Alexander Skarsgård Joins Next From Nathalie Álvarez Mesén

Swedish-born Hollywood star Alexander Skarsgård who hasn’t played in a Scandinavian feature in more than a decade is toplining the gothic horror pic “The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands,” the English-language debut of Swedish-Costa-Rican writer-director Nathalie Álvarez Mesén , to be delivered in May 2026.

Currently in production, “The Wolf…” is Mesén’s sophomore feature after the multi-awarded “Clara Sola” which debuted at the 2021 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and bowed in the U.S. via Oscilloscope .

Co-penned by Mesén with acclaimed Icelandic novelist, poet and screenwriter Sjón, credited for Skarsgård’s vehicle “The Northman” and the Cannes Un Certain Regard “Lamb,” “The Wolf…” deepens Mesén’s “signature blend of intimate character work and magic realism, expanding it in