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Vulture outlines Sundance 2026 sales: Olivia Wilde’s romantic comedy The Invite drew an eight-figure bid, with A24 winning a deal north of $12 million after a 72-hour bidding war, while Neon picked up Adrian Chiarella’s queer horror Leviticus for seven figures and a 2026 release date to be announced. Sales overall have been slower, but buyers remain hopeful about awards-season potential, following last year’s Train Dreams Oscar nod.
After an all-night Sundance bidding war, Olivia Wilde’s relationship comedy The Invite was acquired by A24 in an eight-figure deal—the festival’s biggest sale so far—with bidders including Neon, Focus, Netflix, and Warner Bros.’ indie label in the mix; the film is a remake of the Spanish-language Sentimental and stars Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Ed Norton, and Penelope Cruz, with Megan Ellison/Annapurna producing. Wilde notes the project was made outside the studio system to maximize creative freedom.
Olivia Wilde’s Sundance darling The Invite has been acquired by A24 after a multi-day bidding war, with the deal reportedly north of $12 million. Wilde directed and stars in the relationship comedy about a dinner party whose swingers upstairs neighbors complicate matters; the project—written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack and a remake of The People Upstairs—was produced by Annapurna. UTA Independent Film Group and FilmNation co-repped the sale, and Wilde pushed for a traditional theatrical release. The film marks her third directing effort and another Sundance entry this year, with praise from Variety’s Owen Gleiberman.
A24 won an eight-figure sale for Olivia Wilde and Annapurna’s Sundance rom‑com The Invite after a 72-hour bidding sprint that drew interest from Netflix, Neon, Searchlight and a Warner Bros. label; Wilde reportedly sought a theatrical release. The sale was led by UTA Independent Film Group and FilmNation, with Wilde repped by CAA; the film stars Wilde and Seth Rogen, with Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz, and was shot in chronological order.
As Sundance wraps its Park City era, Olivia Wilde commands attention with standout work in The Invite and I Want Your Sex, signaling a comeback as she leans into directing; the festival highlights new distributors but slow dealmaking, and attendees wear 'ICE Out' pins to denounce raids, while tributes to Robert Redford frame a sense of endings and discussions about Boulder as the festival’s next home.
Warner Bros has placed a last‑minute bid for Olivia Wilde’s Sundance comedy The Invite, turning the sale into a three‑way auction with A24 and Focus Features as bidders.
A24 and Focus Features are in a heated bidding war for Olivia Wilde’s Sundance breakout The Invite, with offers north of $12 million as buyers including Neon, Netflix, Apple, Searchlight and Black Bear back out to pursue a traditional theatrical release; the film stars Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton and is an English remake of The People Upstairs.
Bidders at the Sundance Film Festival are circling Olivia Wilde’s new feature The Invite, with bids reportedly surpassing $10 million, while Neon is in exclusive talks to acquire the horror title Leviticus for around $5 million; other buyers including A24, Netflix, Searchlight, Focus Features and Black Bear are in various negotiations as indie titles heat up at the festival.
At Sundance, Olivia Wilde’s sex comedy The Invite drew a standing ovation and sparked a high-stakes bidding war among major indie buyers (A24, Neon, Focus Features, and Netflix among frontrunners), following its Saturday premiere. The film stars Wilde alongside Seth Rogen, Ed Norton and Penélope Cruz; it’s a remake of Sentimental, scripted by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, and shot in Los Angeles, with theatrical release plans still to be determined.
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.
Olivia Wilde’s film The Invite premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to a packed Eccles crowd that gave it a standing ovation, with Wilde choked up in the moment as she thanked the audience. The one‑night San Francisco apartment dramedy stars Wilde and Seth Rogen alongside Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton, and follows a hapless couple hosting their free-spirited new neighbors. Norton and Wilde described balancing humor with raw emotion, and the film is currently seeking distribution.
At Sundance 2026, Natalie Portman attends the premiere of Olivia Wilde’s The Gallerist, joined by Jenna Ortega, while Wilde’s other film The Invite debuts with Edward Norton and Seth Rogen, underscoring a star‑studded slate of new premieres.
Olivia Wilde’s The Invite earned a standing ovation at its Sundance world premiere in Park City; the English-language remake of The People Upstairs follows two couples sharing an apartment, delivering a witty, midlife comedy as Wilde directs and stars opposite Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz and Seth Rogen.
Olivia Wilde opted for an indie, workshop-driven approach for her Sundance comedy The Invite, planning weeks of development with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack and shooting sequentially to keep the story flexible. The film, a remake of Sentimental, stars Wilde with Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz in a largely single-location setup, and was produced outside the studio system with Megan Ellison’s backing and Esther Perel as a consultant to explore mature relationships. Sundance will showcase the ensemble as they pursue distribution, with Cruz unable to attend due to filming in Spain.