Olivia Wilde is already getting hype for her second direction, which is still in production.
And the actress / director pulls back the curtain, opening up about her trial behind the camera.
She recently explained the ‘no a ** holes policy’ she implemented at the beginning of her new movie Don’t Worry Darling, which reportedly led to the firing of former lead actor Shia LaBeouf.
No a ** holes: Olivia Wilde recently explained the ‘no a ** holes policy’ she implemented at the start of her new movie Don’t Worry Darling (pictured October 2019)
The Chop: The policy has reportedly led to the resignation of former lead actor Shia LaBeouf (pictured February 2020)
The 36-year-old told Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell of Variety’s Directors on Directors: “ Someone who is a very established actor and director in this industry gave me really awful advice that was helpful because I just knew I had to do the opposite.
They said, “Listen, the way to get respect on a set, you have to have three arguments a day. Three big arguments that restore your power remind everyone in charge, be the predator.” That’s the opposite of my process. And I do not want that. ‘
She went on to explain how she feels the initial disconnect between cast and crew is counterproductive in the making of a movie.
Wilde said: ‘The no a ** holes policy, it puts everyone on the same level. I also noticed for years as an actress how the set’s hierarchy separated the actors from the crew in this very strange way that serves no one …
Terrible Advice: The 36-year-old told Promising Young Woman director Emerald Fennell of Variety’s Directors on Directors, “ Someone, who is a very established actor and director in this industry, gave me really terrible advice that was helpful because I just knew that I had to do the opposite ‘(pictured in September 2020)
Three big arguments: She added, “They said,” Listen, the way to get respect on a set, you have to have three arguments a day. Three big arguments that restore your power remind everyone in charge, the predator. ”That’s the opposite of my process. And I don’t want any of that ‘(pictured in May 2019)
Same level: Wilde went on to explain how she thinks the initial disconnect between cast and crew is counterproductive when trying to make a movie: ‘The no a ** holes policy, it puts everyone on the same level’
‘I think actors would actually like to know more about what happens there when you catch my attention? What is that lens change? But the idea of, don’t bother the actors and keep them separate, and don’t look at them. I think it makes everyone pretty anxious. ‘
She recently returned to the set for her movie Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as a 1950s married couple who become entangled in a cult in their idyllic town.
In September, it was reported that LaBeouf was leaving his position due to scheduling conflicts, before being replaced by Styles.
Planning Conflict: She recently returned to the set for her movie Don’t Worry Darling, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as a 1950s married couple who become entangled in a cult in their idyllic little town. In September, it was reported that LaBeouf was leaving his position due to scheduling conflicts, before being replaced by Styles
Clashing Style: Variety later reported in December that he had actually been fired from the movie, because his ‘obnoxious’ style clashed with the cast and crew, ultimately violating Wilde’s ‘zero a ** hole policy’ (pictured in November 2019)
Speaking of which, it came when LaBeouf was faced with a lawsuit from ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs, detailing the assault and sexual battery she allegedly faced during their relationship with The New York Times (photo in August 2019)
Variety later reported in December that he had actually been fired from the movie, because his ‘obnoxious’ style clashed with the cast and crew, ultimately violating Wilde’s ‘zero a ** hole policy’.
A source close to production said of the former Disney Channel star, “He’s not an easy man to work with.”
It came when LaBeouf was facing a lawsuit from ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs in which she describes the assault and sexual battery she allegedly faced during their relationship with The New York Times.
Wilde later showed her support for FKA by posting a screenshot of the article on her Instagram story and writing, ‘Love, respect and support, @fkatwigs.’
Women Supporting Women: Wilde later showed her support for FKA by posting a screenshot of the article on her Instagram story