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A24’s comedy The Invite expanded to 1,610 theaters in week 3, grossing over $5.7 million for a $7.38 million cumulative and landing at No. 6 on the domestic box office chart. Directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Wilde with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, the film holds a 96% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an 88% audience score and strong per‑screen openings since its limited launch.
Olivia Wilde’s US remake of The People Upstairs tightens a two-couple dinner party into a sharp, funny study of bourgeois anxiety. Anchored by a nimble ensemble (Rogen, Norton, Cruz, Wilde) and guided by Wilde’s precise direction, The Invite rises above its constraints to become a minor miracle of a sex comedy and a career high for Wilde.
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is a star-studded ensemble drama in which Wilde and Seth Rogen play a San Francisco couple whose dinner with a free-spirited pair tests their marriage and sexual dynamics. The cast reportedly shared intimate experiences to ground the film, which is adapted from Sentimental and was acquired by A24 for $12 million after Sundance. Wilde says the project has a cathartic, theater-driven energy as it moves toward release.
At Cannes Day 10, Rami Malek's The Man I Love premiered to Oscar buzz with early praise from critics, Penélope Cruz stars in The Black Ball which earned a lengthy standing ovation, and Maika Monroe's Victorian Psycho debuted in Un Certain Regard, signaling a Gothic thriller to watch, with ovation scores highlighting The Black Ball as a standout.
Netflix is close to securing a U.S. deal to acquire Cannes Competition title The Black Ball (La Bola Negra), directed by Los Javis (Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo) and featuring Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close. The Spanish-language film, about three men across different eras connected by the final works of poet Lorca, premiered at Cannes with a standing ovation. Netflix has not officially confirmed the deal, and producers Movistar Plus said negotiations were ongoing.
Penélope Cruz leads a cameo in Los Javis’ The Black Ball, a Lorca-inspired queer epic tracing 85 years across 1930s to 2017, premiered at Cannes to a 16-minute standing ovation; the film stars Glenn Close in a supporting role and marks the duo’s Cannes official competition debut, with production spanning Spain and Greece and a Spain release set for Oct. 2 via Elastica Films; it’s in contention for the Palme d’Or and the Queer Palm.
Cannes 2026 is a fashion showcase on the Croisette, with Penélope Cruz in a custom Chanel gown at the La Bola Negra screening, Demi Moore in a strapless ultramarine Dior gown, Bella Hadid channeling Jane Birkin in an ivory Schiaparelli lace dress, and John Travolta walking the red carpet with daughter Ella Bleu in a navy suit and cream beret, among a flurry of standout outfits across screenings and galas from Chanel, Dior, Schiaparelli and more.
Penélope Cruz's La Bola Negra premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to a 20-minute ovation, one of the longest for a premiere, as directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi present a Lorca-inspired drama about three men across 1932, 1937 and 2017, featuring Cruz alongside Miguel Bernardeau and Glenn Close. The project is a Movistar Plus+ and El Deseo production, shot in 35mm across Spain.
Javier Bardem explains why he publicly defended Palestine at Oscar-season events, saying he welcomed but faced backlash and that his activism is tied to his views on male norms. He also celebrates his wife Penélope Cruz, discusses their private family life, and notes their collaborations and upcoming projects (The Beloved, Bunker, Cape Fear on Apple TV, and Dune: Part Three), using cinema to explore complex relationships, politics, and personal growth.
The Bride! had its world premiere in London’s Leicester Square with Jessie Buckley as Ida and Christian Bale as Frank, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The 1930s-set drama features a large ensemble, including Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penélope Cruz, and Warner Bros. will release it in U.S. theatres on March 6. Gyllenhaal described the film as a big, radical take where monsters can be heroes, with a red-carpet photo gallery accompanying the premiere.
Deadline reports Nancy Meyers’ next project is moving forward at Warner Bros after Netflix walked away in 2023. Meyers’ first directing project in 11 years has Penélope Cruz and Owen Wilson attached from the original lineup, with Kieran Culkin now in final talks alongside Jude Law and Emma Mackey to join; a Christmas Day 2027 release is planned, though no title or logline has been released. Producers are Meyers and Ilona Herzberg, with Diana Pokorny executive producing. Netflix had eyed a budget of roughly $130–$150 million, but Warner Bros is pursuing a lower-cost production.
Renowned filmmaker Nancy Meyers is back after 11 years with an untitled Christmas 2027 comedy for Warner Bros., led by Penélope Cruz, Jude Law and Kieran Culkin alongside Emma Mackey and Owen Wilson. The film is a fresh take on her Paris Paramount project, originally set up at Netflix, which reportedly stalled over a $150 million budget before Warner Bros. revived Meyers’ script with Meyers set to write and direct. Production is backed by Ilona Herzberg with Diana Pokorny as an executive producer.
After a yearlong development and budget talks that included Netflix balking at a high budget, Nancy Meyers’ untitled project has found a home at Warner Bros. with a December 25, 2027 release. The star lineup includes Penélope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, Jude Law, Emma Mackey and Owen Wilson, with Meyers writing and directing.
At Sundance, Olivia Wilde’s The Invite, an incisive single-set drama adapted from Sentimental, turns a dinner party into a biting examination of marriage, sex, and resentment, buoyed by strong performances from Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton; Wilde’s direction mixes sharp wit with genuine pathos, though the extended runtime slows it at times, ending on a hopeful note about healing.
At Sundance, Olivia Wilde's The Invite turns a dinner-party premise into a sharp, improv-heavy comedy-drama about two couples confronting desire, resentment and miscommunication, with Wilde, Rogen, Cruz and Norton delivering rapid-fire, provocative humor.