{"id":2253812,"date":"2026-01-28T02:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2253812"},"modified":"2026-01-28T02:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T02:13:09","slug":"the-invite-bidding-frenzy-new-warner-bros-film-label-enters-the-ring-for-olivia-wilde-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-invite-bidding-frenzy-new-warner-bros-film-label-enters-the-ring-for-olivia-wilde-comedy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Invite\u2019 Bidding Frenzy: New Warner Bros. Film Label Enters the Ring for Olivia Wilde Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">The days-long bidding war for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1312575\/\">Olivia Wilde<\/a>\u2019s latest feature \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14173636\/\">The Invite<\/a>\u201d continued heating up Sundance on Tuesday as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0026840\/\">Warner Bros.<\/a>\u2019 new contemporary film label entered the ring with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0390816\/\">A24<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0042399\/\">Focus Features<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Headed by former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0623930\/\">Neon<\/a> execs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm6561694\/\">Christian Parkes<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm8046260\/\">Jason Wald<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7804365\/\">Spencer Collantes<\/a>, Warner Bros. Pictures\u2019 new specialty film label joined the bidding frenzy for the comedy starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm8111429\/\">Wilde<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0736622\/\">Seth Rogen<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm8898449\/\">Penelope Cruz<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001570\/\">Edward Norton<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0569744\/\">TheWrap<\/a> has learned.<\/p>\n<p>A24 and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0417833\/\">Focus<\/a> features are circling the project as well, as TheWrap previously reported. The film was among the buzziest projects at the festival and garnered a standing ovation at its Sunday premiere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt14173636\/\">The Invite<\/a>\u201d stars Wilde, Rogen, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4383523\/\">Cruz<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-link ipc-link--base sc-a1082b8f-0 dYguHm\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/creative-content\/movies\/the-invite-bidding-war-warner-bros-olivia-wilde-sex-comedy-sundance\/\">See full article at The Wrap<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"ipc-icon ipc-icon--launch-inline ipc-icon--inline ipc-link__launch-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" role=\"presentation\"><path d=\"M21.6 21.6H2.4V2.4h7.2V0H0v24h24v-9.6h-2.4v7.2zM14.4 0v2.4h4.8L7.195 14.49l2.4 2.4L21.6 4.8v4.8H24V0h-9.6z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The days-long bidding war for Olivia Wilde\u2019s latest feature \u201cThe Invite\u201d continued heating up Sundance on Tuesday as Warner Bros.\u2019 new contemporary film label entered the ring with A24 and Focus Features. Headed by former Neon execs Christian Parkes, Jason Wald and Spencer Collantes, Warner Bros. 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