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It's the film that has the internet lusting after baskets - Wicker! Stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård chat to Melissa Nathoo about people's fascination over the wicker husband and what it was like for Alexander playing him. Report by Nathoom. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00You're like, are you crying or laughing? I can't really tell.
00:06Olivia, I could not wish to be you more in this film.
00:10The single girl in me was giddy watching this.
00:14Are there any downsides to, other than him being highly flammable,
00:17are there any downsides to having a Wicca husband?
00:20I don't think of any downsides.
00:22Is there a splinter risk? Because that's what I was thinking about.
00:25I don't think Wicca gives off splinters, does it?
00:28No, Peter Dinklage's character, the basket maker, did a phenomenal job.
00:32He's a very talented craft.
00:33Yeah, yeah, he made sure that there were no splinters.
00:36Definitely not in the most crucial areas.
00:38That is what I was thinking about during...
00:40I mean, he's not made of kindling.
00:43No.
00:43That would be tricky.
00:44Yeah, that would be tricky.
00:45How do you keep a straight face, though, during this?
00:48Like, I was watching, I was like, no wonder you're brilliant actors, because this is...
00:52Fortunately, it wasn't live, so we got to do it over and over again.
00:55There were definitely scenes where it was hard, tricky to keep a straight face, yeah.
01:00But you were more...
01:04You're like, are you crying or laughing?
01:06I can't even tell.
01:07It's hard to emote, though, I imagine, right?
01:09Yeah, a little bit.
01:10I also point out, but what is not said or applauded enough is even though your face was stuck down,
01:18and you managed to get everything across beautifully, which is a testament to your incredible acting ability.
01:23Well, thank you, Olivia.
01:24But I would say it's a testament to at a workshop and the incredible...
01:29You can't take compliments.
01:32No, I'm...
01:33Sweets are kind of like Brits that way.
01:35We're like, deflect, deflect, deflect.
01:39But it was a real...
01:40They worked for 18 months on the suit and wanted to make sure that it wouldn't just be like a
01:48mask on top of the face,
01:50but it would actually move.
01:51That's why it's glued to my face and different pieces, so that it would follow my facial movements,
01:58so that it would be a bit more emotive and just not feel like a dead wall between the two
02:07of us.
02:07I just never imagined that we would, in our lifetime, be lusting over a wicker man.
02:14The internet is fully alive with these deeps.
02:17I love it.
02:17Maybe it's because it's you playing it, Alexander.
02:19I don't know, but...
02:21I stay away from all that because it scares me a little bit,
02:25but what is it that excites people, do you think?
02:29Honestly, I wish I knew.
02:31I sat there and was equally like, oh, I kind of want my own wicker husband,
02:35but I don't know why.
02:37I don't know.
02:38But he is so beautiful.
02:41And, I mean, he is kind of like the dream partner.
02:45Right.
02:46He's very attentive, isn't he?
02:47And he's like very caring and pays attention to his partner.
02:53Yeah, and that's what we all want.
02:54At the end of the day, that's what we all want.
02:56I will continue searching until I find that specific thing.
03:00Pay attention to me!
03:03But there is no danger of you guys getting pigeonholed in your career.
03:06Like, you do everything.
03:09And I love it.
03:09I've made out of wicker characters.
03:12This is all you do from now on.
03:13Is there anything you would say no to at this point?
03:16There's no genre or type of character that I'm categorically against playing.
03:22I would definitely say no to stuff if I'm not intrigued by it.
03:27If I don't find the character fascinating.
03:29If I don't like the reading a script.
03:31If I don't feel like I want to spend not only three, four, five months shooting it,
03:36but I want to spend...
03:37We shot this movie almost two years ago, and we're sitting here talking about it.
03:40So it's like, do I want to live with this character for two years?
03:43It's a long time.
03:44I don't want to spend this much time with this director, or in this case, two directors and these co
03:49-stars.
03:50That's like, you know, it's all about that to me.
03:53Who doesn't want to spend all this time with Olivia?
03:54I mean, come on.
03:56I've spent...
03:58No, you two are wonderful.
04:00Thanks for just bringing this into our lives.
04:02I love it so much.
04:02Good luck on your hunt fighting a man made out of wicker.
04:05Yeah, great, great.
04:06You two tell me where to look.
04:08Yeah.
04:08You wonder.
04:08You two tell me where to look.

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