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Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård Promote 'Wicker' at Zurich Film Festival
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In Short: Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård attended the Zurich Film Festival to promote their new film 'Wicker' on Monday.
Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård hit the red carpet at the 2026 Zurich Film Festival to promote their new film 'Wicker'.
Colman, 52, wore a white outfit with a mini bow detailing, while Skarsgård opted for a black suit over a white T-shirt.
The film, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, is described as an audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and social conventions.
In 'Wicker', Colman plays a fisherwoman who commissions a wicker husband from a local basketmaker, played by Peter Dinklage.
Colman's hair, which she has grown out to its longest in nearly a decade, was a major talking point at the event.
Colman called the film 'one of the best and most original scripts I've read in a long time', while Skarsgård joked about wearing full-body prosthetics made of wicker during filming.
The film has been generating buzz since its premiere at Sundance, with Colman noting that the fisherwoman character 'shows them' by defying societal norms.
Colman and Skarsgård posed for photos with fans and participated in interviews, drawing attention to the unique premise of 'Wicker'.
The Zurich Film Festival also announced additional filmmakers and special guests for the event.
The festival promises to bring together an eclectic lineup of acclaimed documentaries and series, with in-person filmmaker conversations and special screenings.
What this adds
The film's unconventional premise and Colman's new hairstyle have garnered significant attention from fans and critics alike.
Background
Wicker is a method of weaving used to make products such as furniture and baskets, as well as a descriptor to classify such products. It is the oldest furniture-making method, dating as far back as c. 3000 BC.
What's confirmed
- On Monday, the 52-year-old attended the Zurich Film Festival screening of her upcoming film Wicker, in which she stars alongside Alexander Skarsgård.
- “Most male actors dream of playing Hamlet at some point in their career. I never did,” Skarsgård said.
- Olivia Colman looks so different with her longest hair in nearly a decade.
- Colman, 52, attended the premiere of her new movie Wicker in a white high-low top complete with a dainty bow accent.
- As for her makeup, Colman wore black winged eyeliner, rosy blush, and a terracotta lip.
- The last time that Colman wore her hair this long was in 2017, when she attended the London premiere of Murder on the Orient Express.
- Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, Wicker stars Colman as a fisherwoman who tasks a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) with making her a wicker husband ( Alexander Skarsgård ).
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- Olivia Colman has ditched her signature brunette pixie cut ahead of promotion for her upcoming romantic comedy Wicker.
- Colman then posed alongside her Wicker co-star, before meeting nearby fans.
- Formerly sporting cropped brunette locks, it’s the longest hair Colman has had in nearly a decade before her appearance in the final series of Broadchurch, before going on to star as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown.
- ‘Yeah, it’s needles in your face,’ Colman quipped back.
What's still developing
- When her wicker husband ( Skarsgård ) 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.
- “Personally I think this is the best Olivia Coleman’s ever looked. I’ve always hated the adage of ‘long hair is for the young’,” said one social media user.
- “None of the women [in the film] have their own names, except for the fisherwoman, and she’s shunned and ostracized for being sort of ugly and smelly, and unmarriable. But she shows them,” noted Colman.
- “Arthur Russell didn’t follow the rules of genre or the conventional model of being an artist, and that’s the spirit of this wonderful festival. I can’t think of a better place to share his story with a new audience,” said Matt Wolf, director of “Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell,” as part of the festival announcement.
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- On September 28, the acclaimed actress embraced her grays, as well as her natural texture, at the Zurich Film Festival.
- The True Blood actor wears full-body prosthetics in the film.
- The 52-year-old Oscar-winning actress and the 50-year-old Emmy-winning actor hit the green carpet together for the premiere of their new romantic fantasy comedy movie Wicker on Monday night (September 28) in Zurich, Switzerland.
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