10 Don’t Worry Darling (2021) Written by Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, and Shane Van Dyke, the screenplay for Oliva Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling first appeared on The Black List in 2019 before going into production in 2020. It negatively stereotypes men. Wilde recently became attached to direct and produce an untitled holiday comedy project for Universal Pictures with Silberman. A socially conscious thriller with a genre twist that makes it marketable. The only glitch in her life is that her husband, Clifford, really wants to have kids, whereas she, secretly, does not. So connecting the 1950s and future technology had me hook, line, and sinker. His acting credits also include starring in the musical Annie, a role on the long-running soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and Titanic II, a movie he also wrote and directed. Before I get to this review, a review in which I have strong feelings, I must acknowledge that this is exactly the type of script I told everyone they should be writing. So it’s a little hard to judge the plot of “Don’t Worry” because everything is colored by that lens. New Line Cinema acquires psychological thriller spec script “Don’t Worry Darling” written by Shane Van Dyke and Carey Van Dyke. People on social media are loving the Van Dyke brothers' screenplay, which is available to read in full here, and say it has what a lot of films these days are missing. Actor-director Olivia Wilde will next helm the thriller, Don't Worry, Darling. Via Deadline:. Here, we get it on page 20. [ ] worth the read Premise: A 1950s housewife who’s getting sick of playing the perfect partner finds out her husband is keeping a secret from her. In a new announcement that was first reported by Deadline, Harry just joined Olivia Wilde's brand new film, Don’t Worry, Darling. Katie Silberman, who worked with Wilde on her directorial debut 'Booksmart', wrote the screenplay based on a spec script by Shane and Carey Van Dyke. But scripts like this and Get Home Safe and the dozen or so screenplays that came out of The Black List last year that painted men as evil… I’m not sure it’s advancing the storytelling medium in a positive way. That way, when the SURPRISE TWIST arrives, it takes us from 0-100. Described as a psychological thriller centering on an unhappy housewife in the 1950s. Yeah, I’m not sure that’s going to be as easy as you make it sound. Don't Worry, Darling is described as a psychological thriller that will center on an unhappy housewife living in an isolated California community in the 1950s. Now it’s more than just “Husband is Bad Man.” Evelyn’s got to figure out what’s going on, if she’s dreaming. So when she leapt onto this hot spec from the Van Dyke siblings, it became the prettiest girl at the prom. Remember that opening scene in Time Cop where two Union officers stop a band of Confederates in the middle of a storm. There were small things as well. Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon will produce with Wilde and Silberman. He has also played the role of Elmer Coolidge in Shane's film, Titanic II. Evelyn is now in a machine that looks like an MRI. You don’t want your audience wondering, “Wait a minute but…” over and over again during one of these movies. There were good writers who saw every character as deserving of a complex nuanced life. But if it’s virtual reality, how can he be poisoned? The script is by Shane and Carey Van Dyke, who most recently wrote The Silence. Where Is Robert Blake Now, 15 Years After He Was Acquitted of His Wife’s Murder? He mumbles something about her “finding his porthole,” and then sticks a needle in her and she wakes up… back in her home. Not every script. Don’t Worry Darling is a mixed bag for me. We think we’re watching one movie and – BAM! A side tip here – when you use this, create a short first act. For example (major spoilers), Evelyn eventually finds out that she lives in the year 2050 and that her ex-husband has placed her in a 1950s virtual simulation where men imprison women. Harry is set to join Chris Pine, Dakota Johnson, Florence Pugh, and even Olivia Wilde herself, who will take on a supporting role. Described as a "psychological thriller for the era", the film will revolve around a 1950s housewife whose reality begins to crack, revealing a disturbing truth underneath. When the Don't Worry Darling script was first put up for auction to production studios back in July 2019, it was considered a hot property. She has to live in a world 100 years in the future. Yet all you have to do to play this fun game is fake the death of the woman you want to put in the simulation. His new role also presents a casting change for the project. Then, out of nowhere, the officers whip out these futuristic uzis and decimate the entire Confederate team? Keeping tabs on Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry, Darling release date, cast, and spoilers is worth it once you hear what’s in store. The way she responds, we get the sense this is a common occurrence. The 'Salt-N-Pepa' Lifetime Biopic Covers Cheryl James' Eating Disorder [TW]. [ ] impressive But most just thought about the guy and gave the girl characters the scraps. What business of it is yours, she thinks. Wait, was that a dream? You have to do the hard work and plug up all the holes. He yells at her. This year, scripts had to receive at least six mentions to be included on the Black List. I was sitting there getting worried I was about to spend the next 90 minutes reading one of those Oscar wannabe flicks set in the 50s that are never good but somehow always get nominated, and then – BAM! A man standing