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49-417: Free Fire may refer to: Free Fire (film) , a 2016 British action comedy film Free Fire (video game) , a 2017 multiplayer online battle royale game Free Fire , a 2007 Joe Pickett novel by C. J. Box Other uses [ edit ] Free-fire zone , an area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination Topics referred to by

98-566: A celebrity influencer/activist for RYOT , a Los Angeles–based media company. On June 30, 2015, Wilde introduced Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a campaign event in New York City . Wilde starred in a PSA released on March 21, 2016, for World Down Syndrome Day , alongside 19-year-old AnnaRose from New Jersey who has Down Syndrome . Wilde participated in the 2017 Women's March in Washington, D.C. , and

147-658: A limited run until October 8, 2017. In May 2017, Wilde became chief brand activist of True Botanicals, a cosmetics and skin care company. Her documentary short Fear Us Women (2017) follows Canadian civilian Hanna Bohman , who has spent the last three years in Syria as a volunteer soldier battling ISIS . As a member of the YPJ , an all-female Kurdish army, Hanna gives an inside look at the women fighting for liberation in Syria. In 2018, Wilde appeared in A Vigilante . Its world premiere

196-521: A movie theater after the disastrous 2010 earthquake . In August 2011, it was announced Wilde would be leaving House to further pursue her film career; she left a few months later, in the episode " Charity Case ". Wilde starred in Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Ella Swensen, who works with other characters to save the Earth from evil aliens, and also starred in the comedy The Change-Up (2011). She

245-754: A princess of the Papal nobility . On February 8, 2011, she and Ruspoli announced that they were separating. Wilde filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court on March 3, 2011, citing "irreconcilable differences", and the divorce was finalized on September 29, 2011. Wilde did not seek spousal support, and they reached a private agreement on property division. Wilde began dating actor Jason Sudeikis in November 2011. They became engaged in January 2013. They have two children:

294-523: A schedule conflict. Principal photography on the film began on 8 June 2015 in Brighton , East Sussex . Production concluded on 17 July 2015. Most of the film was shot in the former print hall of The Argus newspaper in Hollingbury , Brighton. Dock scenes were filmed at Shoreham Port . In February 2015, it was announced that StudioCanal had acquired distribution rights to the film in

343-420: A screenplay by Katie Silberman. The film gained substantive media attention for its multiple on- and off-set controversies . It premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival to mixed reviews. The critics praised Pugh's performance, the cinematography, and production design but criticized the screenplay and direction. Also that year, she voiced Lois Lane in the animated film DC League of Super-Pets . She

392-467: A van and Chris' group hands over the money in a briefcase. Stevo realizes that Harry was the one who beat him up the day before, and refuses to go near him, irritating Frank. Harry eventually notices and lashes out at Stevo, furthering the tensions between the groups. Stevo seemingly apologises, but then brags about what he did to Harry's cousin. Infuriated, Harry shoots Stevo in the shoulder. Both groups split off and begin shooting at each other. Martin, who

441-429: A weighted average to reviews, the film has a score of 63 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Olivia Wilde Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn ; / ˈ k oʊ b ər n / KOH -bərn ; March 10, 1984) is an American actress, director and producer. She played Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series House (2007–2012), and appeared in

490-426: A wounded Vernon. Gordon chases Justine to the warehouse entrance, but she manages to kill him. As Chris, Ord, Stevo and Harry engage in another shootout, Vernon is severely burned by a fire set by Frank but manages to kill him as he reaches the phone. Martin suddenly regains consciousness and begins deliriously shooting at his own group. He reveals that he planned to double-cross Vernon and hired Howie and Jimmy to kill

539-526: Is "just a perfect script, and I knew an audience would enjoy having the chance to focus on the genius of the writing, which is what the Live Reads allow for". Her brand ambassador partnership with Revlon ended in 2016. In 2017, Wilde made her Broadway debut portraying the role of Julia in 1984 . It opened at the Hudson Theatre in New York City on June 22 (previews beginning May 18) for

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588-573: Is attached to direct Perfect , a biopic about gymnast Kerri Strug for Searchlight Pictures , an untitled holiday-comedy film for Universal Pictures , and a female-centered superhero film as part of the Sony's Spider-Man Universe franchise. Wilde is widely known as a feminist . In 2008, Wilde campaigned with actors Justin Long and then-current House castmate Kal Penn in support for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama . She supported

