The First Omen
The First Omen , 20th Century Studios ' coming prequel to the 1976 repugnance classicThe Omen , has ground a new director in the form of Arkasha Stevenson . Directed by famed film producer Richard Donner(Superman , The Goonies ) , the original film , which starred Gregory Peck , Lee Remick , David Warner , and Harvey Spencer Stephens , centers on an American ambassador who , after a number of mysterious death around him and his family , believe that his boy is the prophesied Antichrist . The picture take in an Oscar win for Best Original Score and spawned three sequel and a reboot , which was released in 2006.The Omenis wide see as one of the most iconic and influential repulsion motion picture of all clock time .
Now , perDeadline , television director Arkasha Stevenson is set to helmThe First Omen , which is presently in ontogenesis at 20th Century Studios . The photographic film will strike off her feature - length directorial debut . Stevenson will also help rewrite the screenplay , along with her writing partner and co - producer Tim Smith . David S. Goyer ( Batman Begins , Man of Steel ) and Keith Levine ( The Night House ) are also countersink to produce the film for their production ship’s company Phantom Four .
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Stevenson is best known for her work on television display like FX’sLegionandNetflix’sBrand New Cherry Flavor . She ’s also gained experience in the horror genre with the anthology seriesChannel Zero , which could shew to be worthful for the first - sentence feature helmer . While a release date or plot item forThe First Omenare yet to be let on , the promulgation of a raw director intend that fans of the original motion picture wo n’t have to expect much longer to check out the next title in the democratic repulsion enfranchisement .
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Source : Deadline
