Audiences got their first look at Alexander Skarsgård playing a man crafted from wicker, and it’s safe to say the internet instantly lost its mind.
Black Bear’s Wicker, based on author Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story, The Wicker Husband, follows a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who commissions the local basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband (Skarsgård). However, when the quiet village realizes he’s the man of any woman’s dreams, his presence sparks jealousy and chaos.
Despite the film debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, it wasn’t until last week that the general public got a first look at the pic, including a teaser of what Skarsgård is packing in his little (or rather, fans are hoping big) basket.
For the girlies who love romantic fantasy novels and franchises, this movie is right up their alley. And many of them weren’t afraid to make that known on social media. Once the trailer made its way on TikTok, women flooded the comment sections in pleasant confusion, and their reactions did not disappoint.
“Hell yeah! 50 shades of Pinocchio! Worth the splinters,” one person wrote, referencing the erotic Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, while another user added, “The way you can hear the wicker expanding is killing.” One user noted, “I love how simultaneously confused and thirsty everyone is,” while another person shared, “The bar is so low for men we’re romanticizing baskets.”
