{
  "id": 88239,
  "title": "‘The Wicker Man’ Sequel Director Justin Hardy Dies Just Weeks Before Premiere At Age 61",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/the-wicker-man-sequel-director-justin-hardy-dies-just-weeks-before",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T14:02:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/justin-hardy-dead-director-sequel-wicker-man-wrath-gods-1237015703/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UK director and producer Justin Hardy died of a heart attack on July 31, just weeks before the premiere of his sequel to late father Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult folk horror The Wicker Man. He was 61. Hardy had recently completed Wrath of the Gods based on a long lost concept written by his father […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Wicker Man sequel director Justin Hardy dies aged 61",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/wicker-man-sequel-director-justin-hardy-dies-aged-61",
        "published": "2026-08-02T01:14:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}