I think my mum's going to like it': Alexander Skarsgard on his gay biker dom-com' Pillion

"You want to give a decent, satisfying, sexy lick, says the 36-year-old actor, who has the umlaut eyes and nasal tones of Nicholas Lyndhurst. Once you get to the toe-cap, you need to make sure they can really feel your tongue through the leather. Melling, barely recognisable from his childhood role as wretched Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films, learned this new skill while preparing for the award-winning BDSM romcom Pillion."

"In the name of research, Melling and Lighton hung out with the Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club (GBMCC), some of whom appear in the film as members of Ray's gang. The organisation crosses over into leather culture but it isn't focused on sex, says Lighton. We supplemented them in the film with people from the kink community. Have I told you about the weekend I spent with the GBMCC? No, I tell him: we've never met before. Yes, we have, he jokes."

Harry Melling learned explicit boot-licking technique to portray Colin, a timid traffic warden who becomes a willing submissive to a taciturn biker named Ray. Alexander Skarsgard plays Ray. Writer-director Harry Lighton and Melling researched by spending time with the Gay Bikers Motorcycle Club (GBMCC), whose members appear in the film. The organisation overlaps with leather culture but is not focused on sex, so the filmmakers supplemented the cast with people from the kink community. Lighton joined the GBMCC on an eight-hour pillion ride, wore safety leathers, and sought attractive Grindr photos. The GBMCC expected demonstrations of commitment.

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