US EditionNatalie Portman, Seth Rogen, Jenna Ortega arrive for Sundance Film Festival premieres
Olivia Wilde’s directorial dramedy The Invite and Natalie Portman’s art world satire The Gallerist debuted at Sundance, both films seeking distribution during the festival.
- On January 24, 2026, at the Eccles Theater in Park City, Utah, Natalie Portman, Seth Rogen and Jenna Ortega attended world premieres of The Gallerist and The Invite during Sundance.
- Olivia Wilde's production approach involved workshopping the screenplay and shooting The Invite largely in sequence to allow improvisation during rehearsals, calling it an experiment outside the studio system.
- Running 107 minutes, The Invite unfolds mainly in one location with four lead actors praised for performances and the sharp script by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones.
- The premiere drew a standing ovation as Olivia Wilde returned to the stage amid applause, while Edward Norton praised her third directorial outing at Sundance Film Festival.
- Using her festival interview platform, Natalie Portman praised Cathy Yan’s precise leadership and criticized ICE brutality and the Academy for overlooking many female-directed films this year.
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Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Receives Standing Ovation at Sundance Film Festival, Actor Left in Tears
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Wilde, who directs and co-stars in the couples' dramedy, was moved to tears over the rousing response as the film was unveiled at the festival on Saturday. Entertainment News | Olivia Wilde's 'The Invite' Receives Standing Ovation at Sundance Film Festival, Actor Left in Tears.
‘The Invite’ Review: You’re Going to Want to Attend Olivia Wilde’s Crackling, Crazy Entertaining Dinner Party from Hell
Sundance: The director also stars in the film alongside Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penelope Cruz. The foursome are wonderfully unpredictable together in a great comedy with plenty to say about life, love, and nightmare that is marriage.
Oscars under fire: Natalie Portman calls out snub of women-directed films
Natalie Portman spoke out against the Academy for the lack of recognition for women-directed films in the latest Oscar nominations. She was speaking out at Sundance during her film The Gallerist premiere.
‘The Invite’ Review: Olivia Wilde Scores With Hilarious, Sharp Relationship Dramedy
If laughter is the best medicine, consider the packed audience at the world premiere of Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” cured 10 times over. The Eccles crowd at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival was laughing so hard throughout the film that it was often difficult to hear some of the dialogue in the hilarious and moving relationship dramedy. And these weren’t chuckles. They were full-on belly laughs, which then gave way to arrested silence and, eventua…
Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ Gets Standing Ovation At Sundance World Premiere
There's been a sting of standing ovations, which don't happen often at Sundance, the fourth of which from our count was tonight's world premiere of Olivia Wilde's sexual comedy The Invite at the Eccle Theatre.
Natalie Portman Slams ICE Brutality and Calls Out Awards for Shutting Out ‘Sorry Baby,’ ‘Ann Lee’ and More Women-Directed Movies: ‘Not Getting Accolades They Deserve’
Natalie Portman joined the Variety Studio presented by Audible at Sundance to discuss 'The Gallerist' and denouce the actions of ICE in Minneapolis.
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