Wicker (film)
American film
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Wicker is a 2026 romantic fantasy film directed and adapted by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones. The cast is led by Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki.
- Alex Huston Fischer
- Eleanor Wilson
- Alex Huston Fischer
- Eleanor Wilson
by Ursula Wills-Jones
- Olivia Colman
- Ed Sinclair
- Tom Carver
- David Michôd
- Brad Zimmerman
- Justin Lothrop
- Brent Stiefel
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| Based on | "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones |
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| Cinematography | Lol Crawley |
| Edited by | Sofi Marshall |
| Music by | Anna Meredith |
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| Distributed by | Black Bear Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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| Language | English |
Premise
An outcast in a fishing village commissions a husband for herself made out of wicker.[1]
Cast
- Olivia Colman as the Fisherwoman
- Alexander Skarsgård as the Wicker Husband
- Peter Dinklage as the Basket Weaver
- Elizabeth Debicki as the Tailor’s Wife
- Marli Siu as the Basket Weaver’s sister
- Nabhaan Rizwan as the Tailor
- Richard E. Grant as the eccentric and incompetent village doctor
- Ella Bruccoleri
Production
Topic Studios and Tango Entertainment finance and produce the film with Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson as directers, from a screenplay they adapted from the short story "The Wicker Husband" by Ursula Wills-Jones. Producers include 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, as well as Olivia Colman, who leads the cast.[2][3]
Alongside Colman, Dev Patel was initially attached but was replaced by Alexander Skarsgård. The cast also includes Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki.[4]
Principal photography was completed by September 2025 in Budapest.[5][6][4]
Release
Wicker premiered at the Eccles Theater in Park City, Utah as part of the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026.[7] In February 2026, Black Bear Pictures, which also handled international sales on the film, acquired North American distribution rights at the European Film Market.[8] The film is scheduled to be released in select theates in the United States on October 23, 2026.[9]