Shia LaBeouf would like to let the record reflect that he wasn’t fired from Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling at the start of production in 2020.
Rather, he says it was his decision to depart Wilde’s directorial debut over artistic reasons.
In particular, LaBeouf claims that the actors weren’t given enough time to rehearse.
But as Wilde recently told told the tale to Variety—where she also shared her true feeling about being served child custody papers while onstage at CinemaCon—
LaBeouf’s artistic method required a “combative energy,” among other things.
“His process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions,” Wilde explained.
“He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy,
and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances.
I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work.
Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them. That was my job.”