637-425: Is beaten to death by Harry. Taking the briefcase, Harry attempts to escape in the van while being fired at by Stevo and Ord. Harry runs over Stevo's head, killing him, but not before Stevo shoots Harry through the bottom of the van, killing him as well. The fire Frank caused spreads and the sprinklers come on. Exhausted and out of bullets, Ord and Chris agree to stop fighting, take the money, and attempt to escape before

686-463: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Free Fire (film) Free Fire is a 2016 British action comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley , from a screenplay by Wheatley and Amy Jump . It stars Sharlto Copley , Armie Hammer , Brie Larson , Cillian Murphy , Jack Reynor , Babou Ceesay , Enzo Cilenti , Sam Riley , Michael Smiley and Noah Taylor . The film had its world premiere at

735-577: The 2018 Women's March in Los Angeles . In 2022, Wilde recorded Ada Limón 's poem Lies about Sea Creatures as part of For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, whose proceeds benefitted The National Audubon Society . In late 2023, Wilde co-founded New York City-based venture capital firm called Proximity Ventures, focusing on early and growth-stage funding for both consumer and enterprise sectors. On June 7, 2003, when she

784-632: The Fair Food program. In 2013, Wilde appeared in a video clip for Gucci 's "Chime for Change" campaign that aimed to raise awareness of and funds for women's issues in education, health and justice. As of 2013, she is on the board of directors of Artists for Peace and Justice , which provides education and health services in Haiti ; and of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California. That same year, she became

833-949: The Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature . She has directed the thriller film Don't Worry Darling (2022), which she also stars in. Wilde was born Olivia Jane Cockburn in New York City on March 10, 1984. She grew up in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while spending summers at Ardmore in Ireland. She attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts , graduating in 2002. She derived her professional surname from Irish author Oscar Wilde , and began using it in high school to honor

882-622: The Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2016, and also served as the closer of the 2016 BFI London Film Festival on 16 October. The film was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2017, by StudioCanal UK , and in the United States on 21 April 2017, by A24 . On a cold night in 1978, while driving to meet IRA members Chris and Frank, Stevo tells Bernie that he

931-647: The Toronto International Film Festival , and served as the closing night film of the London Film Festival , on 16 October 2016. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2017, and in the United States on 21 April 2017. Free Fire grossed $ 1.4 million in the United States and Canada, and $ 1.2 million in other territories, for a total of $ 2.6 million. In the United States and Canada, Free Fire opened alongside The Promise , Born in China , Unforgettable and Phoenix Forgotten , and

980-1048: The Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 17, 2015. She played Eleanor in Love the Coopers (2015). In 2016, Wilde directed a music video for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros , teaming up with director of photography Reed Morano. She then worked with American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers , directing the music video for their song " Dark Necessities ". Wilde starred as Devon Finestra in HBO 's rock 'n' roll drama television series Vinyl (2016). Also in 2016, Wilde also directed an acclaimed live table reading of Hannah and Her Sisters at The New York Times ' s Center Theatre . The cast included Wilde as Hannah. Wilde stated that Hannah and Her Sisters

1029-645: The 2015 Tribeca Film Festival , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 88th Academy Awards . Wilde starred as Elizabeth Roberts, a trophy-wife customer who enters a strait-laced pharmacist's life and takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder in Better Living Through Chemistry (2014). She starred as Beatrice Fairbanks in The Longest Week (2014), as

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1078-694: The Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards . She has served as executive producer for other documentary short films: The Rider and the Storm (2013), about Timmy Brennan, a New York ironworker from Breezy Point, Queens who lost everything he owned when Hurricane Sandy hit and Body Team 12 (2015), which follows the team tasked with collecting the dead at the height of the Ebola outbreak . The film went on to win Best Documentary Short at

1127-542: The United Kingdom, while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions had acquired the rights in Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Scandinavia and Spain. In November 2015, it was announced that Alchemy had acquired United States distribution rights to the film. However, on 10 March 2016, in the wake of rumours of Alchemy's financial troubles, distribution of the film was bought by A24 . The film had its world premiere at

1176-510: The Vine , playing three characters. She was also in The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007) and the short-lived drama television series The Black Donnellys (2007). In September 2007, she joined the cast of the medical drama TV series House as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley , a bisexual internist with Huntington's disease who is handpicked by House to join his medical team. Her first appearance

