• Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers
Menu

World of Reel

Street Address
City, State, Zip
Phone Number
Home
Ilya Naishuller to Direct ‘Road House 2’
IMG_7168.jpg
‘Train Dreams’ Trailer: Joel Edgerton Leads Clint Bentley’s Malick-Inspired Frontier Drama
Capture.PNG
Terry Gilliam Can't Get His Movies Made: “Somebody Give Me the Money"
att.QpAtYcmpQbOPa2WpI7-qANAhv_rsxw8nwgtWM9briS4.jpg
‘One Battle After Another': New Trailer Has Car Chases, Pynchon Paranoia, Tom Cruise Joke, and DiCaprio as “Ghetto Pat”
IMG_7164.jpg
Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ to Premiere as NYFF Centerpiece
Featured
Capture.PNG
Aug 19, 2019
3-Hour ‘Midsommar' Director's Cut Screened in NYC
Aug 19, 2019

This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday.

Aug 19, 2019

World of Reel

  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Lists
  • More
    • Yearly Top Tens
    • Trailers

Olivia Wilde Directing ‘The Invite’ — Stars Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton

April 23, 2025 Jordan Ruimy

Olivia Wilde is set to direct “The Invite,” a dark comedy that will tackle the date night genre. Principal photography for “The Invite” has officially begun in Los Angeles.

The cast that Wilde has assembled is impressive, with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, and Wilde herself taking on key roles. Inspired by the Spanish film “Sentimental,” originally directed by Cesc Gay, “The Invite” was adapted by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.

According to the official synopsis, in “The Invite” a couple invites the neighbors over, igniting an evening full of unexpected twists and turns, revealing deeply repressed emotions and unexplored sexuality.

Do I really need to recap the behind the scenes drama that occurred on Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling”? It’s now the stuff of Hollywood legend. It’s been rumored that Wilde was not the sole director on that film — here's looking at you, Florence Pugh and Matthew Libatique.

Wilde's directorial career has unfolded like a reality TV show with a hefty production budget—full of ambition, drama, and chaos. After the critical success of “Booksmart” in 2019, Wilde seemed poised to become a succesful filmmaker. Then came “Don't Worry Darling” (2022), a film that promised psychological thrills but delivered tabloid fodder.

Wilde's on-set presence on that film was, shall we say, sporadic, with Florence Pugh reportedly stepping in to direct scenes when Wilde and Harry Styles were, let’s say, MIA. Pugh's subsequent silence and refusal to promote the film only fueled speculation about the behind-the-scenes turmoil.

“Don’t Worry Darling” got panned (38% on Rotten Tomatoes). Critics hated it. It was not as bad a movie as they claimed it to be, nor was it as good as it should been. Of course, no surprise, The New Yorker’s Richard Brody was a big fan.

Regardless, Wilde seems to have managed the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ fallout fairly well as she’s now in the middle of shooting her next film.

← Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t’ Nabs August 22 Release DateLynne Ramsay’s ‘Die, My Love' Among 16 New Films Added to Cannes 2025 →

FOLLOW US!


Trending

Featured
IMG_6851.jpg
‘Superman’ Soars in U.S., Stumbles Overseas: David Zaslav Celebrates, Touting DCU’s “Bold Ten-Year Plan”
Screenshot 2025-07-10 161520.png
Directors Who Haven’t Released a Film in Over a Decade
Screenshot 2025-07-10 142841.png
The 10 Best Superhero Movies of the 21st Century
IMG_6778.jpg
Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops Gold Derby’s Best Picture Odds — Months Before the Race Even Starts
IMG_6772.jpg
Sean Baker’s Next Film Will Be a Comedy — But He Says the Pressure After Anora Is “Scary”

Critics Polls

Featured
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘Vertigo’ Named Best Film of the 1950s, Over 120 Participants
B16BAC21-5652-44F6-9E83-A1A5C5DF61D7.jpeg
Critics Poll: Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Tops Our 1960s Critics Poll
Capture.PNG
Critics Poll: ‘The Godfather’ Named Best Movie of the 1970s
public.jpeg
Critics Poll: ‘Do the Right Thing' Named Best Movie of the 1980s
Critics Poll: ‘Mulholland Drive' Named Best Film of the 2000s
g4.jpg
Critics' Poll: ‘Goodfellas' Named Best Movie of the 1990s
Critics Poll: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road' Named Best Movie of the 2010s
World of Reel tagline.PNG
 

Content

Contribute

Hire me

 

Support

Advertise

Donate

 

About

Team

Contact

Privacy Policy

Site designed by Jordan Ruimy © 2023