Overview

• A24 released the first trailer for Pillion, highlighting a dom-sub dynamic between Alexander Skarsgård’s biker Ray and Harry Melling’s Colin.
• The film is written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Harry Lighton and is adapted from Adam Mars-Jones’s 2020 novel Box Hill.
• Coverage notes explicit BDSM imagery in the teaser, including a playful wrestling sequence and Ray’s blunt instruction to Colin to buy a butt plug.
• Pillion premiered at Cannes to a seven-minute standing ovation and won Un Certain Regard’s Best Screenplay, with additional buzz from Telluride.
• A24 is distributing the film, with most outlets citing an early 2026 theatrical release, while at least one report lists November 28, reflecting a date discrepancy yet to be clarified.