Don’t Worry Darling, a psychosexual thriller in the vein of Basic Instinct but with the 1950s bubblegum and sunshine aesthetic of The Truman Show, is set to premiere on September 23rd, 2022. Based on the just-dropped trailer, September can’t get here soon enough. Starring Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Florence Pugh, and a long list of star-studded supporting actors, this movie might be enough to get us off the couch and into the theater. Or onto the dining room table.
“What would it take for you to give up that life, that perfect life. What are you really willing to sacrifice to do what’s right?” Wilde, who is both starring in and directing the film, asked on stage at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, where Hollywood presents its slate of upcoming titles to the movie theater industry. “Are you willing to dismantle the system that’s designed to serve you?”
And so it seems to be the question in Don’t Worry Darling, in which Styles and Pugh play the happily married couple living in Victory, a picture-perfect town where the husbands are dashing, the wives are beautiful, people wear stylish clothing, the sun shines nonstop, and Styles and Pugh get. it. on. Like, a lot. P.S.—Styles and Wilde are currently dating, so yep. She directed her boyfriend in some steamers.
Obviously, things would seem to be coming up roses for Pugh’s character in this scenario, but she starts to suspect that their perfect lives are not only sham, but also a bit shady. “Do you even know what the Victory Project even is? Have you ever asked?” Pugh asks her hubby, who—judging by a scene where he’s freaking out in his car alone after his perfect wife starts to pick at the surface of things—has zero interest in rocking the boat.
Naturally, Pugh’s character is met with incredulity, anger, and a massive amount of gaslighting. They also say she’s crazy and leave her feeling like she’s messing everything up by asking some questions. “Everyone’s acting like I’m crazy. I’m not crazy.” Ultimately, she concludes in the trailer, “I don’t trust him, and I don’t want to be here anymore.”
During CinemaCon, Wilde continued, “I want you to imagine a life where you have everything you could want… Not just material, tangible things… like a beautiful house, perfect weather and gorgeous cars. But also the things that really matter, like true love or the perfect partner or real trusted friendships and a purpose that feels meaningful.” She forgot to mention doing it with Styles on a dining room table, but we digress. Don’t Worry Darling looks like it’s going to be eye candy with a floater of tequila that leaves you wondering, “Could I really give up what’s good, easy and satisfying for what’s right?”
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