Olivia Wilde Says ‘Naughty’ Starts Production “Soon” and Calls It “Heartbreaking” and “Hilarious”

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As an actress, Olivia Wilde can project fierce intellect as well as earthiness, whether she’s playing serious or silly. Those traits seem to be inherent to the woman herself and serve her well as she pursues a concurrent career as a filmmaker. She earned glowing reviews with her debut as a director, the savvy, snarky teen-girls-coming-of-age feature Booksmart, which could have been labeled a fluke or beginner’s luck after the ambitious misfire o…

Olivia Wilde Says ‘Naughty’ Starts Production “Soon” and Calls It “Heartbreaking” and “Hilarious”

For many months now, I had been hearing that Olivia Wilde, riding high off the excellent reviews for “The Invite,” was going to start production on her next directorial effort, set up at Universal, this coming August. Just to be clear, having read the script back in 2024, although dubbed a Christmas movie, “Naughty” is a mix of drama and comedy, blending fantasy with realism. The screenplay was written by “Cocaine Bear” scribe Jimmy Warden, and …

Olivia Wilde Says Next Directorial Effort Is “Heartbreaking” & “Hilarious,” Drama Gossip From “Don’t Worry Darling” Turned Her Into “The Full-On Villain”

We’re beyond stoked to see Olivia Wilde’s latest film, “The Invite,” getting some serious buzz from critics and audience alike with the domestic dramedy that debuted in U.S. theaters last month (The Playlist reviewed the pic during our Sundance Film Festival coverage earlier in the year). And with Wilde firmly out of “director’s jail,” she’s already teasing what is coming next after a bunch of promotion for the movie had Wilde speaking on a bunc…