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Image Credit: Mumbles Coffee on Instagram<\/p>\n Image Credit: Mumbles Coffee on Instagram<\/p>\n
Amelia Jones<\/p>\n
A Mumbles-based film producer has revealed that the new star-studded fantasy film Wicker was almost filmed in south Wales.<\/p>\n
Producer Tom Carver has revealed in an interview with local publication Swansea Scoop<\/a> that the film\u2019s directors scouted locations such as St Fagans and Cosmeston Medieval Village in south Wales.<\/p>\n However, an existing film set in Hungary was ultimately deemed a better fit for the production.<\/p>\n The fantasy comedy, which arrives in UK cinemas on October 30, is adapted from Ursula Wills-Jones\u2019s short story The Wicker Husband.<\/p>\n The film opens in UK cinemas on October 30 and follows a lonely fisherwoman, played by Olivia Colman, who asks a basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to create her a husband made entirely of wicker (Alexander Skarsg\u00e4rd). When her unusual new companion arrives in the village, his presence causes unexpected tensions among the residents.<\/p>\n Adapted from British author Ursula Wills-Jones\u2019s short story The Wicker Husband, the film combines fantasy, romance and dark comedy.<\/p>\n Carver is the managing director and co-founder of South of the River Pictures, the production company behind Wicker. Working alongside Hollywood talent, he co-founded South of the River Pictures in 2019 with Colman and her husband, screenwriter Ed Sinclair, with Carver serving as managing director.<\/p>\n The independent production company has built a portfolio spanning television drama and feature films, including Landscapers, Wicked Little Letters and The Roses.<\/p>\n The company became involved in Wicker as a production partner after Colman, Sinclair and Carver felt they could add value to the project<\/a>. Its involvement marks another collaboration between the production team and Colman, who also stars in the film.<\/p>\n In a post announcing the release date, Carver said: \u201cWICKER is a beautifully crafted, unique, hilarious, heart-warming, powerful visual & story telling spectacle.<\/p>\n \u201cShout out to Alexander Skarsg\u00e4rd \u00a0for his incredible performance as The Wicker Husband \u2013 subtle, moving, profound and powerful.<\/p>\n \u201cGuarantee you will not forget the jaw-dropping prosthetic Wicker suit made by W\u0113t\u0101 Workshop Ltd! You also won\u2019t forget the performance by Olivia and the onscreen chemistry between the two of them!\u201d<\/p>\n Carver brings a business and management background to the company, including experience with WarnerMedia, alongside his work overseeing its development and production activities. He said he hopes to bring future productions to Wales.<\/p>\n Carver was seen visiting a local coffee shop Mumbles Coffee \u00a0<\/a>this week, after they unveiled a life-sized standee of Alexander Skarsg\u00e4rd\u2019s Wicker man.<\/p>\n The post even caught the attention of screenwriter and television producer Russell T Davies, who commented \u201cAmazing!\u201d before humorously agreeing that the Wicker Man could be RTD2\u2019s new boyfriend.<\/p>\n
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