The Invite with Olivia Wilde, Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer (Ep. 617)
The Director’s Cut - A DGA PodcastShow Notes
Director Olivia Wilde discuss her new film, The Invite, with fellow Directors Matt and Ross Duffer in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angles. In the conversation, she discusses choosing the project from a want to tell a stripped down story with no gloss, her roles Directing and Acting in the film, and the origin of Actor Edward Norton’s memorable monologue.
The film tells the stories of Joe and Angela - their marriage on thin ice - as they decide to invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors over for a dinner party. As the event unfolds, the night spirals into unexpected places, potentially reigniting the spark in their marriage or lighting the match that could burn it all down.
See photos and a summary of this event below:
https://www.dga.org/events/2026/august2026/theinvite_qna_0626
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