Pugh hasn't promoted the movie on her social media.

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Wilde also became a recurring tabloid story after the paparazzi became aware of her relationship with Styles.

During CinemaCon, her ex-husband Jason Sudeikis served her with legal documents during a presentation of his film in front of thousands of industry professionals and theater owners.

In recent weeks, several rumors have emerged at the same time, largely fueled by LaBeouf, who contradicted Wilde's version of his firing and how his role ended up in the hands of Styles.

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"It wasn't conducive to the spirit that I demand in my productions," Wilde told Variety at the time, "you have a process that, in a way, seems to require combative energy and I don't think, personally, that it's conducive to the best performances."

In response, LaBeouf sent Variety several emails, texts, and videos to prove that he actually quit due to lack of rehearsal time.

During the press conference in Venice, the moderator prevented a reporter from asking about it, giving way to Wilde's comment about "the sensational gossip" and "the noise" on the internet.

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LaBeouf, who is due to appear in court over allegations of abuse by his ex-partner, FKA twigs, will go to Venice with the film

.

The press conference thus focused on the film, a mid-century psychological thriller about a picture-perfect couple, Alice (Pugh) and her husband Jack (Styles), who live in an experimental desert community.

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"We were really interested in the problematic nature of nostalgia. Everything in this movie is a metaphor, everything beautiful is also sinister. It responds to our nature," Wilde said.

The film will be screened out of competition at the festival before its theatrical release scheduled for September 23.