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Wicker Is a Riot. The Story That Inspired It Is Just as Singular.

An interview with author Ursula Wills about the origin of the story, the changes between the source material and the movie, and what Alexander Skarsgård is like in person.

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Oct 30, 2026 10:00 AM

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The movie Wicker , starring Olivia Colman as a cranky, lonely fisherwoman who commissions a basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to make her a husband ( Alexander Skarsgård , with the aid of some tremendous prosthetics), is odd, hilarious, and delightful.…