Colman, Skarsgård on 'Wicker': 'Two Souls Being Kind' — SkimNews
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- Wicker celebrated its European premiere at Zurich Film Festival following its Sundance debut, with much of its early buzz centered on erotic moments featuring Colman and Skarsgård and a playful use of Taylor Swift's 'Wood.'
- Colman plays an ostracized medieval fisherwoman who marries Skarsgård's wicker husband, a custom-woven creature created by Peter Dinklage's basket weaver character.
- Skarsgård said playing the sweet, tender wicker husband was 'terrifying' because he feels 'way more comfortable playing dark, twisted, demented characters,' calling the role a major departure.
- Wētā Workshop, the practical-effects house behind Lord of the Rings, built Skarsgård's full wicker body in Budapest using body scans; the woven mask was glued to his face and had to move with his facial expressions.
- Directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson adapted the film from Ursula Wills-Jones' novel 'The Wicker Husband,' using Monty Python-style humor to critique patriarchy and the institution of marriage.
- Colman called the script one of her top three she's ever loved and said the central relationship is about 'two souls being kind to each other,' noting all the women in the film lack names except her character.
Why it matters: Wētā Workshop's fully practical wicker-body build for the romantic lead — rather than CGI — gives the indie fable a tactile distinction in a market dominated by digital effects, with both leads calling it one of the most original scripts they've encountered.
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