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Smart Live Presents Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour” Concert on March 14

Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour” will banner Smart Live’s 2023 lineup of the biggest concerts and events, as the former One Direction member is expected to bring “Harry’s House” down for his Filipino fans at the Philippine Arena on March 14.

Simply visit the Smart Live site at https://smart.com.ph/Pages/smartlive and click on the raffle registration for Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour” to get a link to the registration form. Promo runs from February 6 to 21, 2023.

Known for his eclectic sense of style and fashion, Harry Styles is an English singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to fame as a member of One Direction, which was formed during the 2010 season of the X-Factor talent search in the UK.

After the band went on hiatus in 2016, Styles launched a successful solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in 2017 featuring hit songs like “Sign of the Times” and “Sweet Creature,” receiving widespread critical acclaim and established Styles as a solo artist and performer.

He recently won Album of the Year for “Harry’s House” in the recently concluded 2023 GRAMMYs.

Tickets will be given away to Smart subscribers who are avid supporters of Styles’ swagger and suaveness.

“Smart’s thrust has always been to enable Filipinos to live more and make the most out of their present through meaningful innovations and empowered experiences like never before,” said Francis E. Flores, Head of Consumer Wireless Business-Individual at Smart.

“This is why we are excited to bring a truly dynamic event like Harry Styles’ ‘Love on Tour’ concert to provide our subscribers with a live experience that they will surely treasure forever.”

By simply being a registered Smart subscriber, customers get to avail of the perks from Smart Live, which grants exclusive access to the most exciting live events happening in the Philippines this year.

Boost your chances of watching Harry Styles live

Subscribers can boost their chances of winning by registering to selected Smart products or by simply being a Smart subscriber.

Smart Prepaid and TNT users can avail of the PowerAll 99 or GigaPower 99 to earn two times more entries; PowerAll 149 or GigaPower 199 to earn four times more entries; and GigaPower 499 to earn six times more raffle entries.

On the other hand, Smart Postpaid subscribers with Plan 999 and up can hike it up to eight times more entries while subscribers with lower plans can gain six times more.

Smart Live is powered by the Philippines’ first and only local mobile operator to be recognized as the Best Mobile Network by Ookla, the global leader in mobile and broadband network intelligence.

February 7, 2023
Film Facts: 5 Things to Know About ‘Don’t Worry Darling’

This week, Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling is dropping in Philippine cinemas!

Set in the ’50s, the film stars Florence Pugh and Harry Styles as the couple Alice and Jack who live in the idealized community of Victory, which is owned by a mysterious company.

Home to the families of the men who work for the company’s top-secret project, Victory is a tight-knit utopia where the people’s daily lives are influenced by the CEO, Frank (Chris Pine), who also serves as a life coach for the community. But when Alice begins to see cracks in their idyllic life, she sets out to discover the truth behind Victory and its sinister secrets.

Before Don’t Worry Darling hits theaters this week, we’ve rounded up a few facts about the movie from behind the scenes. Check them out below.

1. Olivia Wilde is back in the director’s chair.

Before being credited as a director, Olivia Wilde is an actress who starred in movies like The Lazarus Effect and TRON: Legacy. She made her directorial debut in 2019 with the teen comedy flick Booksmart, making Don’t Worry Darling her second feature film as the director. Wilde also stars in the thriller as Bunny, Alice’s best friend.

Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ trailer

2. There were multiple bidders for Wilde’s script.

According to Deadline, there were 15 to 18 bidders who wanted to secure Wilde’s script with budgets of around $20M. Included in the lineup of studios that joined the bidding war were Netflix, MGM, Village Roadshow Pictures, Apple, and Universal-based Blumhouse. In the end, New Line Cinema, known for The Conjuring, IT, and the Final Destination franchises secured the rights for the film.

3. Shia Labeouf almost starred as Jack.

Harry Styles was initially meant to play Jack, but due to conflicts with his touring schedule, the role almost landed on Shia Labeouf of Transformers fame. But in an interview with Variety, Wilde said she let go of Labeouf because his process “seems to require a combative energy, and I don’t personally believe that is conducive to the best performances.”

Meanwhile, Labeouf denied this in an email to Variety, saying the reason was the lack of rehearsal time. In the end, Styles was cast again to play the lead role opposite Pugh.

Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Dinner Clip

4. Florence Pugh on her sex scenes with Harry Styles in the trailer.

In the same interview, director Wilde had been vocal about the importance of depicting female pleasure in sex scenes between a heterosexual couple, because “in hetero sex scenes in film, the focus on men as the recipients of pleasure is almost ubiquitous.”

But with the crowd’s attention being directed to the sex scenes between Pugh and Styles when the trailer dropped, Pugh has this to say in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar: “When it’s reduced to your sex scenes, or to watch the most famous man in the world go down on someone, it’s not why we do it. It’s not why I’m in this industry. Obviously, the nature of hiring the most famous pop star in the world, you’re going to have conversations like that. That’s just not what I’m going to be discussing because [this movie is] bigger and better than that. And the people who made it are bigger and better than that.”

5. Harry Styles created Alice’s “trigger song” in just 5 minutes.

In the same interview between Variety and director Wilde, the latter revealed that the seemingly romantic yet creepy song featured in the film was written by Harry Styles. In the script, it was only referred to as Alice’s “trigger song” and when the singer and actor asked about it, Wilde revealed to him that there was no specific song yet. Styles then offered to pen it himself.

“Five minutes later, he sent me a demo from his piano, and it was what ended up in the film. He called me and said, ‘What about this?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s it. That’s it. And that’s really insane that you did that in five minutes’,” said Wilde.

