Alexander Skarsgård Talks Bringing the Wicker Husband to Life in ‘Wicker’

Will ‘Wicker’ Be Black Bear’s First Big Breakout?

Black Bear CEO Teddy Schwarzman has seen some ups and downs in the transition from financier-producer-foreign-sales-company-UK-distributor to full-on North American distribution company Black Bear Pictures. The Blackstone scion is smart and experienced enough to know the risks inherent in competing in the fraught indie marketplace. But even in the face of frosty reviews for “Christy,” starring Sydney Sweeney with her bosom buried from view in a …

Alexander Skarsgård talks bringing the Wicker Husband to life in ‘Wicker’

Written and directed by real-life married couple Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, “Wicker” feels like a proper fairytale – which is a dying art, these days.  Based on a short story by Ursula Wills, “Wicker” immediately feels whimsical and magical in equal measure. We meet the Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman), the village recluse who bucks […] The post Alexander Skarsgård talks bringing the Wicker Husband to life in ‘Wicker’ appeared first on R…

Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård & Elizabeth Debicki Embrace The 'Big Swing' Of 'Wicker'

Three Emmy winners are sitting on a couch. That’s not rare in Los Angeles, but when it’s three acting winners, and one has an Oscar somewhere on their mantle, it is. On this wonderfully sunny day, Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Elizabeth Debicki are lounging in a bungalow at Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood. The trio is in the midst of a promo day for “Wicker,” the second feature from filmmaking duo Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wils…

Interview: 'Wicker' Stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård on Just How Much Fun That Shoot Was

One of the biggest surprises of Wicker is just how much fun it is. That fun isn’t just something viewers experience, as I learned when talking to the movie’s stars, Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. They had a blast making this film, as did pretty much everyone involved. You can see it too in the […]