British filmmaker Justin Hardy, who directed a sequel to his late father Robin’s 1973 cult horror basic The Wicker Man, has died aged 61.
His household stated Hardy died on Friday night time after struggling a coronary heart assault, remembering him as “a person of household, of boundless creativity” and “so vigorous proper to the top”.
A Bafta and Emmy nominated author and director, Hardy was recognized for the documentary Youngsters of the Wicker Man in 2024, made together with his brother Dominic, which chronicled the legacy of their father’s iconic movie.
He had simply accomplished manufacturing on Wrath of the Gods, the concluding chapter to the Wicker Man trilogy, which was because of premiere in London later this month.
Hardy additionally directed historic movies and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and CNN, together with Princes In The Tower, Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, The Reduction Of Belsen and Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen.
His household stated they had been “devastated” by his dying and “heartbroken” Hardy wouldn’t be capable of see Wrath of the Gods open.
Dominic described his brother as having “an unbelievable urge for food for all times”.
“We have misplaced him and we have misplaced that larger-than-life presence trying over us all,” he stated. “He actually grew to become a filmmaker his personal proper.”
Dominic additionally praised Hardy’s work on his final movie as “extremely stunning”, including it was “a fantastic satisfaction to him” to have made one thing new.
The Wicker Man, starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee, is the story of a police officer despatched to a distant Scottish island neighborhood to research the disappearance of a neighborhood lady.
Wrath of the Gods was impressed by not too long ago found scripts and storyboards by Hardy’s late father Robin, marking the top of the trilogy that started with The Wicker Man and the 2011 follow-up The Wicker Tree.
Hardy, who additionally taught screenwriting at College School London, is survived by his spouse Larissa, and their 4 kids.
