Wicker Man director's sons complete their late father's film trilogy
The sons of late director Robin Hardy have completed his unfinished film trilogy with the release of 'Wrath of the Gods'. The project was made possible after the discovery of lost scripts and archives in a former family home.
Why it matters
It marks the conclusion of a significant piece of British cinematic history, providing closure to a cult classic franchise.
Image source, Robin Keane Image caption, Wrath of The Gods draws on Viking and Shetland mythology
Scotland arts correspondent Published 23 August 2026, 08:19 BST Updated 2 hours ago Robin Hardy always envisaged his iconic 1973 folk horror film The Wicker Man as the first part of a trilogy.
The Wicker Tree, released in 2011, brought him closer to that ambition, but his death in 2016 at the age of 86 left the project incomplete.
Now his sons, Justin and Dominic, have been able to complete their father's trilogy, after finding a script for the final film.
Wrath of the Gods has its premiere at the FrightFest horror festival in London , external on Friday, a family dream made possible thanks to the surprise discovery of some long-lost family archive.
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