Alexander Skarsgard will 'never forget' wearing full costume on the set of Wicker for the first time

Alexander Skarsgard will "never forget" wearing full costume on the set of Wicker for the first time.

The 50-year-old actor plays the Wicker Husband – who begins an unlikely romance with a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) – in the new film and recalled his concerns about the costume being eased by the Oscar-winner's ecstatic reaction to the look.

Alexander told Variety: "If it doesn't quite work, it looks like a horror film because it looks like you cut someone's face off and glued it onto your own, and that wasn't quite the tone we wanted to go for here.

"So, it was a lot of anticipation and excitement and a lot of nerves because it was like, 'Oh s***! If it doesn't work, then we're kind of screwed.'"

Reflecting on his co-star's response, the Big Little Lies actor added: "It was an incredible day that I'll never forget. Putting it on and then it helped me find the physicality of the character and then stepping out of the trailer and having Olivia outside going (gasps).

"You can see how intricate and how beautiful the work was, and the fact that once it was glued on to my face, it actually moved with my movements. It's even better than we imagined."