Things are not what they seem in idyllic Victory.
In the second trailer forOlivia Wilde’sDon’t Worry Darling, Oscar nomineeFlorence Pughplays a housewife named Alice who lives with Jack (Harry Styles) in Victory, an “experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families,” per an official synopsis.
“Victory has things money can’t buy,” says Wilde who plays Bunny, one of the women in the community, along withGemma Chan, KiKi Layne and Kate Berlant.
Nick Kroll,Veep’s Timothy Simons andBig Little Lies' Douglas Smith also star in the thriller, as well asChris Pine, who plays Frank, the founder of the seeming-Utopia, who challenges those who have questions.
“What is the enemy of progress?” he asks a character, who answers, “Chaos.”
“Nasty word,” Frank responds.
Florence Pugh inDon’t Worry Darling.Merrick Morton
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“The one thing they ask of us is to stay here, where it’s safe,” Bunny says in a voice-over, as Pugh’s character Alice suffers a series of freak-out moments, including wrapping her head in cellophane, cracking eggs only to find there is nothing inside, and getting pressed against a transparent wall as it closes in.
The psychological thriller draws influence from other not-what-they-seem movies, includingThe Truman Show,The MatrixandInception, Wilde previously said.
The director/actress referenced those films during aCinemaCon presentationin April, calling them “movies that push the boundaries of our imagination.”
She added, “I want you to imagine a life where you have everything you could want. Not just material things … but true love and friendship. What would it take for you to give up that perfect life? Are you willing to dismantle the system that’s designed to serve the world?”
Don’t Worry Darlingis in theaters Sept. 23.
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source: people.com
