Alexander Skarsgård and His ‘Pillion’ Director on the Graphic, Cut Sex Scene Even They Didn’t Want You to See

Alexander Skarsgård on love, sex and Pillion

In Pillion, a surprisingly tender portrayal of BDSM and biker culture, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård has taken on his boldest role yet.

Alexander Skarsgård and His ‘Pillion’ Director on the Graphic, Cut Sex Scene Even They Didn’t Want You to See

[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “Pillion.”] Nine months after its Cannes Film Festival premiere, the oddly graceful and brazenly kinky queer romance “Pillion” is finally in mainstream U.S. theaters — in all its BDSM glory. Writer/director Harry Lighton’s A24 release stars Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling as lovers on a dom-sub continuum, respectively, in London. It’s now in select theaters with no rating from t…

🎧 The Death of Sex on Screen Was Greatly Exaggerated

RIGHT MAN Harry Melling, right, with Pillion star Alexander Skarsgård. “It’s so assured in how it moves through the action,” Melling tells me of director Harry Lighton’s new movie. “I knew the second I met him that this guy is onto something.” (The Ankler illustration; A24)ShareSubscribe nowSubscribe on Apple PodcastsWatch on YouTubeAs recently as four months ago, people would tell you with a straight face that Gen Z doesn’t want sex scenes in m…

Why Alexander Skarsgård’s Nude Scene (And Prosthetic Penis) In Pillion Ended Up Being Cut Down

Alexander Skarsgård’s explicit Pillion scene was trimmed in the final cut, and the real reason has more to do with technical reasons than shock value.