Photo: ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ trailer

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Don’t Worry Darling opens in cinemas nationwide this Wednesday, September 28. Book your seats in advance and buy your tickets here.

September 26, 2022
After “Dunkirk,” Harry Styles Takes the Lead in “Don’t Worry Darling”

Trailer Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

When Harry Styles had his first musical fame, he could have made a smooth transition into Hollywood leading man roles. But he’s never had any interest in doing things the easy way. Instead, he made his film debut as a character actor, with a supporting role in 2017’s “Dunkirk,” the Oscar-nominated World War II drama from Christopher Nolan.

Styles says of the film, “I think, in general, this is about relationships, and trust, and betrayal, and love, and passion, and sex, and the sun, and… Palm Springs.”

Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

In “Don’t Worry Darling,” Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. The 1950’s societal optimism espoused by their CEO, Frank (Chris Pine) anchors every aspect of daily life in the tight-knit desert utopia. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, and why.

Director Olivia Wilde says, “Casting Jack was really tricky, because we wanted to find someone who would be a worthy scene partner to Florence Pugh. We also wanted someone who wasn’t what we might typically identify as a 1950s traditional man. We wanted their relationship to seem singular. That he wasn’t a stereotypical ‘master of the house,’ that their love seemed genuine, authentic and warm—you’d immediately recognize it to be special within Victory. Jack and Alice are different.”

Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Having seen “Dunkirk” and been impressed with the performance of Harry Styles, Wilde inquired after his availability for the project. “I thought, here was someone who has tremendous presence, intelligence, and honestly, fearlessness.”

After meeting with filmmakers, Styles signed on to play the role, with mutual excitement between Styles and Pugh to inhabit the couple at the center of the movie.

Styles explains, “Jack Chambers is a husband. He loves his wife, and he wants to go to work and then come home and hang out with Alice. In that way, he’s pretty run-of-the-mill. It’s the very traditional stereotype of an old-school, perfect marriage. While he works, she’s at home, cleaning and cooking. But, he loves his wife more than anything in the world. I think they’re obsessed with each other. It’s kind of an ‘us against the world’ relationship.”

Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

For Styles, that world is one of both lulling, seductive beauty and an opportunity cost: “Victory represents the sheltered kind of life that allows you to stay in your ultimate comfort zone. You can ignore all the problems in the world, and some people are okay with that. I think for everyone, it’s a safe, easy, comfortable little bubble. They think everything’s perfect, but the world isn’t like that. It has consequences. People inside those kind of bubbles, they don’t want to know about the consequences. I think that’s what Victory represents—a willingness to be ignorant to the rest of the world.”

A New Line Cinema presentation, “Don’t Worry Darling” is distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and is set to open in cinemas across the Philippines on September 28. Join the conversation online and use the hashtag #DontWorryDarling

September 12, 2022
WATCH: Harry Styles & Florence Pugh’s ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ Gets a New Thrilling Trailer

A new trailer for Olivia Wilde’s new thriller, Don’t Worry Darling has been released!

The new trailer unleashes more mystery and tension as Florence Pugh’s Alice tries to uncover the truth behind her “perfect life” with her husband Jack, played by Harry Styles. Watch the second trailer for Don’t Worry Darling below:

Don’t Worry Darling follows the couple Alice and Jack who are part of a seemingly perfect community in the experiment town of Victory, which houses the family of the men who work for the company’s top-secret project. In this tight-knit utopia, every aspect of daily life is influenced by the company’s CEO, Frank, who also serves as a life coach for the community. When Alice begins to see cracks in their idyllic paradise, she sets out to discover the truth behind Victory and the sinister secrets it keeps involving its mysterious project.

The film’s cast also includes Chris Pines, Gemma Chan, KiKi Layne, Nick Kroll, Sydney Chandler, Kate Berlant, Asif Ali, Douglas Smith, Timothy Simons, and Ari’el Stachel. Don’t Worry Darling is scheduled for an international release on September 21, 2022.

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July 22, 2022
Harry Styles is Back with New Single ‘As It Was’

Today, GRAMMY Award®-winning global superstar Harry Styles has released his brand new single and video “As It Was.”

“As It Was” is the lead single from his highly anticipated new album Harry’s House, to be released May 20 on Columbia Records. The music video for “As It Was,” shot last month in London, finds Harry collaborating with Ukrainian GRAMMY Award®-nominated director Tanu Muino. Listen to “As It Was” here and check out the video here.

“Directing a Harry Styles video was a bucket list dream come true for me as he’s my favorite performer,” says Tanu. “Shooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video and you can see it on screen. It will be a music video I will never forget and now I can happily retire.” See full team credits below.

Harry’s House is the third solo studio album from Harry Styles and first music release since 2019’s record breaking sophomore album Fine Line. The new 13-track full-length album was recorded in multiple locations across the UK, Los Angeles and Tokyo from 2020 to 2021. It was written by Harry alongside frequent collaborators Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, and Mitch Rowland. Harry’s House is available for pre-order at all physical and digital retailers globally. In addition, exclusive configurations will be available at select retailers nationwide including a Target Translucent Yellow vinyl and a Sea Glass Green vinyl available on the artist’s webstore. Pre-order Harry’s House here.

Harry is set to headline the legendary Coachella Festival on April 15 and 22, where he will perform “As It Was” for the first time ever. He will then take Love on Tour back on the road in support of Harry’s House in stadiums and arenas across the world this summer, starting June 11 in Glasgow. See full list of dates at https://www.hstyles.co.uk/. Pre-order the album here or pre-save the album here.

April 1, 2022