‘Wicker’: Olivia Colman-Led Twisted Fisherwoman Romance Taps Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage & Elizabeth Debicki

Directing duo Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson of “Save Yourselves!” have wrapped on their next pic, “Wicker,” which is led by Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (“The Favourite,” “The Roses”), and there is a rather big casting update concerning other roles in the pic.

The reporting hails from Variety, which revealed that Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård (“Pillion”) has boarded the “twisted romance” replacing Dev Patel in the newly inhabited part. Other cast members who have joined the cast of “Wicker” will be Peter Dinklage (“The Toxic Avenger,” “Dexter: Resurrection”) and Elizabeth Debicki (“The Adventures of Cliff Booth”).

Based on the Ursula Wills-Jones-penned short story “The Wicker Husband,” the story was adapted to the screen by the two filmmakers, who co-wrote the script.

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In “Wicker,” we’ll see Colman as a “smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed fisherwoman living on the outskirts of a village by the sea. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions the local basketmaker to build her a husband entirely from wicker, with their relationship sparking outrage, jealousy, and chaos.”

A producing team assembled, including Topic Studios and Tango (who are financing), along with Colman, Ed Sinclair, and Tom Carver from South of The River, David Michôd and Brad Zimmerman for Yoki, Inc., and Justin Lothrop and Brent Stiefel for Votiv, who originated and financed development for “Wicker.” Meanwhile, on the sales front, UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are behind the U.S. side of things, as Black Bear is overseeing the international sales.

Colman is coming off co-starring with Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Roses.” She is also heading to the small screen with the Netflix series iteration of Jane Austen‘s “Pride & Prejudice” and stars opposite Brie Larson in FX‘s social worker drama series, “Cry Wolf.”

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Another awesome tidbit mentioned in that report is that “Wicker” was shot by Oscar-winning cinematographer Lol Crawley, best known for his fantastic work shooting projects such as “The Brutalist” (the film that earned him an Oscar statue), “The OA,” and “Vox Lux.”