‘Wicker’ Sundance Comedy Starring Olivia Colman Acquired by Black Bear

Wicker, the comedy film starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Peter Dinklage has been acquired by Black Bear for release in U.S. theaters.

Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, and Nabhaan Rizwan also star in the film by Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer (Save Yourselves!) directed from a script they adapted based on the short story “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills.

Wicker is an audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and social convention, centering on a wholly original love story. When the ostracized Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) commissions a wicker husband from the local Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage), her unexpected romance with the creation (Alexander Skarsgård) sparks jealousy and threatens the village’s social order.

“We are thrilled to be sharing the incredible work of Olivia, Alexander, Peter, Elizabeth, and the whole cast and crew with a wider audience and feel so fortunate to be partnering with a company who really gets it,” said Wilson and Fischer. “The team at Black Bear have led our conversations with a true passion for the film and a fearlessness that we all need from distributors in this moment.”

Wicker was brought to life through meticulous craft, with Academy Award-winning cinematographer Lol Crawley (The Brutalist), Art Director’s Guild award-winning production designer Renátó Cseh (Poor Things), and costume designers András Dániel Tóth and Attila Godena-Juhász creating an anachronistic folk world rich in character detail, while composer Anna Meredith unified the tone with a bold, recorder-driven score. The film had Alexander Skarsgård wearing a fully practical Wicker Husband suit by Joe Dunckley and Weta Workshop (Avatar, The Lord of the Rings).

Katie Anderson, Executive Vice President of US Acquisitions for Black Bear, said, “We were immediately struck by the sheer originality of Wicker. From its storytelling to the best-in-class performances led by Olivia, this is a film that refuses to be ignored. It’s provocative, darkly funny, and unexpectedly tender in all the right ways. We’re thrilled to bring this bold vision to audiences across North America.”