Olivia Wilde Instagram – Olivia Wilde’s third feature as a director, “The Invite” debuted in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s Premieres category and it plays like a comedy wired directly into the audience’s nervous system. The script — by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones — is sharp, cruel in the best way, and relentlessly funny, built around a situation so simple it’s practically a dare: one dinner, two couples, and a marriage quietly cracking under the weight of everything left unsaid.
“The Invite” isn’t just a sex comedy or a marital satire. Underneath the jokes is something sadder and more familiar: what happens when two people know, on some level, that it’s over, but can’t bring themselves to say it out loud. Wilde and Rogen are terrific together in that space. Angela and Joe still love each other, but every exchange feels like a negotiation they’re both losing.
Read more about the film’s premiere: festival.sundance.org/highlights | Posted on 29/Jan/2026 01:42:33
