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Alexander Skarsgard and Olivia Colman on the Joy of a Wicker Husband
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In Short: In the new film Wicker, Alexander Skarsgård plays a Wicker Husband who falls in love with a fisherwoman played by Olivia Colman.
In the new film Wicker, Alexander Skarsgård stars as the Wicker Husband, a character who forms an unlikely romance with a fisherwoman portrayed by Olivia Colman.
Skarsgård, 50, and Colman, 52, both expressed excitement about their roles and the unique journey of making the film.
Colman, known for her Oscar-winning performances, said she knew the film would work once she saw Skarsgård in costume.
"They did an amazing job with this, and I hope and think and believe that people will go on this journey, be excited with all the twists and turns," Colman told Female First.
Skarsgård, who initially felt intimidated by the role, noted the physicality of the Wicker Husband was integral to his character development.
"Stepping into it was also a way of finding the character because it defined his physicality and who he was," Skarsgård said at the film's Sundance premiere.
The film, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, is based on Ursula Mills' short story 'The Wicker Husband,' and explores themes of human connection and criticism of the patriarchy.
"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," Colman noted.
The film's quirky concept and satirical take on societal norms have garnered attention since its premiere at Sundance.
"Everything is exaggerated; he’s a work of art. Alex fills the Wicker Husband with a beautiful soul," Colman said, praising Skarsgård's performance.
"It was really exciting to be part of that journey. Like we're making something quite unique here. There's freedom in that," Skarsgård said.
What's confirmed
- In the new film Wicker, Alexander Skarsgård stars as the Wicker Husband, a character who forms an unlikely romance with a fisherwoman portrayed by Olivia Colman.
- Skarsgård, 50, and Colman, 52, both expressed excitement about their roles and the unique journey of making the film.
- Colman, known for her Oscar-winning performances, said she knew the film would work once she saw Skarsgård in costume.
- "They did an amazing job with this, and I hope and think and believe that people will go on this journey, be excited with all the twists and turns," Colman told Female First.
- Skarsgård, who initially felt intimidated by the role, noted the physicality of the Wicker Husband was integral to his character development.
- "Stepping into it was also a way of finding the character because it defined his physicality and who he was," Skarsgård said at the film's Sundance premiere.
- The film, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, is based on Ursula Mills' short story 'The Wicker Husband,' and explores themes of human connection and criticism of the patriarchy.
- "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," Colman noted.
- The film's quirky concept and satirical take on societal norms have garnered attention since its premiere at Sundance.
- "Everything is exaggerated; he’s a work of art. Alex fills the Wicker Husband with a beautiful soul," Colman said, praising Skarsgård's performance.
- "It was really exciting to be part of that journey. Like we're making something quite unique here. There's freedom in that," Skarsgård said.
What's still developing
- If it doesn't work, then we're kind of screwed.'" "You can see how intricate and how beautiful the work was, and the fact that once it was glued on to my face, it actually moved with my movements.
- Alexander Skarsgard will "never forget" wearing full costume on the set of Wicker for the first time.
- You won’t have to wait long for directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson to answer the question at the top of most audience members’ minds when diving into Wicker.
- An adaptation of Ursula Mills ’ “The Wicker Husband,” the directorial duo, who are also a real-life couple, know that most moviegoers wonder how on earth Olivia Colman ’s Fisherwoman can go at it with a man made entirely out of Wicker.
- Pillion might be the best performance of his career, but Wicker is a strong complement to what he did in that film.
- Never thinking she would love anyone, she wonders if the Basket Weaver can make a husband out of her.
- Alexander Skarsgård ’s current trajectory is probably the most exciting he’s ever been.
- When that happens, she can’t believe the joy the Wicker Husband brings her, even if his soul is far more tormented than she thought.
- In the quaint storybook village of Wicker, everyone has a role.
- The doctor's daughter becomes the tailor's wife, and while the husbands, fathers, and brothers have duties and obligations, the women simply exist in the orbit of men.
- Beneath the surface of its folklore-esque concept, Wicker is more an exploration of human connection, a criticism of the patriarchy, and a fun exploration of just how far one ridiculous concept can be taken.
- Wicker is based on a short story by Ursula Wills-Jones titled "The Wicker Husband," and in the film, it follows the Fisherwoman closely as she realizes her quiet and isolated life needs changing.