Olivia Wilde Addresses Gollum Comparisons on Instagram

Olivia Wilde addressed online comparisons of her appearance to the Lord of the Rings character Gollum in a lighthearted Instagram Story video shared over the weekend, attributing the unflattering look to a fisheye lens used during a recent interview.

The 42-year-old actress and director appeared at the San Francisco International Film Festival on April 24 to promote her upcoming film The Invite, her third feature as a director after Booksmart and Dont Worry Darling. During a red carpet interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Wilde discussed the movie's San Francisco backdrop and its cast, including Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz. A close-up clip from the interview went viral, amassing millions of views and prompting social media users to liken her facial features, distorted by the wide-angle lens, to the creature Gollum.

In the video, Wilde lay in bed wrapped in blankets, wearing a hoodie, as her brother Charlie Cockburn teased her from behind the camera. "Olivia Wilde, do you care to address recent rumors that you're a resurrected corpse?" he asked. Giggling, she replied, "Listen, that is a fisheye lens and I admit, is that my best angle or was that my best...