Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite’ promises to be a scintillating and hilarious tease
If you’re looking for entertainment that leads than A24 is the place to go, while we’re still recovering from the fallout of The Drama, which is without-a-doubt one of 2026’s most intense whipsmart dramedy’s, we’ve now been treated to a first look at Olivia Wilde’s delectable and curious comedy The Invite, and from this trailer it’s clear why it caused a stir at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and we can’t wait to see what happens next.
Watch the brand new teaser trailer for The Invite below:
Here’s the official synopsis:
Joe (Seth Rogen) and Angela’s (Olivia Wilde) marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors, Pina (Penelope Cruz) and Hawk (Edward Norton) for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Starring ans directed by Wilde, and written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, The Invite is a cheeky, curious and cunning re-interpretation of Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs, and while little is revealed in this brisk teaser trailer, the breadcrumbs are laid, and what were promised is a cinematic experience that will play with your emotions, and certainly get a reaction out of audiences, with plenty of hijinks and surprises guranteed to startle and shock promised by Wilde.
Having first screened for buyers and press at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, The Invite caused an immediate bidding war, and was dubbed a sensation, and after much back and forth, was acquiired by A24 Films, and having now seen this first teaser trailer, we can unecoiovacalluy confirm that this was a right decision.
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With it’s intriguing concept, top-notch cast, and surpise mix of feeling and suspense, The Invite is a piture audiences will be clamoruing to see when it arrives in cinemas this June.
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