1225-418: The action films Tron: Legacy (2010) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011), the romantic drama film Her (2013), the comedy film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013), and the horror film The Lazarus Effect (2015). She made her Broadway debut playing Julia in 1984 (2017). Wilde made her directorial debut with the teen comedy film Booksmart (2019), which received critical acclaim and won

1274-535: The big screen in a long time." The film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards on February 8, 2020. Wilde next appeared in Richard Jewell in 2019, playing Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs who died in 2001. The film was criticised for depicting Scruggs as offering to trade sex with an FBI agent in return for confidential information. Wilde defended her role and stated that there

1323-477: The exit, Justine realizes that although she survived, she will not escape. In October 2014, Olivia Wilde , Luke Evans , Armie Hammer , Cillian Murphy and Michael Smiley joined the cast of the film, with Ben Wheatley set to direct from a screenplay he wrote with Amy Jump. Wheatley and Andy Starke produced under their Rook Films banner, and Film4 Productions produced and financed the film. In April 2015, Brie Larson replaced Wilde, who had to drop out due to

1372-405: The film commits the same character assassination of Scruggs. In 2020, Wilde directed Wake Up , a short film starring Margaret Qualley . In 2022, she directed her second feature, also playing a supporting role in, Don't Worry Darling , an erotic psychological thriller about a 1950s housewife, starring Florence Pugh , Harry Styles , Gemma Chan and Chris Pine , for New Line Cinema from

1421-405: The inevitable arrival of the police. Justine shoots Ord in the head and, unintentionally, Chris in the stomach. As Chris lies on the ground, succumbing to his wounds, Justine tells him she regrets that he got in the way. They exchange some last banter, and Justine limps towards the exit with the money, but the sound of sirens grows louder. When red and blue flashing lights appear under the bottom of

1470-433: The middle of a love triangle between an affluent drifter and his best friend. In 2015, she was the brand ambassador of H&M 's Conscious Exclusive campaign. She starred in the thriller The Lazarus Effect (2015) as Zoe, a medical researcher who is accidentally killed, then revived with a miraculous serum with unfortunate side-effects. Wilde also starred in and produced the drama Meadowland (2015), that premiered at

1519-409: The others. Martin gets the briefcase, but soon dies from his injuries. After getting past Ord and Harry, Chris reaches the office and kills Vernon. Using the phone to call his associates, Chris is cut off by Ord while Harry distracts Stevo. Returning to the warehouse, Justine takes Jimmy's rifle but passes out. One of Chris's associates, Leary, arrives at the warehouse in search of his IRA comrades, but

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1617-469: The series finale of House for two episodes, " Holding On " and " Everybody Dies ." She starred in the film People Like Us (2012), Third Person (2012), The Words (2012) and as Liza in Deadfall (2012), a thriller about two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration. In 2012, Wilde

1666-591: The writers in her family, many of whom used pen names. She was accepted to Bard College , but deferred her enrollment three times to pursue acting. She then studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin . For a short time, Wilde's family also had a house in Guilford, Vermont . Wilde has a sister five years older and a brother nine years younger. Her father, Andrew Cockburn , is a British journalist who

1715-521: The youth voter organization 18 in '08 , serving on their advisory council and appearing in a public service announcement that debuted June 30, 2008, encouraging youth to vote in the 2008 election. In 2011, Wilde appeared in the MoveOn.org mock-PSA "supporting" the rights of the healthcare insurance industry. She was praised by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers , a farmworkers' union, for supporting

1764-414: Was 19, Wilde married Italian filmmaker and musician Don Tao dei Principi Ruspoli , a member of the aristocratic Ruspoli family . They were married in Washington, Virginia , on a school bus with only a pair of witnesses. She later said the wedding occurred there because it was the only place where they could be completely alone; the marriage was a secret at the time. Upon her marriage, Wilde became

1813-453: Was a sexist double standard, in that Jon Hamm 's FBI agent character was not held to the same scrutiny. Commentators noted that Wilde's character was based on a real person, whereas the FBI agent was an amalgamation of multiple characters from the original script. They also stated that the purpose of the film was to expose and condemn the character assassination of Jewell; however, in the process,

1862-571: Was a writer. Wilde appeared as "Jewel Goldman" on the short-lived television series Skin (2003–2004). She gained attention for her recurring role as bisexual bar owner Alex Kelly , who dates both characters played by Adam Brody and Mischa Barton on the teen drama TV series The O.C. (2004–2005). She appeared in films The Girl Next Door (2004), Conversations with Other Women (2005), Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006), Turistas (2006) and Alpha Dog (2006). In 2007, she starred off-Broadway in political thriller Beauty on

