Robin Hardy, director of the 1973 cult The Wicker Man, as well as its awful 2011 sequel The Wicker Tree, is crowd-sourcing the conclusion to the trilogy.
Hardy has launched an Indiegogo campaign for The Wrath of the Gods, which would conclude the Wicker Man trilogy he’s always planned.
The filmmakers are seeking a modest $200k for the production, with one major flaw: contributors won’t receive a physical copy of the film until they reach the $55 tier. In fact, you can only nab a digital copy by dropping $25 on the campaign.
Here are some details, which reveal a “Steam Punk” subplot:
The Whimsey Company of Burbank California decide to create a theme park featuring the Norse Saga, a story of warring Gods and Giants and sly, scheming Elves. A group of intrepid Californians journey into their sub-arctic world completely unprepared to deal with the descendants of the warrior Vikings, a people who believe in the supernatural.
Whimsey CEO Herb Boden (James Mapes) and his son Ziggy (Christopher Leveaux) are led into this doomed enterprise by the lovely Bryn (Halla Williams), herself a Scandinavian who sings like an Angel. Her father, Oscar, chief of Police, tries to keep the peace between the Whimsey crowd and the resentful Vikings. He is diverted by the arrival of the beautiful Clarissa, who shares his passion for Steam Punk and is a kindred spirit..
I have no idea how they’re going to make this for so cheap, but damned if it doesn’t sound cool.
Still, after The Wicker Tree, how badly do we want this? Well, it’s up to you guys…
Shooting is planned for October of this year.
