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The Omen’s Origins
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The original 1976 film stars Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens. Peck plays Robert Thorn, an American ambassador residing in Italy whose biological child dies shortly after birth. Thorn is somehow convinced to take another baby, who is orphaned after his mother’s death. He does not share this information with his wife, Katherine, who is unaware of her own child’s death. After a series of spooky events surrounding his son Damien, Thorn is positive that his son is the AntiChrist.
The film was a box office hit grossing over $60 million.
The sequel, Damien: Omen II follows the titular character through his teen years, while The Omen III: The Final Conflict introduces viewers to an adult Damien. The franchise’s last film, a reboot of The Omen, was released in 2006 by 20th Century Fox.
The Omen is not the only 1970s horror movie getting a 2000s update. It joins David Gordon Green’s recent Halloween films, the 2018 Suspiria, inspired by Dario Argento’s 1977 film, and the upcoming Exorcist Trilogy.
