The pair co-star alongside Seth Rogen<\/a> and Edward Norton in Wilde\u2019s newest directed feature film, The Invite<\/a>, which centers on a couple whose relationship is thrown into chaos when they are propositioned by their enigmatic neighbors to swap partners<\/a> during a dinner party.<\/p>\n Promoting the film on the latest episode of Allure\u2019s \u201cTruth Serum\u201d YouTube series, the actors took turns asking each other prewritten questions provided by the outlet. <\/p>\n \u201cAre swingers in Hollywood a real thing?\u201d Wilde, 42, read off one card.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat the f*** do I know?\u201d the Spanish actor and mother of two, 52, responded with a gasp. \u201cI mean, all I do is school, football, dance, work, kids, work \u2014 that\u2019s my life.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t have to be you,\u201d Wilde clarified, \u201cbut are swingers a real thing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf they exist, they don\u2019t tell me about it,\u201d insisted Cruz, who has been married to fellow Spanish star Javier Bardem since 2010. \u201cI mean, I don\u2019t know stories about that, but if you know, you better tell me because I like knowing everything. And I don\u2019t repeat it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have only heard of one,\u201d Wilde revealed, covering her mouth with the question card to whisper a name.<\/p>\n Throwing her hand up in disbelief, the Oscar-winning Vicky Cristina Barcelona actor <\/a>reminded her co-star: \u201cYou have a microphone there, you have another one here.\u201d<\/p>\n The Don\u2019t Worry Darling director<\/a> noted that it\u2019s not something she\u2019s seen with her \u201cown eyes,\u201d acknowledging that \u201cthere\u2019s of course going to be rumors about everybody and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n Wilde noted, however, that back in old Hollywood, they \u201chad a lot of swinging parties.\u201d<\/p>\n Cruz reiterated that she didn\u2019t know of any real-life Hollywood swingers herself, but would like to know.<\/p>\n \u201cSo let\u2019s invest some of our time in finding out if that\u2019s true,\u201d she quipped, with Wilde agreeing that she was \u201copen to that. I like that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n The Invite, out in U.S. theaters July 10, is already generating major Oscar buzz, as critics are raving about its \u201czest\u201d and \u201csavage\u201d humor. <\/p>\n It marks Wilde\u2019s third-directed feature film, and comes four years after her divisive sci-fi thriller Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/a> and seven years after her directorial debut, the critically acclaimed comedy-drama Booksmart (2019). <\/p>\n![\"Pen\u00e9lope](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783140446_48_Penelope-Cuz-and-Olivia-Wilde.png\")
Pen\u00e9lope Cruz (left) joined Olivia Wilde (right) for Allure’s YouTube series ‘Truth Serum’ (Allure\/YouTube)<\/p>\n![\"Wilde](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Olivia-Wilde-and-Penelope-Cruz.jpeg\")
Wilde directs and co-stars alongside Cruz in ‘The Invite’ (Getty Images)<\/p>\n