{"id":1452357,"date":"2025-10-01T15:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/?p=1452357"},"modified":"2025-10-01T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:52:59","slug":"pillion-alexander-skarsgard-gay-kinky-film-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/films\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-gay-kinky-film-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pillion: Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s gay biker asserts dominance in kinky first trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first trailer for A24\u2019s queer BDSM romance <em>Pillion<\/em> has landed, and it\u2019s equal parts raunchy and hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Harry Lighton, in his feature debut, the film follows Colin, a \u201cweedy wallflower letting life pass him by,\u201d and Ray, the \u201cimpossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club\u201d he becomes the submissive to.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Melling, known for his performance as Dudley Dursley in that wizarding franchise and Harry Baltic in <em>The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em>, stars as Colin, while Ray is played by the <em>True Blood<\/em> and <em>Big Little Lies<\/em> icon Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pillion<\/em>\u2019s official synopsis reads: \u201cRay uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as Colin steps deeper into Ray\u2019s world of rules and mysteries, he begins to question whether the life of a 24\/7 submissive is for him. Has he found his calling, or simply swapped one form of suffocation for another?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1450737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling.jpg 695w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling-590x370.jpg 590w, https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pillion-alexander-skarsgard-harry-melling-105x65.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the first trailer, set to Peggy March&#8217;s &#8216;I Will Follow Him&#8217;, Colin is caught off guard when Ray approaches him in a bar, setting the stage for their wild sub-dom dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>Across a series of chaotic and hilarious scenes, Ray \u2013 serving a bit of Eric Northman! \u2013 refuses to let Colin sit beside him at dinner (saving the seat instead for his Rottweiler), Colin squeals in agony during a raucous wrestling match, and he\u2019s even put to work running errands for Ray.<\/p>\n<p>It culminates in a hilariously awkward moment when Ray instructs Colin to buy a butt plug because he\u2019s \u201ctoo tight,\u201d prompting Colin to stammer: \u201cYeah, yeah, erm\u2026 lovely. That sounds like a plan\u2026 Bye then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Pillion<\/em> premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won Best Screenplay and the Palm Dog, and earned nominations for both the Cam\u00e9ra d\u2019Or and Queer Palm.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PILLION. Tomorrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/As4ISzUT2N\">pic.twitter.com\/As4ISzUT2N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; A24 (@A24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A24\/status\/1973015549899837443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Since then, it has garnered universal acclaim, holding a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising the leads\u2019 performances, Lighton\u2019s bold direction and its unexpectedly tender love story.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the novel Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones, <em>Pillion<\/em> also stars Douglas Hodge as Pete, Lesley Sharp as Peggy, Anthony Welsh as Darren and Scissor Sisters star Jake Shears as Kevin, another sub.<\/p>\n<p>It will be released theatrically in the UK by Picturehouse on 28 November.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the first <em>Pillion<\/em> trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iC9xlgRBOdI\">here<\/a> or below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iC9xlgRBOdI?si=vnFl8NK56H2xwAwi\" width=\"695\" height=\"436\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first trailer for A24\u2019s queer BDSM romance Pillion has landed, and it\u2019s equal parts raunchy and hilarious. 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