Why Olivia Wilde is in awe of Harry Styles
Actor-filmmaker Olivia Wilde has lauded singer-actor Harry Styles, who is rumoured to be her boyfriend, for taking a supporting role in her upcoming directorial Don’t Worry Darling. The film is Wilde’s second project as a filmmaker after Booksmart (2019). The cast also includes actors Florence Pugh and Chris Pine.
Wilde gave a shout-out to Styles in a recent Instagram post, praising his “humility and grace” for agreeing to the supporting part in the film. “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...,” Wilde, 36, wrote alongside a still of the former One Direction member from the movie.
Styles, who made his feature film acting debut with Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk (2017), replaced Shia LaBeouf on the movie last September.
Wilde further wrote that it is difficult to find actors who would make way for a woman “to hold the spotlight” in a film. “Enter: @harrystyles, our ‘Jack’. Not only did he relish the opportunity to allow for the brilliant @florencepugh to hold center stage as our ‘Alice’, but he infused every scene with a nuanced sense of humanity... He jumped on board with humility and grace, blew us away with his talent, warmth, and ability to drive backwards,” she said. Meanwhile, reports say Wilde has moved in with Styles after she was seen shifting suitcases from the home she used to share with former fiance, actor Jason Sudeikis, into the singer’s house on Valentine’s Day.