Wicker Man Sequel Revisits Original's Murky Territory

Alex Needham, Guardian Unlimited: Film
Sun, 04/01/2012 - 7:29am

The Wicker Tree has 'jokey bits, sex and a very horrific ending', says returning director Robin Hardy, who admits to schadenfreude at Hollywood remake's failureThough it was the victim of a takeover at its film company when it was first released in 1973, and earned its director Robin Hardy just £5,000, The Wicker Man has become a cult classic.The story of a Scottish policeman investigating the disappearance of a girl among a pagan community in the Highlands, it has inspired an academic conference, a musical, several parodies, "singalong" screenings across the country, songs by Pulp and Iron Maiden and a disastrous 2006 remake directed by Neil LaBute and starring Nicolas Cage.

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Wicker Man Sequel Revisits Original's Murky Territory

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