Overview
- This week the film’s trailer went viral online after public release and drew millions of views as audiences reacted to Alexander Skarsgård’s wicker character.
- Coverage highlights the movie’s craft-first approach, reporting that Wētā Workshop and the production used extensive facial and body prosthetics to create a wearable wicker suit for Skarsgård.
- The trailer foregrounds sexualized imagery and sound design that emphasize the wicker man’s movements, prompting social-media fixation and repeated references to the character’s anatomy.
- Journalists and viewers have raised practical and philosophical questions about staged intimacy with a wooden partner, noting unresolved issues such as chafing, splinters, choreography and intimacy coordination.
- Wicker is scheduled for a limited U.S. theatrical opening in October and the current conversation suggests box-office interest will hinge on whether the finished film clarifies the trailer’s sexual framing and how intimate scenes are handled.