#FIRSTLOOK: “PILLION” IN THEATRES FEBRUARY 13, 2026

After big accolades and a festival run, PILLION finally gets a February 13, 2026 release from Photon Films.

Synopsis:
A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

Principal Cast:
Harry Melling (The Queen’s Gambit, Harry Potter, Wolf Hall) as Colin
Alexander Skarsgård (Murderbot, True Blood, Infinity Pool) as Ray
Lesley Sharp (The Full Monty, Before We Die, Red Eye) as Peggy
Douglas Hodge (The Great, Lost in Space, Joker) as Pete
Directed by: Harry Lighton (Feature Film Debut)
Screenplay by: Harry Lighton, Adam Mars-Jones (novel – “Box Hill”)

Editor: Gareth C. Scales
Cinematographer: Nick Morris
Composer: Oliver Coates
Production Designer: Francesca Massariol

Country: United Kingdom, Ireland
Runtime: 107 minutes
Language: English

Producers: Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton
Executive Producers: Clare Binns, Mark Gooder, Pim Hermeling, Louise Ortega, Alexander Skarsgård, Alison Thompson, Christian Vesper, Eva Yates

Canadian Distributor: Photon Films
U.S. Distributor: A24
IMPORTANT NOTE: PILLION will release in the U.S. on Feburary 6, 2026. Photon Films will present PILLION’s Canadian theatrical release beginning February 13, 2026.

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Launched in 2010, Photon Films and Media (photonfilms.ca), formerly Pacific Northwest Pictures, is a leading Canadian entertainment company specializing in the development, financing, production and distribution of feature films for the domestic and international marketplace. With an emphasis on high quality films from leading filmmakers in diverse genres, Photon Films brings those films to consumers with innovative forms of marketing and distribution across all distribution platforms.

Recent theatrical releases include Richard Linklater’s Golden Globe nominated Nouvelle Vague starring Spirit Award nominated Zoey Deutch for her role as Jane Seberg and Guillaume Marbeck, the SXSW Grand Jury and Audience Award Winner Bob Trevino Likes It from writer/director Tracie Laymon and starring Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo, Tribeca Audience Award Winner Bad Shabbos with Kyra Sedgwick, David Paymer and Method Man, and the critically acclaimed documentary One to One: John & Yoko from directors Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards. Upcoming films include Youngblood from director Hubert Davis and starring Blair Underwood and Ashton James, and Little Lorraine from director Andy Hines and starring Stephen Amell, Sean Astin, J Balvin, Matt Walsh, Rhys Darby and Stephen McHattie.