Don't Worry Darling with Olivia Wilde and Reed Morano (Ep. 373)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Director Olivia Wilde discusses her new film, Don't Worry Darling, with fellow director Reed Morano in a Q&A at the DGA theater in New York. In the conversation, she speaks about reconfiguring the film's opening, melding the film's sound design and score, and guiding the film's ideas without sacrificing the entertainment value. The film follows couple Alice and Jack, who live in a utopian community for the workers of a top-secret project. But when cracks in her supposedly idyllic life begin to appear, Alice can't help questioning exactly what is really going on in this paradise. Please note: spoilers are included. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2022/November2022/DontWorryDarling_QnA_0922.aspx

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0:00.0	We always call it a Trojan horse film.
0:01.9	Like on the outside, it's entertainment.
0:03.9	It's beautiful.
0:04.4	But if you look inside, maybe there's more to be found.
0:27.2	Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:33.7	In this episode, a woman begins to suspect there are sinister happenings at her husband's workplace in director Olivia Wilde's thriller, Don't Worry, Darling.
0:44.4	The film follows couple Alice and Jack, who live in a utopian community for the workers of a top secret project. But when cracks and her supposedly idyllic life begin to appear, Alice can't
0:50.9	help questioning exactly what is really going on in this paradise.
0:55.7	In addition to Don't Bury, Darling, Wilde's directorial credits include the feature film Booksmart.
1:03.2	Following a recent screening of the film at the DGA Theater in New York, Wilde spoke with director Reid Murano about filming, don't worry, darling.
1:12.6	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.
1:23.9	Thank you for this movie.
1:25.6	Oh, thank you for watching it.
1:27.0	Thank you guys for coming out and watching it on a Tuesday night.
1:29.7	I really appreciate it.
1:30.9	You could be anywhere.
1:33.4	Very exciting.
1:34.7	I've come to this theater so many times to watch other directors.
1:38.1	So this is like a real thrill for me.
1:40.1	I'm very honored.
1:45.1	Yeah, and I'm actually excited to do this so I can ask some questions that I always want
1:50.0	people to ask directors.
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