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NEW PROJECT announced for Alexander SkarsgÄrd to star and executive produce "Pillion"
via Variety (5.8.24):
Alexander Skarsgard (âThe Northman,â âSuccessionâ) and Harry Melling (âThe Pale Blue Eye,â âThe Queenâs Gambitâ) are set to lead the cast of âPillion,â described as a âfun and filthy romance with heartâ and being produced by multi-Oscar-winning powerhouse Element Pictures.
The film â to be launched in Cannes by Cornerstone, which is handling worldwide sales â marks the feature debut of Harry Lighton, whose short âWren Boysâ was nominated for best British short at the 2018 BAFTAs, was nominated for a BIFA and had its U.S. premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
âPillionâ follows Colin (Melling), a weedy wallflower letting life pass him by. That is until Ray (SkarsgĂ„rd), the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, takes him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Rayâs world of rules and mysteries, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is for him. Has he found his calling, or simply swapped one form of suffocation for another?Â
The film â set to shoot in the U.K. this summer â is an Element Pictures production financed by BBC Film, Picturehouse Entertainment and September Films, who will handle distribution in the U.K. and Benelux respectively. The BFI is also supporting the film. The screenplay was developed with BBC Film and is based on Adam Mars-Jonesâ âBox Hillâ which was the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize winner. Element Picturesâ Emma Norton, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe will produce together with Lee Groombridge. BBC Filmâs Eva Yates, Claire Binns for Picturehouse, September Filmsâ Pim Hermeling and SkarsgĂ„rd are executive producers. Louise Ortega is the BFIâs executive for the project. Heads of department include cinematographer Nick Morris (âWren Boysâ), production designer Francesca Massariol (âThe Straysâ), BIFA Award winning costume designer Grace Snell (âThe Souvenirâ), BIFA Award nominated composer Oliver Coates (âAftersunâ) and casting director Kahleen Crawford (âLost Daughterâ).
âEveryone at Element is so excited to help Harry Lighton bring âPillionâ to life,â said Norton. âHarry is a filmmaker who is drawn to risk and fascinated by the potential to find surprising complexity in everyday life. We love this about him and believe that âPillionâ is the perfect expression of his talent, bravery and ambition.â
Added Cornerstoneâs Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder; âHarryâs script is equally compelling and shocking as it is funny and entertaining â and one of the best weâve read in years. The casting is inspired and we are thrilled to unleash this brilliant project in the Cannes market.â