A second trailer for Legion and Briarpatch director Arkasha Stevenson's Omen prequel, appropriately titled The First Omen, is set to be released online tomorrow, and 20th Century Studios has shared a hair-raising new poster spotlighting star Nell Tiger Free.
The Servant alum plays a young American woman who travels to Rome to begin a life of service to the church. There, 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.
Though we have some idea of the plot (you'll find an extended synopsis below), we're still not sure exactly how this movie will connect to the original Omen trilogy, which focused on the rise to power of Stan's son, Damien Thorne. The Devil made an earlier attempt to bring the Anti-Christ into the world... presumably?
Whatever the case may be, the first teaser was actually pretty effective, so this one does have some potential.
Check out the previously-released promo along with the new poster below.
"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.