The 2026 movie schedule is packed with bold, unusual releases, but only one of them comes with an Alexander Skarsgård nude scene, and that happens to be one of the upcoming A24 movies Pillion. Unfortunately (or maybe mercifully, depending on your perspective), Skarsgård’s full nude moment, prosthetic and all, was, yes, cut down. Pun fully intended. Here’s why the filmmakers decided to go with less length and more tension.
According to reporting from Entertainment Weekly, the trimmed moment involved a longer close-up shot during an early alleyway scene between Skarsgård’s biker character, Ray, and Harry Melling’s character, Colin. While the scene remains explicit in the final cut, the cast and filmmaker confirmed the original version lingered longer than what audiences now see. Melling revealed to the outlet:
