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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.