Alexander Skarsgård has given us some amazing movies and shows. The versatile actor fits into any genre easily, which is why he sometimes takes risks playing characters that few would dare to play. He played a Viking king in The Northman, a complex supporting role in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, and the iconic titular jungle boy in The Legend of Tarzan, with equal ease.
Last year, Skarsgård starred as a security android who struggles with emotions and free will in Apple TV’s Murderbot, which became a stellar sci-fi show for the audience. He took another risk by playing an impossibly hot biker in Harry Lighton’s Pillion, an R-rated dark dramedy. Pillion follows a lonely and timid man, Colin (Harry Melling), living a quiet life with his parents. Seeking an escape from his humdrum routine, Colin meets Ray (Skarsgård), an enigmatic, hyper-masculine, handsome leader of a local motorbike club. Things change when Ray introduces Colin to a close-knit community of bikers, and the two enter an intense BDSM relationship. While Colin initially finds fulfillment in this new lifestyle Ray provides, the relationship soon becomes more complex than it initially appeared.
Based on Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones, the film made a huge wave during its festival run, picking up the Best Screenplay in Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. It further got multiple nominations and wins in the British Independent Film Awards and British Academy Film Awards. With its unique premise and compelling performances, the film has slightly divided its audience, with critics giving it a 99% rating while the audience gave it an 89% Rotten Tomatoes score. It also earned $6.5 million worldwide on a budget of $1 million, making it a commercial success.
Collider Exclusive · The Sorting Hat Awaits Which Hogwarts House Are You? Gryffindor · Slytherin · Hufflepuff · Ravenclaw
Four houses. One destiny. The Sorting Hat has considered thousands of students — now it’s your turn. Answer honestly and discover where you truly belong at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
🦁Gryffindor
🐍Slytherin
🦡Hufflepuff
🦅Ravenclaw
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What quality do you value most in yourself? Answer as honestly as you can — the Hat always knows.
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A friend is being treated unfairly. What do you do? How you protect others says everything about who you are.
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What does success look like to you? What you’re working toward defines who you’re becoming.
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What is your greatest fear? Fear is the most honest thing about a person.
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The rules say no. Your gut says go. What do you do? Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice.
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What kind of friend are you? Who you are to the people you love is who you really are.
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You look into the Mirror of Erised. What do you see? The mirror shows the deepest desire of your heart.
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The Sorting Hat pauses. It whispers: “You could do well in any house. But what matters most to you — truly?” This is your tiebreaker. The Hat always listens.
The Sorting Hat Speaks Your House Has Been Chosen
After careful deliberation, the Sorting Hat has made its decision. This is the house your values, your instincts, and your particular way of being in the world were made for.
Gryffindor Tower · Scarlet & Gold
🦁 Gryffindor
You have nerve. Not the reckless kind, but the deep, quiet courage that shows up even when you’re terrified — especially then.
Gryffindors don’t act because they’re fearless — they act because they understand that some things are worth being afraid for.
You stand up for people when it would be easier to look away.
You charge toward what’s right even when the odds are terrible.
Harry, Hermione, Ron — the heroes of Hogwarts’s greatest chapter — all called the tower with the scarlet and gold home. And now, so do you.
Slytherin Dungeon · Emerald & Silver
🐍 Slytherin
You are driven, sharp, and utterly clear-eyed about what you want and how to get there.
Slytherin has long been misunderstood — painted as the house of villains when it is, at its best, the house of those who refuse to accept limits placed on them by others.
You are resourceful, strategic, and you play the long game.
You know your worth. You protect your own fiercely.
The dungeon common room with its view of the Black Lake is yours — and the ambitions that will take you further than anyone expects are yours too.
Hufflepuff Basement · Yellow & Black
🦡 Hufflepuff
You are the kind of person that makes the world genuinely better just by being in it.
Hufflepuff is not the “safe” house or the “leftover” house — it is the house of those with the greatest heart and the most unwavering integrity.
You show up. You work hard. You don’t need glory or recognition — you do what’s right because it’s right.
Your loyalty never wavers, even when tested.
Nymphadora Tonks, Cedric Diggory, Newt Scamander — some of the wizarding world’s finest. And now you join them.
Ravenclaw Tower · Blue & Bronze
🦅 Ravenclaw
Your mind is your greatest gift, and you’ve always known it.
Ravenclaws are the thinkers, the questioners, the ones who find a puzzle irresistible and a good book better company than most people.
Ravenclaw is not merely about intelligence — it’s about the love of learning, the pursuit of truth, and the rare courage to admit you don’t know something yet.
You see the world with unusual clarity and depth.
Luna Lovegood, Filius Flitwick, Rowena Ravenclaw herself — all extraordinary, all original. And so are you.
‘Pillion’ Just Got More Accessible
While Pillion and its BDSM themes might not be for everyone, it’s a story worth a shot. Melling, who is best known for playing Harry Potter’s cruel cousin Dudley in the iconic franchise, was universally applauded for the immense vulnerability, humor, and tragic longing he brought to the character, while Skarsgard brought rigid, authoritative control to his role with tones of repressed trauma. The feature has so many themes and plot points that speak to a larger audience. Fans who’d love to check out the movie for themselves are in luck as Pillion arrives on HBO Max on June 5.
