‘The Omen’ Is Back With a New Prequel

For the primary time in virtually 20 years, The Omen franchise is again with a new entry coming to theaters. The first movie from 1976, directed by Richard Donner grew to become one of many largest horror motion pictures of its period, and featured an lovely little one who simply could be the Antichrist. The movie bought three sequels, in 1978, 1981 and 1991, after which a reboot in 2006 with a new recast telling principally the identical story as the unique Omen. 

The remake grossed $120 million worldwide towards a reported finances of some $25 million, so it’s stunning it’s taken this lengthy to make one other one. This newest movie within the first prequel within the franchise; dubbed The First Omen, it’s supposedly about a girl who faces off with some kind of unholy evil. (I’d presume, given the premise of The Omen, that this girl finally offers delivery to Damien, the mega-evil little one who was the topic of the opposite motion pictures.)

The picture above is the primary official nonetheless from The First Omen, which was directed by Arkasha Stevenson, who beforehand labored as a director on exhibits like Briarpatch, Channel Zero, and Legion. The forged consists of Servant’s Nell Tiger Free, Sonia Braga, and Bill Nighy, and was produced by David S. Goyer, amongst others.

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Here is the brand new movie’s official synopsis:

When a younger American girl is distributed to Rome to start a lifetime of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to query her personal religion and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to convey concerning the delivery of evil incarnate.

The First Omen is scheduled to open in theaters on April 5, 2024. And if it’s a hit The Second Omen is simply teed up and ready for them. (Although, wouldn’t The Second Omen simply be the primary omen from The Omen? This is getting complicated.)