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Ahead of its April 5 release,\u00a0the cast and creatives behind <\/span>The First Omen<\/span><\/em> are giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at the devilish fun they have in store for the prequel film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In exclusive interviews shared with ET, writer-director Arkasha Stevenson and the movie’s stars open up about what fans can expect from the film, which serves as an origin story to 1976’s <\/span>The Omen<\/span><\/em>. The cult classic movie centers on a little boy named Damien who, after being adopted, causes his new family to worry that he may be the antichrist as people around him start mysteriously dying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “<\/span>The First Omen<\/span><\/em> is a prequel to the 1976 film and focuses on a young woman named Margaret,” Stevenson explains in the clip.<\/span><\/p>\n “She is a young nun hopeful with a love of love in her heart,” adds Nell Tiger Free, who plays Margaret.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “She is working the orphanage and identifies a very troubled child,” shares Bill Nighy, who stars as Cardinal Lawrence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to the film’s description, Margaret, an American, is sent to Rome to work for the church as a nun only to quickly find herself in a precarious and terrifying situation that involves attempting to stop the birth of evil incarnate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “She’s trying to figure out what’s real and who are the people behind this omen,” says Free. “There’s a storm of energy, a force of darkness.”<\/span><\/p>\n While <\/span>The First Omen<\/span><\/em> acts as a standalone film, it also tees up the original movie via the use of Father Brennan, a character from the original film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s really important to set the stage for how and why you see what happens in the 1976 version,” the film’s director says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Watch the trailer for <\/span>The First Omen<\/span><\/em> in the player below:<\/span><\/p>\n The film also stars Tawfeek\u00a0Barhom, Sonia Braga and Ralph Ineson.<\/span><\/p>\n The First Omen<\/span><\/em> releases in theaters nationwide on April 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n