“You don’t have to be afraid, this child is his way…”

As soon as we heard Fever Ray’s haunting song, “If I had a Heart,” at the beginning of the trailer, we had high hopes that the trailer would be worthy of such a sinister and divinely, moody song.  After watching the trailer, our hopes were realized.

Today, 20th Century Studios release the first poster and trailer for their horror prequel, “The First Omen.”  If you are OUR age, you vividly remember Richard Donner’s 1976 supernatural thriller, “The Omen” which took us takes you on a chilling journey into the life of the young Damien Thorn.  (Damien is believed to be the incarnate of the Anti-Christ.)  Filled with suspense an eerie atmosphere, and a series of freakishly ominous events all set to the iconic score by Jerry Goldsmith, this one is a classic so this NEW film in the “Omen Universe” has a lot to live up to.

There is not a lot of info out there for “The First Omen” but here is what we have so far.

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”), Tawkeef 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 (“Legion”), 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.

GREAT cast and some pretty incredible folks working behind the camera as well.  “The First Omen” hits the big screen the day before our birthday, April 5th 2024.  I guess we’ll be having nightmares for our birthday this year.

As an added bonus we have included the official video for Fever Ray’s song, “If I had a Heart” from 14 years ago.