Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23
Hardy Brothers Complete 3-Film Wicker Man Trilogy as Lost Script Reaches FrightFest
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23

Hardy Brothers Complete 3-Film Wicker Man Trilogy as Lost Script Reaches FrightFest

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 23

Summary

  • Wrath of the Gods premiered at London's FrightFest on Friday, completing Robin Hardy's planned Wicker Man trilogy a decade after the director died in 2016.
  • Six sacks of letters, scripts and storyboards found in an attic after the sale of Justin Hardy's former family home yielded the long-lost script that revived the project.
  • Spring 2025 filming in Shetland mixed actors Francis Magee and Christiane Schaldemose with a largely local cast, with the story drawing on Viking and Shetland mythology.
  • Justin Hardy, 61, died last month before the premiere, turning the screening into a tribute to him as well as to Robin Hardy and Caroline Hardy, the original film's uncredited backer.

Insights

Will the reworked script of Wrath of the Gods truly honor Robin Hardy's original vision, or rewrite his folk-horror legacy entirely?
What dark secrets hidden in a dusty attic archive finally brought the legendary Wicker Man trilogy to its tragic, long-awaited end?