Olivia Wilde met the international press during the 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival on Saturday. Her latest film as a director-plus-actress, The Invite, is scheduled to screen in the Swiss town’s big central square, the Piazza Grande, on Saturday evening.
Ahead of the screening in front of 8,000 people, Wilde was asked why she was adamant for the movie to get a run in cinemas. “They bribe you to not take theatrical,” she replied. “We have to fight for it” to have a run in theaters.
“It’s a bribe. They pay you more,” Wilde continued. “Not the filmmaker, no; the financiers will get a lot more money to go to streaming, and you can take that bribe and give that up if that’s where your priorities lie. But we were really lucky that our financier gave me the opportunity to make this decision, which is something I don’t take lightly. She could have very easily said no.”
