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Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen, Jenna Ortega arrive for Sundance Film Festival premieres

Olivia Wilde and Natalie Portman premiere films at Sundance, with Wilde’s comedy The Invite earning standing ovations and Portman addressing political issues during The Gallerist debut.

  • On January 24, 2026, Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen and Jenna Ortega attended world premieres of Olivia Wilde's The Invite and Cathy Yan's The Gallerist at Sundance Film Festival's Eccles Theater.
  • Olivia Wilde workshopped The Invite with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack on a Sunset Las Palmas Studios soundstage, shooting largely in sequence to allow improvisation and story changes.
  • The Invite runs 107 minutes and largely unfolds in a single apartment, centering on two couples whose escalating confrontations explore sex and relationships over one night.
  • Audiences gave The Invite enthusiastic standing ovations at a packed Eccles Theater, producing strong festival buzz and distributor interest.
  • Natalie Portman used The Gallerist premiere to decry ICE brutality and criticize the Academy for overlooking numerous female-directed films this year; the film stars Portman and Jenna Ortega and is set at Art Basel Miami.
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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