Bill Skarsgårdhas continued his Rotten Tomatoes hot streak with his latest thriller. The actor, who is the son ofMamma Mia!andThorstar Stellan Skarsgård and the brother ofTrue BloodandBig Little Lies' Alexander Skarsgård, had his breakout role when he played Pennywise in 2017’sItand its 2019 sequelIt: Chapter Two. Since then, he has taken on a number of roles in prominent projects including playing Zeitgeist inDeadpool 2, Kro inEternals, and Marquis Vincent de Gramont inJohn Wick: Chapter 4.
RecentBill Skarsgård movieshave had a scattershot response from critics. While the twisty horror-thrillerBarbarian(92%) and the action sequelJohn Wick: Chapter 4(94%) earned him two Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes scores in a row in 2022 and 2023 respectively,he followed that by starring in a pair of 2024 action movies that earned splats, namelyBoy Kills World(58%) andThe Crow(21%). However, he closed out the year strong by playing the title role in the Oscar-nominatedNosferatu(84%), which was also Certified Fresh.
Locked Has Debuted With A Strong Score On Rotten Tomatoes
The 2025 Thriller Stars Bill Skarsgård And Anthony Hopkins
Lockedhas earned another Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score for Bill Skarsgård. The new 2025 thriller, which was helmed byBrightburndirector David Yarovesky, is a remake of the Argentinian movie4x4and follows carjacker Eddie Barrish (Bill Skarsgård) when he is locked in a luxury vehicle that he attempts to steal.The heavily modified car is secretly a trap operated by a mysterious Jigsaw-esque villain(Anthony Hopkins), who can control it remotely. Reviews for theupcomingLockedhave dropped just two days before the movie’s theatrical debut.
Lockedwas produced byThe Evil Dead’s Sam Raimi.
Rotten Tomatoeshas now aggregated an official score forLocked. Although the score could fluctuate as more reviews are added, 13 different critics' reviews have been aggregated to give the moviea solidly Fresh 77% score with an average rating of 6 out of 10. This continues the star’s critical hot streak afterNosferatureversed his run of two consecutive splats.
What This Means For Bill Skarsgård
He Can Keep His Streak Going
BecauseLockedis a slightly smaller release akin toBoy Kills World, theBill Skarsgårdmovie indicates that he doesn’t need to star in a major wide-release title in order to earn the admiration of critics. That could spell good news for the potential continuation of this streak, ashe has a variety of movies in the pipeline. These include the Hugh Jackman epicThe Death of Robin Hood, theNicolas Cage sequelLords of War, and the Gus Van Sant crime dramaDead Man’s Wire, all of which could continue to earn Fresh scores for the actor.
