Synopsis

After losing his newborn son, American diplomat Robert Thorn secretly adopts another infant to spare his wife the trauma. The child, Damien, grows up surrounded by disturbing deaths and unexplained events. As Robert investigates the boy's origins, he uncovers a terrifying possibility: Damien may be the Antichrist, and the family has become central to a supernatural plan threatening the world.

Factoids & Trivia

• The film is a remake of the 1976 horror classic and uses the same title.

• Its theatrical release was timed for June 6, 2006, creating the date pattern 6/6/06, a reference to the biblical number associated with the Beast.

• During production and post-production, the movie was promoted under the working title "The Omen 666."

• Screenwriter David Seltzer received sole writing credit because the Writers Guild of America determined that the remake's screenplay was too similar to his script for the 1976 film.

• Most of the movie was filmed in Prague, with additional shooting in Dublin and Rome. Barrandov Studios served as a major production base.

• Planned filming in Croatia was abandoned after Catholic authorities objected to the production and the crew's filming permission was withdrawn.

• The production gave the story a more contemporary international setting while preserving the original film's central premise and major narrative structure.

• The film's release campaign heavily emphasized the unusual 6/6/06 date, making the calendar event part of the movie's identity and publicity.