Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling will play dom/sub lovers in Pillion. Directed by Harry Lighton (Wren Boys) in his debut feature,the film will follow the romance between Colin (Melling), a “weedy wallflower letting life pass him by” who becomes the submissive of Ray, “the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club”.
The synopsis continues: “Ray 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. “But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s 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?” Based on Adam Mars-Jones’ novel Box Hill, ithas been described as a “fun and filthy romance with heart”.
Set to shoot in the UK this summer, Pillion is an Element Pictures production financed by BBC Film, Picturehouse Entertainment and September Films.