Overview
- His family confirmed late Friday that Justin Hardy died after suffering a heart attack and that they are devastated by his sudden passing.
- Hardy had just finished Wrath Of The Gods, a film based on material left by his father Robin Hardy and presented as the closing entry in the Wicker Man trilogy.
- Wrath Of The Gods is scheduled to premiere at FrightFest in Leicester Square on August 28, and festival organisers and the film’s team are now preparing for that debut.
- Justin Hardy had a long career directing TV dramas and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4 and CNN, earned BAFTA and Emmy nominations, and taught screenwriting at University College London.
- He and his brother Dominic co-directed the 2024 documentary Children Of The Wicker Man that explored their father’s legacy, and Dominic said Justin’s final film settles that family chapter while highlighting his own creative voice.