A new trailer for The First Omen, the prequel to the classic horror film, has arrived to bring more story details and a whole bunch of thrills.
While I’m still not entirely sold on the idea of a prequel to The Omen, I’m much more intrigued after today’s all new trailer.
Getting to see a bit more of the story behind it opens up some interesting possibilities on where this could go. Definitely some ground to explore when it comes to corruption within the church and the idea of creating our own monsters to keep the faith. I’m curious to see if the film explores them beyond cheap thrills. Either way, this is a pretty damn good second trailer.
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”), with Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”), 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 First Omen hits theaters on April 5, 2024.
