{"id":2071440,"date":"2026-07-31T12:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071440"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:01:31","slug":"alexander-skarsgards-wicker-nipples-have-sent-the-internet-into-meltdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071440","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s wicker nipples have sent the internet into meltdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wicker_Key-Still.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s wicker nipples have sent the internet into meltdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The star called it his &#8220;dream&#8221; to have the prosthetics made for his character<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-31T13:01:31+01:00\">31st July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Wicker_Key-Still-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Wicker\" title=\"Wicker_Key Still\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Olivia Colman in &#8216;Wicker&#8217;. CREDIT: Black Bear Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The trailer for new comedy-romance <em>Wicker<\/em> has sent the internet into a frenzy after it was revealed star Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd plays a man made out of wicker.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Coleman is the lead in the surreal tale, playing a lonely fisherwoman who commissions a craftsman (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband out of wicker. The result is a living wicker man, played by Skarsg\u00e5rd, who treats her with absolute devotion and sends her small town into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The release of the trailer, which features love scenes between the two leads, has sparked many conversations online, particularly around the wicker suit that Skarsg\u00e5rd wears, which comes complete with wicker nipples.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The majority of reactions were disbelief. \u201cI can\u2019t get over the wicker nipples,\u201d wrote one person on X (formerly Twitter), while another simply wrote \u201cwicker nipples?!?!?!?\u201d with\u00a0 crying emojis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can&#8217;t get over the wicker nipples. https:\/\/t.co\/8Zkfy5DKjK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mae (@TheMaeMayhem) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wicker nipples?!?!?!? \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/hEO5tkCl9Q<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 idk (@idkbruhplzgod) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The actor himself joked about the suit, telling <em>EW<\/em>: \u201cMost male actors dream of playing Hamlet at some point in their career. I never did. My dream was always to have nipples made out of wicker. Thanks to our wonderful directors, Eleanor and Alex, and the brilliant artists at W\u0113t\u0101 in New Zealand, my dream has finally come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>W\u0113t\u0101 3D modeller Mathew Matangi, who worked on that part of the suit, screengrabbed the quote and posted: \u201cIt was an honour to make your wicker nipples, Alexander Skarsgard. They will be going in page one of my portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was an honour to make your wicker nipples, Alexander Skarsgard.<\/p>\n<p>They will be going in page one of my portfolio.#WICKER pic.twitter.com\/n8oXYr4YJm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mathew Matangi (@MathewMatangi) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Wicker<\/em> is released on October 30 in the UK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In January, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd lavished praise on Charli XCX, following the pair working together on <em>The Moment<\/em>. Confessing to be a fan of her music, he said: \u201cSecretly, quietly, on my little island in Sweden, I had a \u2018brat summer,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople always say, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m genuinely a fan,\u2019\u201d he added. \u201cI told Charli after we shot the movie that when they sum up the year on Spotify, she was my Number Two most-played artist of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Olivia Colman<\/li>\n<li>Peter Dinklage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  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frenzy after it was revealed star Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd plays a man made out of wicker.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Coleman is the lead in the surreal tale, playing a lonely fisherwoman who commissions a craftsman (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband out of wicker. The result is a living wicker man, played by Skarsg\u00e5rd, who treats her with absolute devotion and sends her small town into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The release of the trailer, which features love scenes between the two leads, has sparked many conversations online, particularly around the wicker suit that Skarsg\u00e5rd wears, which comes complete with wicker nipples.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The majority of reactions were disbelief. \u201cI can\u2019t get over the wicker nipples,\u201d wrote one person on X (formerly Twitter), while another simply wrote \u201cwicker nipples?!?!?!?\u201d with\u00a0 crying emojis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can&#8217;t get over the wicker nipples. https:\/\/t.co\/8Zkfy5DKjK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mae (@TheMaeMayhem) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wicker nipples?!?!?!? \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d https:\/\/t.co\/hEO5tkCl9Q<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 idk (@idkbruhplzgod) July 31, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The actor himself joked about the suit, telling <em>EW<\/em>: \u201cMost male actors dream of playing Hamlet at some point in their career. I never did. My dream was always to have nipples made out of wicker. Thanks to our wonderful directors, Eleanor and Alex, and the brilliant artists at W\u0113t\u0101 in New Zealand, my dream has finally come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>W\u0113t\u0101 3D modeller Mathew Matangi, who worked on that part of the suit, screengrabbed the quote and posted: \u201cIt was an honour to make your wicker nipples, Alexander Skarsgard. They will be going in page one of my portfolio.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was an honour to make your wicker nipples, Alexander Skarsgard.<\/p>\n<p>They will be going in page one of my portfolio.#WICKER pic.twitter.com\/n8oXYr4YJm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mathew Matangi (@MathewMatangi) July 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Wicker<\/em> is released on October 30 in the UK.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In January, Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd lavished praise on Charli XCX, following the pair working together on <em>The Moment<\/em>. 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