Alexander Skarsgård's New Fantasy Movie Wicker With Rotten Tomatoes Audience Record Continues 3-Year Streak

Published Oct 27, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT

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Alexander Skarsgård has a new fantasy movie playing in theaters right now, and by achieving an impressive audience score record for the actor on Rotten Tomatoes, it also continues a major three-year streak. Skarsgård is not only a talented actor, but he is also an incredibly versatile one. The star can go from charismatic to menacing to thoughtful and many more at the flick of a switch.

The Swedish actor's list of movies and TV shows is vast, including hit standalone releases and franchise entries. For instance, Skarsgård has starred in some of the best HBO TV shows of all time. That is a big deal, as HBO has become synonymous with prestige TV shows over the years. Among Skarsgård's HBO series are True Blood, Big Little Lies, Succession, and more.

More recently, Skarsgård turned up one of his most unique performances in the Apple TV sci-fi series Murderbot, where he plays a socially awkward killing machine who develops autonomy and tries to hide it from humans. On the big screen, Skarsgård starred in franchise projects like Godzilla vs. Kong and The Legend of Tarzan, as well as unique standalone movies like Robert Eggers' The Northman and the acclaimed gay romance Pillion.

Choose the movie with the higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Now, Skarsgård returns with one of his unique roles that allows the actor to lose himself in a character, which happens in the form of the star-studded fantasy romance Wicker. The movie was released in theaters on October 23, and not only does it feature another exciting performance from Skarsgård, but Wicker also continues a Rotten Tomatoes streak for the actor.

Alexander Skarsgård's Wicker Continues His Positive 3-Year RT Audience Score Streak

Wicker debuted with a massive 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, tying the war drama Lee for the highest audience score in Skarsgård's career thus far. While the 2026 fantasy movie has since dropped slightly to 92%, Wicker still holds the 2nd spot on that list. Additionally, Wicker's 95% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 129 reviews, at the time of writing, stands as the 2nd highest for Skarsgård, being evenly matched with the coming-of-age movie The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and only losing to Pillion's 99% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Taking where it currently stands, with a Verified Hot status at 92%, Wicker continues a three-year streak of Skarsgård movies with positive Rotten Tomatoes audience scores. Before Skarsgård's new fantasy movie, the actor saw the following films find success with moviegoers on the review aggregator website: The Moment at 75%, Pillion at 89%, and Lee at a career-best 94%. This streak goes all the way back to 2023, with the sci-fi horror movie Infinity Pool, directed by David Cronenberg's son, Brandon Cronenberg, being his latest movie to have a negative Rotten Tomatoes audience score, sitting at just 52% — However, it holds a high 87% critics' score.

Why Alexander Skarsgård's Wicker Is Worth Watching In Theaters

Wicker is connecting with both critics and audiences alike, and a lot of it comes down to the fantasy movie's gripping performances. While it has an absurd concept at heart, with Skarsgård playing a wicker man that comes to life as the husband of a local fisherwoman, the movie is charming, funny, and comes packing a lot of heart, with the connection between Skarsgård's character and Olivia Colman's being about much more than Wicker's sex scenes — the new fantasy movie is R-rated.

Joining them are actors like Game of Thrones' Peter Dinklage, The Crown's Elizabeth Debicki, Loki's Richard E. Grant, and more. Wicker is also a visually stunning movie, and the way that the team behind the new fantasy movie managed to use practical effects to transform Skarsgård into the wicker man is simply jaw-dropping. Wicker is worth watching while it is in theaters.

Cast

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  Fisherwoman

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  Wicker Husband

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  Basket Weaver

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  Tailor’s Wife