Olivia Colman & Alexander Skarsgård React to Those Steamy Wicker Memes

As Skarsgård recalled, the ad featured a wicker bench with the phrase, “Husband material,” which Colman raved “was very cool.”

“That was fun for us,” Debicki added. “People are so hilarious and they made me laugh so much.”

But it’s not just the memes that have turned the cast into basket cases, as Skarsgård also revealed they were shown the film’s signature popcorn bucket, shaped like thechiseled body of the Wicker Husband, musing, “So when you go see the movie, you can eat popcorn out of Wicker Husband’s torso.”

Overall, the entire cast—which also includes PeterDinklage—has been shocked by the woven-derful response to Wicker.

“I’ve never had such a reaction from a trailer,” Colman admitted to E!. “Friends and family—and I don’t know how people find it, but then I’m an idiot about social media—but everyone’s gone. ‘I can’t wait to see this. Oh my god, so exciting.’”

The Oscar winner added, “It’s lovely, everyone has really taken to it.”

Taking on the role of the Wicker Husband was also a surprising experience for Skarsgård, who revealed that after almost a year of only seeing his wicker costume through photos, he finally got to put it on two weeks before filming. 

“It was amazing,” the Emmy winner marveled, “and it also helped me find the character, because up until that point, the Wicker Husband had only kind of existed in my head.”

“But to put it on and to feel the weight of it, and to kind of see how that informed the way I move,” Skarsgård shared, “it was tremendously informative.”

Wicker opens in theaters Oct. 23. 

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