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Don’t Worry Darling star Kiki Layne says she was ‘cut from most of the movie’ as drama continues after release-Louise Griffin-Entertainment – Metro
The drama surrounding the film has overshadowed its release.
Kiki Layne has said ‘most’ of her scenes were cut (Picture: Getty / kikilayne/Instagram)
Don’t Worry Darling star Kiki Layne has said ‘most’ of her scenes in the film were cut, cheekily adding: ‘Got my check’.
The Olivia Wilde-directed film has been at the centre of discussion for months amid rumours of a feud between the director and leading actress Florence Pugh, claims that Wilde fired Shia Labeouf (and his denial), and bizarre moments like ‘spit-gate’, which saw many convinced that Harry Styles actually spat on co-star Chris Pine.
Now, actress Layne has claimed that she and co-star Ari’el Stachel were ‘cut from most of the movie’.
Sharing snaps of the pair of them behind-the-scenes, Layne wrote: ‘The best thing about #DontWorryDarling is that I was lucky enough to meet @arielstachel. They cut us from most of the movie, but we thriving in real life. 🙂🙂
‘Love you Ari ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #GotMyCheck #GotMyMan #EverythingHappensforaReason.’
Stachel commented: ‘My love. You are a queen and your talent shines so bright. I was thirsty then and I’m thirsty now ❤️❤️❤️.’
Co-star Gemma Chan also commented, simply leaving a heart emoji on Layne’s post.
Stachel also shared a TikTok, reacting to tweets that argued he should have been featured in the movie more.
‘When you end up on the cutting room floor. Go see Don’t Worry Darling,’ he wrote.
Layne played Margaret in the psychological thriller, alongside Stachel’s Ted.
The highly anticipated film follows a housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community – but she quickly comes to realise that not all is as it seems.
However, the drama leading up to the film’s release has very much overshadowed it, with claims of a feud between Olivia and Florence after the leading actress limited her publicity on the film, including missing the press conference at Venice Film Festival (although it was said this was down to her filming commitments on Dune 2).
A recent report from Vulture claimed the pair had a ‘screaming match’ on set but a letter signed by 40 crew members denied this.
The Booksmart director has spoken out against rumors of a rift on her film set and has chosen to heap praise on her co-star in interviews when discussing Don’t Worry Darling, recently telling Vanity Fair: ‘Florence did the job I hired her to do, and she did it exquisitely. She blew me away. Every day I was in awe of her, and we worked very well together.
‘It is ironic that now, with my second film – which is again about the incredible power of women, what we’re capable of when we unite, and how easy it is to strip a woman of power by using other women to judge and shame them – we’re talking about this.’
(L-R) Nick Kroll, Florence Pugh, Chris Pine, Olivia Wilde, Sydney Chandler, Harry Styles and Gemma Chan at the Don’t Worry Darling premiere at Venice Film Festival (Picture: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
She clarified that the character of Alice is on a challenging journey and a ‘cataclysmic existential breakdown’ throughout the film, which put may have Florence in a different mindset to her castmates.
‘My tendency is to be everyone’s best friend and to socialize, and I think she often just needed the time and space to focus, so the way I supported her was to give her space and to be there if she needed anything,’ she continued. ‘Florence was very focused on turning out that performance, which I can assure you took all of her energy.’
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Discussing her highly-publicised lack of promoting for the movie, she added: ‘Florence is one of the most in-demand actresses in the universe. She’s on set on Dune. I gather that some people expect for her to be engaging more on social media. I didn’t hire her to post. I hired her to act. She fulfilled every single expectation I had of her. That’s all that matters to me.’
Meanwhile, despite rarely posting about the film on social media, Pugh recently shared a series of photos on set, including of Wilde, and a tribute to the cast and crew.
She ended her lengthy message by saying: ‘This film was such an epic story on such a large scale to shoot, all while during peak Covid times. For that I will always be grateful.
‘To all of you who helped make this, your dedication and love was seen daily – thank you. With that, here are some pics I took from this time. More to come! #dontworrydarling.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Warner Bros for comment.
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