New horror movie from The First Omen director expands its cast with Suzanna Son and three more
Arkasha Stevenson made her feature directorial debut with The First Omen, a prequel to the horror classic The Omen that got a much more positive reception that you would expect a prequel to a classic to receive. The same year a Rosemary’s Baby prequel called Apartment 7A came and went without many taking notice, The First Omen got an 8/10 review from JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray, and another positive write-up from Tyler Nichols. Four months ago, it was announced that Stevenson is staying in the horror genre for her second feature, teaming with A24 to bring us an untitled horror project. And now, Deadline reports that the cast of this mysterious project has expanded with the addition of Katelyn Rose Downey (The Nun II), Fabien Frankel (House of the Dragon), Emory Cohen (Marty Supreme), and Suzanna Son – who is becoming a genre regular, as her most recent projects have been Fear Street: Prom Queen, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, and an upcoming thriller called Strobe.
This new batch of actors join previously announced cast members Josh Hutcherson (Five Nights at Freddy’s), Caleb Landry Jones (Get Out), Whitmer Thomas (Weapons), Emma Corrin (Nosferatu), Hunter Schafer (Cuckoo), Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms), and Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me). Deadline notes that another previously announced cast member, Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead), is no longer involved with the project.
Under Wraps
Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Deadline was told that the story reportedly centers on a bachelor party that spirals into terror. Now we’ll just have to wait and see what sort of terror breaks up the festivities.
Stevenson wrote the screenplay with Tim Smith, who worked on the script for The First Omen with her. Lars Knudsen and Emily Hildner are producing the film under Knudsen and Ari Aster’s Square Peg banner, with Aster (the director of Hereditary and Midsommar) serving as an executive producer. Smith is also a producer on the project, as are Harrison Huffman and Christina D’Souza.
Before making The First Omen, Stevenson spent several years making short films and directing episodes of TV shows like Channel Zero, Legion, Briarpatch, and Brand New Cherry Flavor.
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