nearby asks if she’s okay. Scripts are always more interesting when every character has some dimensionality to them. ), ScriptShadow Screenwriting and Screenplay Reviews. Olivia Wilde Is Going to Direct a Female-Centric Marvel Movie, Rumored to Be 'Spider-Woman', Jessica Morris Talks Lifetime Thriller 'Pool Boy Nightmare' (EXCLUSIVE), JoJo Siwa Confirms Sexuality: "I Have Never, Ever, Ever Been This Happy Before", Who Are All of Larry King's 7 Ex-Wives? Grabs her arm strongly. Copyright © ScriptShadow, 2012. The plan is for Wilde’s Booksmart collaborator Katie Silberman to do the rewrite. Details: 95 pages. But I remember that scene like it was yesterday. His Most Recent Divorce Was in 2019. It's not at all the brothers' first time working together on a screenplay, as the two have teamed up previously to write a number of dark thrillers including Street Racer, The Day the Earth Stopped, The Sacred, Chernobyl Diaries, Netflix's The Silence, as well as the episode "They Come Knocking" of Hulu's Into the Dark series. (L-R) Actor Barry Van Dyke, Actor Dick Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke and Shane Van Dyke. All rights reserved. Harry Styles is now set to replace Shia LaBeouf in Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling, a 1950s set psychological thriller that follows an unhappy housewife in a desert utopian community whose world begins to unravel.LaBeouf was originally cast in April 2020 alongside Wilde, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine, with Dakota Johnson joining the following month. The New Line production stars Florence as the unhappy housewife who is forced to question her own sanity when she begins to notice strange occurrences in her small, utopian, desert community. It’s 2050. Olivia Wilde, coming off the Rotten Tomatoes hit, Booksmart, was on every studio’s radar. Determined to confront him, she charges down to the room, opens the door, and is met with a FLASH OF WHITE. The movie was announced in mid 2020, has a brilliant cast and crew - and has already started filming (result). Harry is set to join Chris Pine, Dakota Johnson, Florence Pugh, and even Olivia Wilde herself, who will take on a supporting role. “Don’t Worry, Darling” has not been set up at a studio yet. [ ] What the hell did I just read? Set in the 1950s, “Don’t Worry Darling” follows an unhappy housewife as she discovers a disturbing truth about her husband. But it’s a cool premise for sure. And it’s because of that unique mix. Writer: The Van Dyke Brothers She then follows her husband to a hotel where he slips into a room. Shadow In The Cloud (review on Newsletter only - sign up! She tries to get up. She finds a video FAQ about how it works and the very first step of the process is: “All you have to do is fake their death.” Okay, so let get me get this straight. “Don’t Worry Darling” is a psychological horror-thriller directed by Olivia Wilde. The men aren’t just one-dimensional, they’re selfish violent predatory creatures who only care about female suffering. Or was it real? And I didn’t see that here. But then she sees Clifford coming at her. There’s something inherently magical about mixing the old with the future. I get that female empowerment is a major talking point in media and social media and that movies are often a reflection of the current newsfeed. Olivia Wilde will direct the domestic thriller ‘Don’t Worry, Darling,’ with her ‘Booksmart’ scribe Katie Silberman handling the script’s rewrite. What I learned: One of my favorite screenwriting moves is the end-of-the-first-act twist. Her plan is to poison her husband in order to escape. Not much is happening. We just took this major step where meaty female characters are becoming the norm in a screenplay rather than the exception. With that said, it’s quite the cool twist. I mean Evelyn is standing next to a random man early in the script and just assumes he’s dangerous for no other reason than he’s a dude. If what she experienced was real, she’s got to find a way out. According to Wilde ‘s point of view, Katie Silberman redevelops the script, which was initially penned by Shane and Carey Van Dyke. The announcement that Harry Styles has signed up for the Don't Worry, Darling project comes after Shia LaBeouf dropped out of the role due to scheduling conflicts. Evelyn Peterson has the perfect life. But I understand the sale. View DONTWORRYDARLING.pdf from LANGUAGE 5943 at Clark High School - 01. Brothers Shane, 41, and Carey, 44, are the grandchildren of the legendary Dick Van Dyke, whose award-winning acting, comedy, singing, dancing, and writing career spanned seven decades. So it’s a little disheartening that there’s this trend building steam where only the female characters in a script contain depth, while the men must all be one-dimensional. For her part, Dakota will bring the role of Florence's neighbor to life, a woman who begins to exhibit strange and paranoid behavior and tries to warn Florence that the community is not entirely what it seems. So you hit us with it around page 20 or 23. New Line Wins Olivia Wilde's 'Booksmart' Follow-Up, Thriller 'Don't Worry Darling' August 12, 2019 8:35am by Borys Kit . It negatively stereotypes men. Unfortunately, the mythology here needs some work. We might give up on the script! Which is exactly what happened here. People will know exactly where you are and what you’re doing at every second of every day…. One of the widest-ranging film spec script auctions in years has ended with New Line winning the deal to finance and distribute Don’t Worry Darling, the genre script that Olivia Wilde will direct and star in. 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