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Olivia Colman has joined Only Murders in the Building as it heads to London for its Season 6, joining a star-studded UK guest lineup as Mabel, Oliver and Charles investigate Cinda Canning’s death; the arc also features the return of Meryl Streep.
Olivia Colman has joined the London-set sixth season of Only Murders in the Building as a guest star, joining Selena Gomez, Meryl Streep and Martin Short; production is underway in the UK as the amateur detectives continue their investigation, though a release date has not yet been announced.
Olivia Colman has joined Season 6 of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, which will be set in London—the first overseas setting for the series—announced in a social-media video by Selena Gomez, Meryl Streep and Martin Short, and packing a star-studded guest list that includes Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, David Tennant and Jim Broadbent.
The trailer for the surreal comedy-romance Wicker features Alexander Skarsgård as a living wicker husband crafted for Olivia Colman’s lonely fisherwoman, spurring online chatter over the wicker-nipple prop; Skarsgård jokes about his “dream” of wicker nipples, and the film, with Peter Dinklage as the craftsman, is set for a UK release on October 30.
The Sundance-debut film Wicker features Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who commissions a wicker husband from a local basketmaker, with Alexander Skarsgård’s lifelike wicker spouse stirring jealousy and upheaval in a small village alongside Peter Dinklage. Black Bear acquired North American rights, and the film opens in limited theaters on October 23 before a wider rollout a week later.
The first trailer for Wicker shows Alexander Skarsgård as a wicker husband crafted by a basketmaker for Olivia Colman’s ostracized fisherwoman in a raunchy, practical-effects–driven fantasy comedy that premiered at Sundance and opens in limited theaters Oct. 23 before a nationwide expansion Oct. 30.
Alexander Skarsgård undergoes a wicker-prosthetic transformation to play the Wicker Husband opposite Olivia Colman’s Fisherwoman in the film Wicker; the trailer teases an unconventional romance with Peter Dinklage as the Basketmaker, and Colman praises Skarsgård’s performance as prosthetics and acting converge, ahead of a limited Oct. 23 release in select theaters and a wider rollout the following week.
At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, Wicker arrives as a kooky, sex-forward folk tale led by Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. Colman grounds the bawdy whimsy with grounded pathos while Skarsgård plays a wicker-man with memorable deadpan charm, supported by a colorful village ensemble and striking cinematography. The audacious premise and ribald humor may polarize audiences, and the film is currently seeking U.S. distribution (Grade: B).
THR reviews Wicker as a quirky Sundance fable in which Olivia Colman’s fisherwoman enlists a wicker husband built by a basket weaver for companionship. Alexander Skarsgård’s arrival destabilizes the village, turning the romance into a sharp, humane meditation on partnership and social norms, aided by lush production design and strong performances—though the ending lingers a touch.
At Sundance, Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage discuss Wicker, a visually driven drama based on Ursula Wills’s short story about a fisherman’s village where a basket-maker is asked to fashion a husband from wicker. Colman plays the fisherman who rekindles love after being mocked, with Dinklage weaving the wicker husband and Skarsgård portraying a pure, unframed partner. Elizabeth Debicki co-stars as the rival, and the cast details their on-set wicker-weaving and coracle paddling as the film explores love, retaliation, and a village unraveling.
Alexander Skarsgård discusses his boundary-pusting roles in Pillion, his improvisational work with Charli XCX on The Moment, and his wicker-man part in Wicker, detailing his approach to transformed performances, his fashion-forward “method dressing,” and his career evolution from True Blood to Sundance projects while balancing family life and drawing inspiration from his father Stellan.
The Night Manager returns after a decade with a confident second season, continuing the story of former spy Jonathan Pine, now living under a new identity and drawn back into the world of espionage to confront a global conspiracy, maintaining its serious, old-fashioned thriller style amidst a changing spy genre landscape.
The Roses, a new film starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, reimagines the story of a tumultuous marriage from Warren Adler's novel, shifting focus from bitter divorce to a more affectionate but conflicted relationship, resulting in a less biting and more conventional comedy that lacks the dark edge of the original story.
The Roses is a sharp, energetic rom-com featuring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch as a fiery couple whose relationship evolves through marriage, career changes, and divorce, supported by a strong cast and witty direction by Jay Roach, making it a must-watch for fans of the genre.
Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch discuss their new film 'The Roses,' a dark comedy reimagining of 'The War of the Roses,' highlighting their friendship, the film's themes of marriage and ambition, and their experiences working together in a humorous and candid interview.