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Pillion Wasn’t What I Expected, But That Made Me Enjoy It More

It was different. I liked it.

Cinemablend

Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling on the surprisingly sweet BDSM romance ‘Pillion’

Alexander Skarsgård plays a biker who begins a dom-sub relationship with a younger, more inexperienced man in “Pillion.”

The Independent UK

Why Alexander Skarsgård’s Nude Scene (And Prosthetic Penis) In Pillion Ended Up Being Cut Down

The cut was strictly professional...

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Yes, it’s OK to Laugh with ‘Pillion’ [EXCLUSIVE]

he Mary Sue spoke to Lighton and Melling about bringing that joyful tone to life on screen and inviting Pillion audiences to laugh.

The Mary Sue

Harry Melling 'shocked' family with his new X rated role

Former Harry Potter actor Harry Melling, who played Dudley Dursley in the big screen franchise, admitted his family were shocked by his latest role.

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A Harry Potter Star Got Candid About The Potential To Be ‘Shackled’ To The Franchise, And I'm Impressed By His Constant Reinvention

The long game behind one Harry Potter star’s career choices.

Cinemablend

Stellan Skarsgård says it’s ‘gloves off’ this awards season in rivalry against son Alexander

The pair were both nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the recent Gotham Awards

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‘BDSM on screen used to just mean a gimp in the basement’: the kink community’s verdict on Pillion

Pillion, which explores a relationship between dom Ray (Alexander Skarsgård) and submissive Colin (Harry Melling), has just opened in UK cinemas. But how realistic is its portrayal of a group little seen in mainstream cinema?

The Guardian - UK

Pillion dominates at 2025 British Independent Film Awards

‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’ and ‘My Father's Shadow’ were among the other big winners at the ceremony

The Independent UK

Pillion dominates at the British Independent Film Awards

The BDSM biker gang love story starring Alexander Skarsgård took home four awards in total

Evening Standard

Alexander Skarsgård is having the time of his life on the Pillion press tour

Leather daddies on the red carpet and tales of his ‘sexually liberated’ grandmother are just some of the highlights

Evening Standard

Alexander Skarsgard says BDSM film Pillion feels ‘incredibly Brat’

Charli XCX’s album Brat inspired a summer trend defined by sultry fashion choices and a party girl attitude.

Evening Standard

Pillion review – BDSM biker romp is the sweetest, sexiest, and most tender film you’ll see all year

5/5 Together, Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård achieve what ‘50 Shades of Grey’ couldn’t

The Independent UK

Inside Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling’s very kinky romcom: ‘People can’t believe the BBC funded it’

IN FOCUS: Nothing else is quite like ‘Pillion’, a sub-dom romance as sexually transgressive as it is heartwarming. Adam White speaks to its two leading men and their director Harry Lighton about raunch, love scenes and prosthetic appendages

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Evening Standard

Alexander Skarsgard says new film Pillion is ‘not a conventional gay love story’

The movie follows Colin, a timid man, who meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who leads him into a submissive relationship.

Total Film

Leave your expectations for Alexander Skarsgård's new movie Pillion at the door: it's steamy and sexy, but it's so much more than a rom-com

Big Screen Spotlight | Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård give fearless performances in Pillion, one of this year's biggest cinematic surprises

The Guardian - UK

‘I think my mum’s going to like it’: Alexander Skarsgård on his gay biker ‘dom-com’ Pillion

In May, Cannes went weak at the knees for Harry Lighton’s tale of BDSM and bootlicking in suburbia. Ahead of its release, the director and his stars reveal the explicit shots snipped from the final cut and discuss why Pride has become too sanitised

Evening Standard

Actor Alexander Skarsgard says Pillion script ‘stood out’ among others

The movie follows Colin, a timid man, who meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who leads him into a submissive relatationship.

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Evening Standard

Pillion at LFF review: Alexander Skarsgård gets kinky in this gay BDSM biker love story

5/5 Harry Lighton makes an outrageously good directorial debut with this sexy, sweet tale of queer first love wrapped up in leathers and chains

Cinemablend

A24's Pillion Trailer Shows Alexander Skarsgård In A BDSM Relationship, And I Think His Internet Daddy Status Is About To Reach A New Level

Skarsgård fans are about to get all hot and bothered.

Cinemablend

Emma Thompson Gets Real About Filming The Harry Potter Movies: ‘I Don’t Mean To Be Rude…’

Professor Trelawney’s new reveal.

The Guardian - UK

Awkward clapping, no-sand beaches and Alexander Skarsgård’s thigh-high boots: a trip to Cannes to see my film

Harry Lighton’s film Pillion is based on the novel Box Hill so, misgivings riding alongside, it felt right for the author to motorbike to the film festival for its premiere

Evening Standard

From Hogwarts to handcuffs: the Harry Potter star in Cannes' most shocking, X-rated film

The star got an eight-minute standing ovation for bold new role that’s about as far from Privet Drive as you can get

The Independent UK

Murderbot: Sci-fi fans praise ‘new kind’ of series with impressive Rotten Tomatoes score

The show is based on a series of highly acclaimed sci-fi novels

The Independent UK

‘Graphic’ biker film with Alexander Skarsgård receives seven-minute standing ovation at Cannes

Pillion sees Harry Potter star Harry Melling enter a gay romance with the leader of a biker gang

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