US EditionHarry Potter Star Harry Melling And Alexander Skarsgård's 'Kinky' Biker Romance Causes A Huge Stir In Cannes
- Actors Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling star in Pillion, which premiered on May 18, 2025, at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
- The film centers on a gay dom-sub biker romance fueled by complex emotions and kink, directed by first-timer Harry Lighton with a script by Lighton and Adam Mars-Jones.
- Pillion mixes graphic erotic scenes with nuanced exploration of love, power, and vulnerability within a sub/dom relationship amid a queer biker community.
- The film received an eight-minute standing ovation post-credits, holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from 12 reviews, and secured U.S. Distribution by A24.
- Pillion’s reception suggests broad critical acclaim despite niche subject matter, with implications for inclusive storytelling about queer sexuality and kink on screen.
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Everything we know about 'Pillion', the kinky gay film taking over Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival over the weekend gave us more than just Pedro Pascal’s arms to obsess over, especially after the gay dom/sub movie, Pillion, became the most talked-about premiere. Despite the graphic content, the film still earned a seven-minute standing ovation once the credits rolled. Besides that, central star Alexander Skarsgård also gave us some sexy-ass leather pants to gawk over, kissed Pascal on the red carpet, and sent the Twit…
Pillion: First reactions as Alexander Skarsgård's 'filthy' film about gay biker and 'submissive' lover hits Cannes
The film won an eight-minute ovation from an audience including Pedro Pascal at last night's premiere The post Pillion: First reactions as Alexander Skarsgård’s ‘filthy’ film about gay biker and ‘submissive’ lover hits Cannes appeared first on Attitude.
Pedro Pascal And Alexander Skarsgård’s Quick Kiss At Cannes 2025 Has The Internet Going Crazy
After his film Pillion debuted at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Alexander Skarsgard shocked viewers by kissing Pedro Pascal! Fans are in a frenzy after the footage of the two well-known actors kissing each other went viral on social media. As of right now, multiple posts X are going viral of this specific moment, with one post that captured their moment receiving 5.7 million views. The fact that this kiss existed in real time in front of peopl…
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