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Olivia Wilde wasn't ready when Penelope Cruz just went for it on set

Olivia Wilde got more than she bargained for when Penélope Cruz improvised a kiss on The Invite set. Wilde calls it unforgettable.

July 18, 2026 2 min read ViralVein editorial
Olivia Wilde wasn't ready when Penelope Cruz just went for it on set

So Olivia Wilde's directing her own movie—and also acting in it, which is already a lot—and apparently Penélope Cruz decided to keep her on her toes. During filming of The Invite, Cruz just improvised a kiss, and Wilde basically lost it.

"I was shocked," Wilde said about the moment. "I lost control, I was madly in love with it." Which, fair enough. You're on set, you've got a shot mapped out, and your co-star just decides to wing it with a kiss. That's the kind of thing that either goes really well or becomes extremely awkward. In this case, it went really well.

The film itself is about two couples meeting up for dinner. Sounds normal enough until, well, everything goes sideways. Wilde's juggling both sides of the camera here—she's the one yelling cut, but she's also the one getting surprised by Cruz's moves. That's a different kind of multitasking.

At 42, Wilde's been doing this long enough to know when something clicks on camera. And apparently, an unplanned kiss from one of the most respected actors working today? That clicks. She didn't fight it, didn't ask for another take—she just let it happen.

The Invite hasn't hit theaters yet, so we'll have to wait and see how the whole dinner party chaos unfolds. But if an improvised moment between Wilde and Cruz made the final cut, you can bet it's the kind of scene people will be talking about.