Servant’s Nell Tiger Free has landed another horror project as Deadline reports she will star in The First Omen, a prequel to the 1976 classic The Omen.
The Omen, which starred Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens, followed an American ambassador who came to believe his 5-year-old son was the Antichrist as mysterious and supernatural things kept happening to him and his family. When exactly the prequel will be set before the events of The Omen have not yet been revealed.
The First Omen will be directed by Arkasha Stevenson (Legion) in her feature film debut. She will also rewrite the script with her writing partner Tim Smith, who is executive producing with Phantom Four’s David S. Goyer.
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