The actress and filmmaker, 42, responded to criticism of her April 24 appearance at the San Francisco International Film Festival, where she was promoting her new movie, The Invite<\/a>.<\/p>\n She shared a video of herself on her Instagram Stories<\/a> on Saturday, May 2, that had an image of her viral interview<\/a> with the San Francisco Chronicle at the festival and one of the Lord of the Rings<\/a> character Gollum.<\/p>\n \u201cLeave it to your little brother to give you the maximum amount of s—,\u201d Wilde captioned the clip.<\/p>\n Olivia Wilde at the 2026 San Francisco International Film Festival opening night on April 24 Her brother, Charlie Cockburn<\/a>, can be heard asking, \u201cOlivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you’re a resurrected corpse?\u201d<\/p>\n “Listen, that’s a fish-eye lens. And I admit, is that my best angle? Was that my best-ever look? No. No, it’s startling. It’s a startling image,\u201d she responded while looking toward the camera.<\/p>\n Wilde continued to insist that it was the style of the lens used in the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a fish-eye lens. I don’t know why I was so close to the camera. I didn’t have to be. That’s not the truth,\u201d she said as she and her brother laughed.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you have any more questions?\u201d she playfully asked her brother, before adding, \u201cI’m not dead.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilde covered her face with her baseball cap as they continued to laugh.<\/p>\n Olivia Wilde’s Instagram Stories post In the viral interview, the Don’t Worry Darling<\/a> actress spoke about her upcoming comedy being set in San Francisco.\u00a0The comments section erupted with criticism about her appearance, with one person writing, \u201cThe cameraman really doing a disservice here.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe looks as if she had found the one ring,\u201d another said, referring to the fantasy franchise.<\/p>\n The Invite marks Wilde’s third time directing a feature film, following 2010’s Booksmart<\/a> and 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling. The movie follows a troubled couple who host a dinner party with their upstairs neighbors that brings up something unexpected.<\/p>\n The movie, adapted from 2020’s The People Upstairs, was the opening-night pick<\/a> for the film festival. At the Sundance Film Festival in January, it received a standing ovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wilde also stars in the movie, along with Seth Rogen<\/a>, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/a> and Edward Norton<\/a>.<\/p>\n Olivia Wilde attends the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 18, 2026 Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Last year, she celebrated wrapping the movie<\/a>, which was written by Will McCormack and Rashida Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I don’t yet have the words to say how meaningful this experience has been,” she wrote on Instagram<\/a> at the time. “So for now just want to say THANK YOU to every brilliant, kind, hilarious person who made this production happen. I can’t wait to show the world what we all made together.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Olivia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b55cd92a8c9f32c7776bf1b4fe74b3ce.jpeg\"\/)
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