A Prequel To The Omen Is Currently In The Works
Although The Omen received mixed reviews upon its release, it is currently regarded as a horror film classic in most circles. Now, 20th Century Studios is developing a prequel to the horror flick currently titled The First Omen.
Directed by the late Richard Donner,The Omen told the story of a man named Robert Thorn who replaced his deceased newborn son with a baby he adopted after the second child's mother died in childbirth, with Thorn's wife completely unaware of the switch or her biological son's death. Several years later, the adopted boy, Damien Thorn, becomes the center of a series of mysterious events and violent deaths that causes Robert Thorn to believe his son is the Antichrist.
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Deadline reports 20th Century Studios has enlisted Arkasha Stevenson to directThe First Omen. While Stevenson's resume includes directing an episode of FX's Legion and Briarpatch, The First Omen will mark her feature directorial debut. In addition to directing, Stevenson will pen the rewrite of the script with her writing partner Tim Smith, with the latter also serving as an executive producer. The Dark Knight trilogy scribe David S. Goyer and Keith Levine will produce for Phantom Four, while Gracie Wheelan will oversee the project for the company.
At the time of its release in 1976, The Omen earned over $60 million at the domestic box office. The financial success of the film resulted in two sequels,Damien: Omen II (1978) and Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), neither of which performed as well as their predecessor. A Canadian made-for-television fourth film titled Omen IV: The Awakening was released in 1991, though it failed to result in the many
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