# Why Olivia Colman Didn’t Get Splinters From Getting Intimate With Alexander Skarsgård’s ‘Wicker’ Costume

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-olivia-colman-didnt-get-splinters-from-getting-intimate-with-alexander-skarsgards-wicker-costume/
- Published: 2026-10-23T20:20:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:25:44+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/what-alexander-skarsgard-wicker-basket-was-made-from-1236929863/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Skarsgård’s wicker costume used 50 flexible 3D-printed pieces.
- No real straw was involved, avoiding splinters.
- The full makeup and costume process took about 90 minutes.

## Summary

The film “Wicker” features Alexander Skarsgård as a living wicker husband, made for Olivia Colman’s character, a fisherwoman in a community that judges women by marriage. The costume team created the character practically, blending prosthetics with digital design and 3D printing.

After 18 months of research and development, the team made 50 flexible, 3D-printed pieces and attached them to a spandex suit, so the costume contained no real straw and would not give Colman splinters. Skarsgård’s facial makeup used 10 pieces, and muka plant fibre formed his beard, hair and eyelashes; the full transformation took about 90 minutes.

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