Son of Wicker Man director dies just weeks before his sequel to film released

The filmmaker behind The Wicker Man has died of a heart attack on Friday, just weeks before his sequel was due out, BBC News reports. His family confirmed the death in a statement. The original 1973 film became a cult classic of British horror, and the timing leaves its follow-up arriving without him.

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