‘THE WICKER TREE’ Releases New Images and Trailer

Set to be a far-fetched sequel to the classic 1973 film, The Wicker Man, The Wicker Tree is about two missionaries sent from the church to change the pagan ways of the young women in the village of Tresscott. It will be released on Anchor Bay Entertainment and set for a limited theatrical run on January 27^th 2012 followed by and immediate DVD/Blu-Ray release.

As of now the only thing that may bode well for the film is that is directed by the original director of The Wicker Man, Robin Hardy, but outside of that I’m not sure how audiences will approach it. The film stars Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett, Sir Lachlan Morrison, Jacqueline Leonard, Clive Russell and has a brief cameo by Christopher Lee.

Below, you can find some new stills from the upcoming film as well as the trailer.  Be warned, one of the photos is NSFW.

Official Synopsis:

“In THE WICKER TREE, two young missionaries from Texas (Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett) head to Scotland to educate the Scottish heathens in the way of Christ. They are initially charmed by the locals in the town of Tressock and agree to become the local Queen of the May and Laddie for the annual town festival. But the couple are not prepared for the frightening consequences of their decision and the very disturbing secrets they are about to discover about Tressock’s seemingly friendly townspeople.”