1911-506: Was also in the films In Time (2011), On the Inside (2011) and Butter (2011). In 2011, Wilde became a global brand ambassador for the cosmetic company Revlon , which featured her in their commercials. Wilde made her directing and screenwriting debut with the film Free Hugs (2011) for Glamour Magazine ' s short film series, which was screened at various festivals. In May 2012, Wilde's character, Remy "Thirteen" Hadley, returned for

1960-408: Was at South by Southwest on March 10, 2018. It was released March 29, 2019. The same year, Wilde starred in the drama Life Itself . The film was released on September 21, 2018, received negative reviews from critics, and performed poorly at the box office. Wilde made her directing debut with the teen comedy Booksmart , which was released on May 24, 2019. As of June 27, 2019, it

2009-408: Was beaten up the previous day by the cousin of a woman he assaulted. The group meet outside a Boston warehouse with intermediary Justine, and a representative, Ord, leads them inside. The group is there to buy guns from arms dealer Vernon and his associates, Martin, Harry, and Gordon. Despite tensions between the two groups and the fact that Vernon supplied the wrong rifles, the weapons are unloaded from

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2058-560: Was born in the London suburb of Willesden and raised in Ireland. Her mother, Leslie Cockburn ( née Redlich), is an American producer on 60 Minutes and a journalist. Writer Christopher Hitchens was the Cockburn family's tenant in Washington, D.C., and served as Wilde's babysitter. Her grandfather, British novelist Claud Cockburn , and his sons Alexander and Patrick Cockburn were also journalists, and her aunt, Sarah Caudwell ,

2107-773: Was featured in PBS docu-series Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide , which was inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn's book of the same name. The docu-series follows Wilde as she learns of the struggles women face in Nairobi, Kenya . She also produced the short film, Baseball in the Time of Cholera (2012), which explored the cholera epidemic in Haiti . In 2013, Wilde wrote an article called the, "Do's and Don'ts of Turning 30," which

2156-401: Was hired to kill everyone and take the money. Before Howie can reveal who hired him, he is shot dead by Chris's group. Chris, defending Justine, requests that Vernon's group let her go. Gordon crawls after her, intent on killing her. As the shooting continues, a telephone rings in one of the offices. Realising that they can call for backup, Chris sends the wounded Frank to the office, pursued by

2205-408: Was holding the briefcase, is grazed by a bullet in the head and collapses. The briefcase now lies in the open, with Vernon attempting to coerce his men to get it. Bernie is shot in the back by Vernon as he attempts to leave and dies shortly after. Soon, two hit-men with rifles begin shooting at both groups. One of them, Jimmy, is killed, and the other is recognised by Ord as Howie, who explains that he

2254-458: Was in the episode " The Right Stuff ". Wilde appeared in the comedy film Year One (2009) as Princess Inanna, and starred in Disney 's Tron: Legacy (2010) as Quorra. Inspired by her award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker parents, she has executive-produced several documentary short films, including Sun City Picture House (2010), about a community in Haiti that rallies to build

2303-530: Was projected to gross around $ 3 million from 1,070 cinemas in its opening weekend. However, it ended up debuting to $ 994,430, finishing 17th at the box office. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , Free Fire has an approval rating of 69%, based on 239 reviews, with an average rating of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " Free Fire aims squarely for genre thrills, and hits its target repeatedly and with great gusto—albeit with something less than pure cinematic grace." On Metacritic , which assigns

2352-581: Was published in Glamour Magazine . She starred in and executive produced Drinking Buddies (2013). She had a supporting role as Jane, a magician's assistant, in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). She also played Suzy Miller in the biographical drama Rush (2013), about James Hunt and Niki Lauda , and had a starring role in the film Her (2013), which was lauded by critics, and received accolades from

2401-531: Was rated 97% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, from 271 critics' reviews. The Washington Post stated, "[as the film progresses,] Wilde's filmmaking skills become more and more evident, bursting forth in a third act that builds into something beautiful and even transcendent." The Los Angeles Times wrote that it "leaves you feeling unaccountably hopeful for the state of humanity – and the state of American screen comedy too", and The Wall Street Journal noted, "Nothing funnier, smarter, quicker or more joyous has graced

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