Film 'Wicker' draws buzz as women embrace its quirky basket-man romance

Interest in the film Wicker surged from October 23, with a BBC feature and a Los Angeles Times review covering its premise. Search spikes also linked it to Alexander Skarsgård and a Stroud writer whose short story inspired it.

Timeline

1. 28 Oct, 20:40 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 28 Oct, 20:40 UTCPicked up on News
3. 28 Oct, 21:04 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

Top sources

• wickerGoogle Trends
• olivia colmanGoogle Trends
• The Stroud woman whose short story inspired Hollywood film WickerBBC
• Sex scenes with a ‘Wicker’ man? ‘Less embarrassing’ than usual, says Olivia ColmanLos Angeles Times
• Alexander Skarsgard and Olivia Colman on the Joy of a Wicker HusbandThe New York Times
• Alexander Skarsgard recalls ‘incredible’ experience of wearing Wicker costume for first timeToowoomba Chronicle
• Anything But a Human ManThe Cut
• ‘Wicker’ Stars Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård Talk Swedish Meatballs, Amy Winehouse, and Dropping Trou in the Latest ‘Off the Cuff’Vogue