Olivia Wilde had an emotional night at the Sundance Film Festival.<\/p>\n
The director and star of The Invite premiered the marital comedy at the 2026 Festival at the weekend.<\/p>\n
The film debuted to rave reviews and the audience gave it a standing ovation, which saw Wilde wiping away years onstage, People magazine reported.<\/p>\n
“This was the dream, to premiere right here for you guys,” said Wilde, who was joined on the red carpet and onstage for a post-screening Q&A by costars Seth Rogen and Edward Norton.<\/p>\n
The Invite depicts a marriage in crisis, following two couples at a dinner party – a hosting Wilde and Rogen and a visiting Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Norton.<\/p>\n
The “fiercely energised chamber dramedy” chronicles “the unearthing of long-tenured grievances, insecurities, codependencies, failed aspirations and sexual FOMO”, according to an official synopsis from Sundance.<\/p>\n
Critics have widely praised Wilde’s new film, with Variety dubbing it “marvellously entertaining”, and The Hollywood Reporter giving Wilde a big thumbs up.<\/p>\n
“At this point, it’s hard to deny she’s the real deal as a director,” the outlet gushed.<\/p>\n
“I heard a wise person say, you’re never as vulnerable as when you’re laughing,” said Wilde during the Q&A.<\/p>\n
“The great thing about this script was it allowed us to take people on that journey to let them laugh, let them relax – and then just gut-punch them with divorce.”<\/p>\n
– Cover Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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