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Get ready to be scared: Omen prequel is in the works

PTI | By, Los Angeles
Apr 29, 2016 11:12 AM IST

Back in mid ‘70s, The Omen was so popular that the boy character’s name Damien became a pop culture phenomenon and the film spawned fears for baby swapping and evil nannies.

A prequel to the classic 1976 horror film, The Omen, is in the works with Christine helmer Antonio Campos. The 20th Century Fox is planning to develop The First Omen using the script from Bleed scribe Ben Jacoby, The Hollywood Reporter said.

The original film and the 2006 reboot starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles had never deeply explored the story before Damien’s arrival.
The original film and the 2006 reboot starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles had never deeply explored the story before Damien’s arrival.

David Goyer is producing the film via Phantom Four banner. Campos has been developing a resume in horror and thriller genre. He wrote and directed the 2012 thriller Simon Killer and is the director of this year’s Christine.

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His latest film, which will head to Sundance and open in theatres this October, is a biographical drama about TV anchor Christine Chubbuck who shot herself on the head during a live television broadcast. Details about The First Omen are still under wraps.

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Back in mid ‘70s, The Omen was so popular that the boy character’s name Damien became a pop culture phenomenon and the film spawned fears for baby swapping and evil nannies. The original film and the 2006 reboot starring Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles had never deeply explored the story before Damien’s arrival.

Cable network A&E is now airing Damien, a series based on the horror film which follows the grown-up version of the character.

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