“Is this the best way to promote a film?” a reporter asked Alexander Skarsgård years ago at the 2023 Sundance premiere of Infinity Pool, an event to which the actor wore a tasteful crewneck sweater and a leashed leather dog collar.

Cannes Film Festival, Alexander Skarsgård brings his penchant for all things freaky to new heights in lots of leather.

While much of the discussion around the Cannes film festival red carpet has been centered on celebrities and their entitlement to long trains and naked dresses, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård bravely poses a different question: What if in 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Brad Pitt wore sky-high leather boots instead of Angelina Jolie?