{"id":969443,"date":"2026-07-30T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/969443\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:04:14","slug":"the-first-trailer-for-wicker-proves-alexander-skarsgard-is-hot-in-any-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/969443\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Trailer for ‘Wicker’ Proves Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd Is Hot in Any Form"},"content":{"rendered":"

There seems to be no member of the Skarsg\u00e5rd family that\u2019s afraid to make themselves unrecognizable for a role. Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s Baron Harkonnen<\/a> still haunts many nightmares, as do Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s Pennywise<\/a> and his Nosferatu<\/a>. But Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, who recently transformed himself into the title character of Murderbot<\/a>, has a surprisingly sexy addition to the list: a man woven from rattan to woo Olivia Colman\u2019s character in Wicker.<\/p>\n

The first trailer for Wicker is here, following its well-received world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and it looks sweet, funny, and a bit dirty too.<\/p>\n

Wicker looks like it brings creative new context to a relatively familiar story: a lonely outsider finds love, and everyone who\u2019s gotten used to treating her as an object of ridicule can\u2019t handle seeing her happy. Of course, there are some magical elements at play in this particular telling of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of social convention, Wicker tells the wholly original love story of an ostracized fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions a husband to be made by the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage),\u201d the official synopsis reads. \u201cWhen her wicker husband (Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd) proves more spectacular than she ever imagined, his soulful spirit and unique prowess awaken something inside her, setting off a wave of jealousy, fascination, and upheaval that threatens the very fabric of village life.\u201d<\/p>\n

The press release reveals that Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s wicker-ness was achieved using entirely practical effects, which makes it even more impressive. Wicker was directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) and is based on Ursula Wills\u2019 short story \u201cThe Wicker Husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wicker hits limited theaters October 23 before opening nationwide October 30.<\/p>\n

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