Rolling Stone All Access Olivia Wilde | The Rolling Stone Studio
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Aug 18, 2026 
Olivia Wilde, filmmaker and actor known for directing and starring in recent films, talks about adapting a Spanish comedy into The Invite. She discusses assembling a star ensemble and rehearsing collaboratively. Olivia reflects on directing while acting, building comedic escalation, and the frank takes on sex in her roles and Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex.
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How The Supergroup Cast Came Together
- Wilde recruited Seth Rogen after observing him on The Rogen Studio and imagined him as Joe, calling him timeless and likening his quality to Albert Brooks.
- Edward Norton reached out because he loved the original and brought numerous ideas that Wilde called "gold."
Two Week Rehearsal Became A Live Rewrite
- Olivia Wilde ran a two-week rehearsal workshop where cast and writers tore the script apart and reassembled it collaboratively.
- The cast treated the process as true collaboration with “best idea wins,” allowing personal anecdotes to reshape dialogue and scenes.
Shooting In Order Let Performances Evolve
- Wilde prioritized shooting the film sequentially and on 35mm to let performance energy evolve naturally across the shoot.
- Shooting in order added musicality to rhythm changes and let the cast escalate tone organically scene to scene.
