Reporting From Sundance: The Buzzy Talent and Films to Have on Your Radar This Year
Alexa, play "Last Dance" by Donna Summer.
For over four decades, Park City has been home to the Sundance Film Festival, where Hollywood descends upon the quaint Utah mountain town every January to debut their chicest winterwear (think Auter coats, cozy headwear, and not-safe-for-ice boots) and the year's best in indie filmmaking. Alas, it's time to move on to a new charming snowy enclave, Boulder, Colorado. But first, one last dance with some serious star power.
Charli XCX, Jenna Ortega, Natalie Portman, Olivia Wilde, Alexander Skarsgård, and more arrived at Sundance with some of the year's buzziest projects in tow. The film on everyone's lips this year was definitely The Moment, the mockumentary from Aidan Zamiri that follows a fictional version of Charli as a rising pop star navigating the complexities of fame while preparing for an arena tour, but other notable standouts include Gregg Araki's quick-witted comedy I Want Your Sex, the heartwarming Girl Scouts documentary Cookie Queens, and the emotionally charged Josephine.
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For the festival's last hurrah in Park City, Who What Wear teamed up with Free People at its store off Main Street to create a chill oasis for talent complete with fun, social-first interviews, Polaroids shot by Emily Soto, and, of course, some shopping. At the studio, we caught up with some of Sundance 2026's most buzzy talent to talk about their projects, fashion, and exciting run-ins.
WHO: Macon Blair (Director), Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Kiernan Shipka, and Nicholas Braun
WHAT: The Shitheads
Writer-director Macon Blair describes his Sundance comedy The Shitheads as "a fun, rock 'n' roll party, road movie about two guys taking a young kid from point A to point B, and everything goes disastrously along the way." Count us in! Starring Dave Franco, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Mason Thames, Kiernan Shipka, and Nicholas Braun, the buddy movie is a goofy romp with plenty of absurdist moments and some surprising musical numbers too.
On their wildest scene to film together.
