Olivia Wilde Says She Fought for ‘The Invite’ to Get a Cinema Release

Olivia Wilde met the international press during the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Saturday. Her latest film as a director-plus-actress, The Invite, is scheduled to screen in the Swiss town’s big central square, the Piazza Grande, on Saturday evening.

“They bribe you to not take theatrical,” she replied. “We have to fight for it” to have a run in theaters.

What Happened

The filmmaker also suggested: “There is no genre that benefits from the communal [viewing] experience more than comedy.” Comedies have often “been delegated to that second tier that really doesn’t deserve cinema,” she added. But Wilde said she and her partners on.

• Ahead of the screening in front of 8,000 people, Wilde was asked why she was adamant for the movie to get a run in cinemas.

• The question is: Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

• When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors Piña and Hawk for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.

Key Details

The Invite focuses on Joe and Angela, whose marriage is on thin ice.

• With a screenplay by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, the movie stars Wilde, Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by The Hollywood Reporter as more details emerge