via Instagram/@oliviawildeFilm & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsOlivia Wilde shares a first look at Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry DarlingPugh stars across from Harry Styles in the upcoming thriller, playing a 1950s housewife in an experimental utopian communityShareLink copied ✔️March 5, 2021March 5, 2021TextThom Waite Utopian cults seem to be a recurring theme for Florence Pugh, star of 2019’s Midsommar and now Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller, Don’t Worry Darling. Last month, we got a first look at Harry Styles’ character in the upcoming film, and this week (March 4) the Booksmart director has offered a glimpse of Pugh’s lead character, Alice. Shared to Instagram, the still image shows the Midsommar and Little Women star standing with her hands raised in the desert, seemingly surrounded by figures in red. Basically, everything you would expect of an experimental utopian community gone awry in 1950s California, which serves as the setting for Pugh’s character, a housewife who begins to suspect there’s something up with her idyllic life. “Don’t worry,” Wilde captions the post, also sharing a behind-the-scenes image from set in an accompanying Instagram story (below). When Wilde shared an image of Harry Styles as Pugh’s onscreen husband (February 15), she also included a statement on the singer-slash-actor’s involvement in the film, writing: “Little known fact: most male actors don’t want to play supporting roles in female-led films.” “The industry has raised them to believe it lessens their power (i.e financial value) to accept these roles, which is one of the reasons it’s so hard to get financing for movies focusing on female stories. No joke, it is harrrrrd to find actors who recognize why it might be worth it to allow for a woman to hold the spotlight.” “Enter: Harry Styles, our ‘Jack’. Not only did he relish the opportunity to allow for the brilliant Florence Pugh to hold center stage as our ‘Alice’, but he infused every scene with a nuanced sense of humanity.” Don’t Worry Darling is also set to star Kiki Layne, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, and Dita Von Teese. View Wilde’s post teasing Florence Pugh as Alice below. via Instagram/@oliviawildeEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREWhy fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsCasting is finally getting its flowers at the 2026 OscarsThe story behind Resurrection, Bi Gan’s dreamy cinematic epic Sound of Falling is the most experimental teen drama of all timeEveryone needs to calm down about Timothée ChalametNorthern roles should go to northern actorsAmanda Seyfried: ‘Community is everything. Socialism is a beautiful idea’‘It’s been turned into something ugly’: Why fans are boycotting Scream 7You need to see Sirāt, an apocalyptic sci-fi about illegal desert ravesDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s next screening is Sound Of FallingRose Byrne on A$AP Rocky, Hackney and the ugly side of motherhoodEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy