The Wicker Man (novel) in the novel than they did in the film, as the casting of Christopher Lee, who is associated with many villainous roles, made it difficult for the film's audience to trust Lord Summerisle or consider his arguments seriously. In the novel, "the battle is more ambivalent, more unsettling – and, in the end, perhaps more in keeping with the treacherous moral landscape Shaffer initially envisioned." The novel expands upon the film's ending. There is a song titled "The Wicker Man" by the band Iron Maiden from their 2000 album "Brave New World." The Wicker Man (novel) The Wicker Man is
The Wicker Man (2006 film) to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made "Ringu", and I would like to take "The Wicker Man" to Japan, except this time he's a ghost. Since the film's release, the scene where Nicolas Cage's character gets tortured by bees as well as the scene where he discovered the burned doll have become internet memes. "The Wicker Man" opened on September 1, 2006 in 2,784 venues and earned $9,610,204 in its opening weekend, ranking third in the domestic box office. The film closed on November 16, 2006 after eleven weeks of release, grossing