The prequel to The Prophecy (1976) will tell the origin of Damien

If you have seen the movie The Prophecy (1976) you will know that Damien was the real antichrist and they intend to tell us his true origin.

Supposedly the planned prequel to horror classic The Omen (1976) had been shelved after Disney bought Fox, but it seems the project may still be in the works. During a new interview, writers Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2) indicated that this movie could still be released.

"We did the prequel to The Omen, which is also on Fox, which is rumored to be going into production." Chad said in a recent interview. "So we'll see what happens." Carey added: “We have the opportunity to tell you where Damien came from. It was really fun. That was great".

What is the original movie about?

As anyone who has seen Richard Donner's 1976 feature film will know, a boy named Damian was adopted by diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) when he was a baby and only began manifesting demonic abilities at the age of 5. His father was Satan and his real mother was a jackal, so any kind of origin story should be... Interesting.

The prophecy deals with the birth of the antichrist, which can be interpreted to mean that he will be the son of a powerful politician, such as Robert Thorn, and that he will grow up to become an influential world leader.

The film The Prophecy was a great success, since with a budget of just 3 million dollars, it went on to raise more than 60 million. So they came to release up to 3 more films. There was also a remake in 2006 and now they are willing to tell the origin. Will we really see the devil siring a child with a jackal?

Antonio Campos (Christine) was said to be directing the prequel in 2016. But even if the project finds new life at 20th Century Studios, it's unlikely it will still be together.