# Release of Olivia Wilde film ‘The Invite’

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/release-of-olivia-wilde-film-the-invite
> Updated: 2026-09-08T06:00:00.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 4.

Olivia Wilde’s third feature film, ‘The Invite’, is a relationship comedy and drama adapted from the 2020 Spanish film ‘The People Upstairs’ (also referred to as ‘Sentimental’ by Cesc Gay). The story focuses on a married couple, Angela (Olivia Wilde) and Joe (Seth Rogen), whose relationship is strained by predictable routines, bickering, and a lack of intimacy.

To mend their social ties, Angela invites their upstairs neighbors, Piña (Penélope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton), to dinner. The neighbors practice an openly nonmonogamous lifestyle, which creates a contrast with the main couple’s traditional structure. The film explores themes of monogamy, resentment, and social conventions through a series of tense and awkward encounters set within a San Francisco apartment.

Recent assessments of the film highlight its tight writing by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones, noting the rapid-fire dialogue and the claustrophobic, theatrical atmosphere created by the single-location setting. Critical reception has characterized the work as a mix of humor and cynicism that touches on deep themes of unhappiness and individual limits, while marking a sign of artistic maturation for Wilde. 

Further descriptions of the film, also titled ‘Il piacere è tutto nostro’, emphasize that the evening serves as a catalyst for tension, contrasting the protagonists' domestic struggles with the neighbors' seemingly uninhibited lifestyle. The production utilizes its contained setting to examine themes of intimacy, desire, and marital deconstruction.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-08: Olivia Wilde directs ‘The Invite’, a drama exploring marital crisis

Director Olivia Wilde's third film, ‘The Invite’, follows a struggling couple whose dinner with charismatic neighbors exposes deep marital fractures and shifting desires.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/olivia-wilde-directs-the-invite-a-drama-exploring-marital-crisis

### 2026-09-04: Olivia Wilde directs comedy film ‘The Invite’

Directed by Olivia Wilde, ‘The Invite’ is a sharp comedy starring Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton that explores the complexities of marriage and sexual liberalism during a tense dinner party.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/olivia-wilde-directs-comedy-film-the-invite

### 2026-08-27: Olivia Wilde directs ‘The Invite’

Director Olivia Wilde returns with ‘The Invite’, a comedy-drama exploring marital tension and social awkwardness through a dinner party between two couples.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/olivia-wilde-directs-the-invite

### 2026-08-24: Olivia Wilde directs relationship comedy ‘The Invite’

Directed by Olivia Wilde, ‘The Invite’ is a relationship comedy exploring monogamy and unconventional lifestyles through the contrasting lives of a married couple and their nonmonogamous neighbors.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/olivia-wilde-directs-relationship-comedy-the-invite

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