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Lionsgate released the first trailer for the supernatural revenge thriller 'Day Drinker,' starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, and Madelyn Cline. Directed by Marc Webb, the film is set for a March 26, 2027, theatrical release. The project marks Depp's first major studio leading role since his 2022 defamation trial, following his upcoming appearance in Paramount's 'Ebenezer.'
Lionsgate has released the first trailer for the supernatural thriller 'Day Drinker,' starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, and Madelyn Cline. Directed by Marc Webb, the film is scheduled for a March 26, 2027, theatrical release. The project represents a significant studio comeback for Depp following his 2022 legal battles and serves as a major step for Cline transitioning from Netflix's 'Outer Banks' to feature films.
Lionsgate released the first trailer for the supernatural revenge thriller 'Day Drinker,' starring Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline, and Penélope Cruz. Directed by Marc Webb, the film is set for a March 26, 2027, theatrical release. The project marks Depp's first major studio leading role since his 2022 defamation trial, following his upcoming appearance in Paramount's 'Ebenezer.'
At the Venice Film Festival premiere, Florian Zeller’s Bunker earned the night’s longest standing ovation for Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, signaling star power even as critics were mixed. Industry chatter suggests the drama—about a couple at an impasse over building a luxury bunker—will likely not land Cruz or Bardem an Oscar nomination, though Paul Dano’s brief turn and a strong supporting cast provide notable moments. Sony Pictures Classics’ awards hopes for Bunker are prestige-driven rather than a guaranteed nomination, with other SPC titles viewed as stronger Oscar bets.
Florian Zeller’s Bunker follows a top architect who isolates his family in a minimalist glass London mansion after taking a doomsday-bunker commission from a reclusive tech billionaire; the drama, anchored by Bardem and a tense Stephen Graham, fuses architecture with psychology to explore wealth and paranoia. Critics call it airless with heavy-handed symbolism and uneven pacing, delivering a bleak, albeit visually striking, Venice premiere that lands a lukewarm Grade: C.
Florian Zeller’s Bunker tightens a wealthy London family’s cloistered world into a gripping meditation on privilege and isolation, propelled by Bardem and Cruz; the film’s immaculate visuals and sharp dialogue keep it riveting, even as some moments feel a touch obvious.
At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, Florian Zeller’s dramatic thriller Bunker world-premiered, starring Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Stephen Graham, Paul Dano, and Patrick Schwarzenegger. The story follows an architect who takes on a survivalist bunker project for a tech billionaire, prompting his wife to question their 17-year marriage as global anxieties mount. The premiere drew a star-studded red carpet including Maggie Gyllenhaal and Luca Guadagnino.
Florian Zeller’s thriller Bunker, led by Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a lengthy 16-minute ovation, among the festival’s longest, signaling strong early buzz as the drama about a couple facing wealth, paranoia, and moral strain unfolds.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem sparked a record 15.5-minute standing ovation at the Venice premiere of Florian Zeller’s Bunker, a marital drama set against a billionaire’s survival bunker; the emotional reception highlighted the film’s high‑profile cast, with Sony Pictures Classics planning an awards‑season release.
Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem used the Venice Film Festival press conference for Florian Zeller’s Bunker to defend speaking out on politics, arguing it would be contradictory to avoid real-world issues while portraying a couple in a world shaped by current events; Cruz said it’s unavoidable to discuss politics given the film’s context, Bardem stressed everyone has a right and responsibility to speak their truth, and the conversation touched on the couple’s long collaboration and their public stance in support of Palestine.
Florian Zeller casts Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem—real-life partners—for Bunker, a marriage-in-crisis drama that blurs fiction and reality and draws inspiration from Eyes Wide Shut; produced by Blue Morning Pictures and acquired by Sony Pictures Classics for North America, the film marks Zeller’s first solo screenplay and features a Madrid-built set that turns a home into a claustrophobic bunker while exploring contemporary anxieties about wealth, technology, and the fragility of long-term relationships.
Olivia Wilde recounted on the Table Manners podcast that her on‑set kiss with Penelope Cruz in The Invite was improvisational. She said she was so shocked she turned to the lens and blurted “Cut. Namaste!” after Cruz improvised the moment, which ended up in the final cut. Wilde also described feeling “mind blown” and admitted she was “madly in love” with Cruz, while noting Cruz’s wig transformed the characters Angela and Pína in the film.
Olivia Wilde said on the Table Manners podcast that Penélope Cruz improvised a kiss with her during The Invite, surprising Wilde so much she turned her head toward the camera; the moment felt natural and stayed in the film Wilde directed, which has drawn praise from critics for its blend of humor and relationship tension.
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.