Like a neon-lit fever dream, I Want Your S-- paints a mesmerizing picture of desire and self-discovery. In this film, characters' search for their passions collides with personal development through its vibrant color palette, its unexpected comedic elements, and its realistic depiction of contemporary relationships. As freeing as the script, for Cooper Hoffman, filming with director Gregg Araki has been equally auspicious.

Peeling layers of secrets and quirks, arriving at the core of intrigue in this bold comedy-thriller, Hoffman has arrived at the conclusion of creative liberty on set.

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival celebrated Gregg Araki's comeback film, which combines thrilling comedy with social commentary as one of the most daring movie presentations of the entire festival. The film achieved its success through the sizzling chemistry between Cooper Hoffman and Olivia Wilde, which Hoffman explained developed through Araki's unique directing method. 

"I think he would say it himself: he’s a casting director. He casts and kind of lets you do your thing. He’ll guide you when he needs to guide you, but he trusts you," Hoffman said in an interview clip shared by Discussing Film, gushing about his experience of working with Araki.

Hoffman described director Araki in the press interview after the film's Sundance premiere as someone who provides actors with complete access to their characters. Araki trusts his actors to perform their roles because he believes in their ability to execute their assigned duties, something Hoffman himself experienced despite not being privy to his body of work before signing on to film I Want Your S--. 

The indie provocateur's creative ethos combines strong visual elements with controversial subject matter and humorous absurdity to create his artistic vision, which he developed as an independent artist examining human sexuality and personal identity for almost forty years. With this darkly joyous, madcap comedy, Hoffman and Wilde got a rare opportunity to collaborate with Gregg Araki, who has just delivered his first feature film in more than a decade, yet to be unleashed onto the public domain of movie buffs.

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Despite Araki's lack of feature productions in the past twelve years, the buzz surrounding this comedy thriller continues to grow stronger; however, its streaming options still remain an excruciating mystery.

Watching Gregg Araki's name drop on the big screen after a decade would instantly heal a legend-sized hole in cinephiles' hearts. As of now, I Want Your S-- has premiered on January 23, 2026, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Audiences have been blessed with its 90-minute high-intensity ride of desire, obsession, power, and intimacy, only the New Queer Cinema movement director could expertly portray.

Unfortunately, there is no confirmed official worldwide theatrical release date or streaming platform that has been revealed yet. However, anticipation grows stronger than Black Bear Pictures leverages the movie's Sundance exposure to secure distribution deals later in 2026.

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