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\t\t<\/p>\n Romantic fantasy film Wicker premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and the whole cast was there to support writing and directing duo Alex Huston Fischer<\/strong> and Eleanor Wilson<\/strong>!<\/p>\n Olivia Colman<\/strong><\/a>, Alexander Skarsgard<\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth Debicki<\/strong><\/a>, and Peter Dinklage<\/strong><\/a> were present at the premiere held at Eccles Center Theater on Saturday (January 24) in Park City, Utah.<\/p>\n Wicker<\/em> is based on Ursula Wills<\/strong>\u2018 short story and it revolves around Olivia<\/strong>\u2018s character, an outcast woman in a fishing village who forges herself a husband made out of wicker (basically a strawman), played by Alexander<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Speaking about the film, Olivia<\/strong> told Deadline<\/a><\/em> that the script is one of her \u201ctop three favorite scripts\u201d she\u2019s ever read.<\/p>\n Of the fisherwoman, she says, \u201cI just wanted to play her, and that\u2019s all there is to it. I thought this would be a beautiful film. I wanted to be in it, and that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n The True Blood<\/em> alum also discussed his decision in taking the male lead. <\/p>\n \u201cI was incredibly excited about playing this character, but he has a purity that scared me. I often gravitate towards conflicted characters, characters where there\u2019s a darkness, or an internal struggle, or some kind of weird dichotomy of friction,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n Alexander<\/strong> was at Sundance for his film The Moment<\/a><\/em> with Charli XCX<\/strong><\/a>, too, and Peter<\/strong> is also starring in another Sundance movie, The Shitheads<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n