Who’s Coming To Sundance 2026
This is it. The last dance. The last Sundance Film Festival in Park City. It feels like the ending of an era. I heard someone say that Robert Redford passed in 2025 so that he would not be able to see his beloved Sundance Film Festival move. The writing was on the wall, however. The Fest with all of its crazy parties and spinoff fests like Slamdance and LapDance and XDance, was never the same after covid. The event went hybrid and the majority of people attending started watching from their home couches rather than buying flights to Salt Lake City so they could strut their stuff up and down Main Street. Those were the Glory Days back then; when all the store fronts became branded, signature lounges where gifting for the elite and industry networking became center stage. There was the ICM house, The Gray Goose Lodge, the signature Fujifilm party at Deer Valley Resort, Timberland and Ugg boots were bestowed on media and celebrities so when the paparazzi took their best shot, people would see what they were wearing. And boy did people see. There were celebrities, and pseudo celebrities everywhere. There were a couple years where Paris Hilton was the center attraction. For no obvious reason. Every place you stepped into had a name or two sitting in a corner. My favorite moment was spotting Rob Lowe in the back of a bar. He was so handsome. But the 2011 movie he was promoting was terrible.
He will be back this weekend to promote another indie called The Musical. He’s not the only one to participate in this last dance. We spotted Will Poulter and Adrien Grenier outside The Cabin last night. Even more will be milling around all weekend in support of their films or the film industry in general.
So, now, who’s coming to Sundance 2026? Here’s a list of people you might be able to spot if you’re here in Park City this weekend. If catching a glimpse or a jpeg of a well-known face is your thing, don’t miss out.
Barbara Kopple, James Wan, Alex Gibney, Kate McKinnon, Alexander Skarsgård, Dave Franco, Daveed Diggs, Olivia Wilde, Richard Linklater, Billie Jean King, Ava DuVernay, John Turturro, Ethan Hawke, Tessa Thompson, Woody Harrelson, Salman Rushdie, Antoine Fuqua, Taika Waititi, Nicole Holofcener, Elijah Wood, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gregg Araki,Chris Pine, Mimi Rogers, Charli xcx, Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt, Tilda Swinton, MADELEINE MADDEN, Jenna Ortega, Alec Baldwin, Natalie Portman and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Adrian Grenier NORAH JONES AND RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Seth Rogen, Channing Tatum, Peter Dinklage, Russell Crowe, Edward Norton, Judd Apatow, Elizabeth Debicki, Olivia Coleman, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Brittney Griner, Steve Buscemi, Dave Franco, Nicholas Braun, Ben Wang, Kiernan Shipka, Chase Sui Wonders, Cooper Hoffman, Jenny Slate, Rob Lowe, Will Poulter, Adam DiMarco, Mason Reeves, Gemma Chan, Rosanna Arquette, Cathy Yan, Jay Duplass, Cooper Raiff, Iliza Shlesinger, Zoey Deutch, Keegan-Michael Key, Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, John Slattery, Daniel Roher and Daniel Kwan, Rob lowe, Will Price, Rian Johnson, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Ed Harris.
How to get a picture with a celebrity
Ask politely. Often, however, a celeb is on their way somewhere else, and they don’t have time to play character meet and greets. If you’re quick with your camera you can pop in, take a quick selfie and hope that they are in the background with you. You could also hand off your camera to a friend and say start snapping as you walk close by. There may also be a publicist next to your celebrity and you can ask him if it’s okay if you take a photo. The next best thing is to ask for a copy of a photo that someone else took. Good Luck!
