Overview
- The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival as Araki’s first feature in roughly 12 years and marks his return to theatrical filmmaking.
- Magnolia Pictures acquired the film for U.S. distribution and has scheduled a theatrical release for July 31, 2026.
- The first teaser trailer and poster were released this week to introduce the film’s erotic‑comedy tone without revealing plot twists.
- Araki says he spent about ten years reworking the script, scrapped a proposed gendered sadomasochistic role reversal after #MeToo, and reframed the story to probe reports that Gen Z is having less sex.
- The movie features a broad ensemble including Charli XCX, Daveed Diggs, Mason Gooding, Chase Sui Wonders, Johnny Knoxville, and Margaret Cho, and early festival notices called the film entertaining but occasionally didactic.