WHEN YOU GO INTO A HORROR film, I think you’re prepared to be scared in a certain way. Well, this one is going to subvert that. For better or worse – it’s definitely not what you’re expecting. And that’ll rock your core even harder, in a weird sorta way.”
Director Arkasha Stevenson is choosing her words carefully as SFX sits down to discuss all things Omen. The OG Antichrist supernatural horror franchise is back in cinemas after an 18-year break, going back to its roots. But that’s all we’re getting in advance, as Stevenson and her female lead are keen to protect the film’s secrets.
The First takes the story back to 1973 Rome, where an American girl, Margaret, joins a convent, bringing her into the orbit of a murky conspiracy to bring about the birth of Damien. “She has a troubled past and a quite tumultuous childhood and has found her steadiness in faith,” says actor Nell Tiger Free. “And, of course, that all begins to unravel…”
