Robin Hardy, director and co-writer of the original film, and Christopher Lee, who played Summerisle in the original film, were both critical of the remake. Hardy had his name removed from the film's credits as he did not wish to be associated with it.
The film was originally rated 18 for extreme violence, disturbing images, language, and thematic elements, but director Neil LaBute wanted a broader audience, so they cut most of the scenes out, some of which have been included in the unrated version of the DVD, to deem it a 12. However, there are about four minutes of additional cut footage that are not shown in the unrated DVD.
The film is dedicated to Johnny Ramone, who introduced Nicolas Cage to Robin Hardy's original The Wicker Man (1973).
Not screened for critics.
Nicolas Cage objected to the criticism that the film was unintentionally funny, saying that he and Neil LaBute knowingly made the picture an absurdist black comedy and that it should have been seen and judged as such.
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