‘The Invite’: Rashida Jones & Will McCormack On the Whirlwind Writing Process, Their Wild Eight-Day Workshop, & ‘Tom And Jerry’ [The Discourse Podcast]

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There is no graceful way to ask another married couple whether they would like to have sex with you. There are only varying degrees of disaster. That is the combustible premise behind “ The Invite ,” a sharp, funny, and increasingly bruising relationship comedy directed by Olivia Wilde . Wilde and Seth Rogen play Angela and Joe, a married couple who have become more like irritated roommates than romantic partners. Then their upstairs neighbors, Hawk and Piña, played by Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz , come downstairs for dinner and float a proposition that turns one awkward evening into an excavation of everybody’s marriage. READ MORE: ‘The Death Of Robin Hood’: Director Michael Sarnoski…