On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman); smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker (Dev Patel). In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos. WICKER is an enchanting, timeless and twisted love story that turns traditional conventions upside down. Fresh, bold and distinctive, this character driven satire pokes fun at just how quickly the moral fabric of our society can unravel when faced with anything or anyone different.
Black Bear has launched international sales on Wicker, an enchanting, hilariously twisted romance starring Academy Award® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Lost Daughter) and Academy Award® nominee Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, Lion). Filmmaking duo, Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson (Save Yourselves!) will direct from a script they adapted based on the short story, “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Wills-Jones.
Topic Studios (Spencer, The Mauritanian) and Tango (Aftersun, WEIRD: The Weird Al Yankovic Story) will fully finance and produce, alongside South of The River, Yoki, Inc. and Votiv, who originated and financed development. The film is due to start production in 2024.