When the Jews return to Zion, and a comet rips the sky, and the Holy Roman Empire rises, then You and I must die. From the eternal sea he rises, creating armies on either shore, turning man against his brother, 'til man exists no more.
We got word last year that 20th Century Studios was developing a prequel to The Omen with Legion and Briarpatch director Arkasha Stevenson set to make her feature debut on the project, and the first footage from The First Omen now been released online via a very effective teaser trailer.
Set to Fever Ray's "If I Had a Heart," the teaser features plenty of unsettling imagery (played in reverse), including what appears to be some sort of sinister medical experiment, a girl with the sign of the Antichrist (666) on the roof of her mouth, and Nell Tiger Free (Servant, Game of Thrones) behaving in typically creepy fashion.
Free reportedly landed the lead role thanks to her stellar work as supernatural nanny Leanne Grayson on Apple TV+'s Servant. She also played the unfortunate Myrcella Baratheon in Game of Thrones, and starred in Prime Video's Too Old to Die Young.
Have a look at the teaser trailer in the player below and let us know what you think.
In addition to the trailer, we have a new poster and an updated synopsis.
"When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. The First Omen stars Nell Tiger Free (Servant), Tawfeek Barhom (Mary Magdalene), Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman), Ralph Ineson (The Northman), and Bill Nighy (Living).
The film is directed by Arkasha Stevenson based on characters created by David Seltzer (The Omen), with a story by Ben Jacoby (Bleed) and a screenplay by Tim Smith & Arkasha Stevenson and Keith Thomas (Firestarter). The producers are David S. Goyer (Hellraiser) and Keith Levine (The Night House) and the executive producers are Tim Smith, Whitney Brown (Rosaline), and Gracie Wheelan.
The original movie, which still retains its power to chill, told the story of an American ambassador (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick), who slowly come to the realization that their adopted child, Damien, is the son of Satan ("his mother was a jackal!"). The movie spawned a pair of inferior sequels and a 2006 remake which, while technically well-made, completely failed to recapture the dread of the '70s film.
The First Omen is set to arrive in theaters on April 5. Do you plan on checking it out? Drop us a comment down below.