Olivia Wilde is doubling down on her claims that she fired Shia LaBeouf from Don’t Worry Darling.
Following the Honey Boy actor’s assertions that he quit the film, the director stood by her initial remarks on his removal, telling Vanity Fair that she made the move after Don’t Worry Darling‘s leading lady, Florence Pugh, expressed discomfort with LaBeouf’s behavior during pre-production.
“My responsibility was towards her. I’m like a mother wolf. Making the call was tricky, but in a way he understood. I don’t think it would’ve been a process he enjoyed,” Wilde said in the Sept. 8 cover story. “He comes at his work with an intensity that can be combative. It wasn’t the ethos that I demand in my productions. I want him to get well and to evolve because I think it’s a great loss to the film industry when someone that talented is unable to work.”
Wilde first addressed LaBeouf’s departure from the movie in a Variety Aug. 24 interview. The Peanut Butter Falcon actor, who was initially casted to play Jack in the Don’t Worry Darling, exited the film in August 2020 and was subsequently replaced by Harry Styles.
