Starring: Nell Tiger Free, Tawfeek Barhom, Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson, Bill Nighy
Story: Supernatural horror prequel directed and co-written by Arkasha Stevenson. The First Omen (2024) follows Margaret (Nell Tiger Free), a young American woman who is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
We’ll add the best quotes once the movie is released and we’ve had a chance to watch it, but for now, here’s a small selection.
Margaret: I can’t do this.
Luz: Tell me. Have you ever been to a bar?
Margaret: No.
Luz: A disco? Anything at all? Because your whole life, you’ve wanted to give yourself only to him, right? Look, I know. I know it’s scary coming out from under the habit, but look at you. You’re a very beautiful girl, Margaretta. And, you have to understand that about yourself. If only to know what it means to give it up. So let yourself feel it, okay? Be brave.
Lawrence: You don’t have to be afraid. God has great plans for you. This child is His way.
Margaret: There’s this girl at the orphanage. I think that she really needs someone to look out for her.
Silvia: Carlita suffers from a touch of madness.
Father Brennan: Listen to me, Margaret. There are two churches. One follows God. And the other follows something else.
Father Brennan: I need proof.
Margaret: Of what?
Father Brennan: [referring to Carlita] You must be very careful, Margaret. Bad things will start to happen around her. Evil things.
Anjelica: It’s all for you.
Margaret: No. No. Don’t! Don’t!
Margaret: What does any of this have to do with Carlita?
Father Brennan: This church has maintained power for thousands of years. They will stop at nothing to keep it that way.
Father Brennan: How do you control people who no longer believe? You create something to fear.
Father Brennan: The prophecy has begun.
Father Brennan: I believe the girl is to be the mother.
Margaret: The mother of what?
Father Brennan: They believe they can birth the Anti-Christ.
Father Brennan: 666 is the mark of the Devil.
Margaret: I’m going to keep you safe.
Father Brennan: We’re not talking about a human child!
Father Brennan: We must destroy it, at all costs.
Margaret: It’s not real. It’s not real. It’s not real. It’s not real. It’s not real.
Anjelica: What’s not real?
Margaret: Who said that?
Lawrence: This is very real.
Margaret: I don’t understand.
Lawrence: You’ll understand, soon enough.
Father Brennan: They’ve even given it a name. Damien.