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Stellan Skarsgård Has One Condition for Son Alexander's BDSM Role: 'If He Acts Badly, I Have Big Problems'

Stellan Skarsgård says he has no issue with Alexander appearing in explicit BDSM scenes in Pillion, joking that his main concern is whether his son acts convincingly.

International Business Times UK · Oct 26

Best TV shows and movies streaming in Australia this month

Discover what’s coming to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, Prime Video and others in August, including new Ted Lasso, My Brilliant Career and Masters of the Universe

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3

New on HBO Max in June 2026: All the new shows and movies to watch this month

Our guide to all the new shows and movies that you can look forward to streaming on HBO Max throughout June 2026, including "House of the Dragon" season 3.

Tom’s Guide · May 27

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TV tonight: the final series of Hacks and death-defying Deborah

Debs is back from the dead and out for glory. Plus: Lenny Henry faces a tough grilling from the Assembly crew. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17

Pillion to Roofman: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling make an unlikely couple in Harry Lighton’s gay biker drama. Plus: an amiable thief finds romance while hiding out in a toy store

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10

Bafta film awards 2026: the full list of winners

Every prize as it happens from the ceremony at the Royal Festival Hall in London

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22

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 · Feb 13

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

The cut was strictly professional...

Cinemablend · Feb 10

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 · Feb 9

Bafta film awards 2026: full list of nominations

All the nominees for the 2026 Bafta film awards have been announced, ahead of the winners’ ceremony on 22 February at London’s Royal Festival Hall

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27

The 15 best films of 2025, from Mickey 17 to One Battle After Another

THE COUNTDOWN: This was a cinematic year of vampires, clones, restless mothers, maybe-ETs and Leonardo DiCaprio struggling to remember complex revolutionary passwords. Clarisse Loughrey has counted down the very best

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Forget festive schmaltz, the best Christmas film this year is a gay biker dom-com

Die Hard isn’t a Christmas film, claims the British public. But Pillion reminds us that the finest festive films reflect the complexities of the season, says film critic Kitty Grady

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

Pillion rides off with top prize at British independent film awards

The gay BDSM biker romance won best film at the Bifas, tying with Iraq war drama Warfare for most awards on four each

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025

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 · Dec 1, 2025

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Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025

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 · Nov 28, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

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 · Nov 27, 2025

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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The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025

Pillion: what a sex therapy expert thinks of this domination-themed queer rom-com

If you’re looking for a film that’s daring and emotionally layered, then Harry Lighton’s debut feature Pillion absolutely hits the mark. The film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a shy suburban guy stuck in routine and Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), a magnetic unreadable biker whose presence exudes both aloofness and intrigue.

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

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 · Nov 21, 2025

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 · Nov 21, 2025

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025

My Father’s Shadow looms over competition at British independent film awards

Akinola Davies Jr’s Nigeria-set drama has 12 nominations including best film and besr director

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

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

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