The Omen (2006 film)

The Omen(2006)-RANT

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• published: 22 Dec 2012
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My rant on the pointless piece of crap remake, The Omen(2006) starring Liev Schrieber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlewaithe, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. Directed by John Moore Trivia The role of Katherine Thorn was originally offered to Rachel Weisz who declined because she was pregnant at the time. Other actresses considered for the part were Laura Linney, Hope Davis and Alicia Witt, before Julia Stiles who finally got the part. Stiles and Mia Farrow were both in a play together, and Stiles suggested to director John Moore that they use Farrow for the role of Mrs. Blaylock (Damien's nurse). Initially Moore didn't think that Farrow would accept the role, but Stiles convinced him she would. Eventually he just rang up Farrow at her home and offered her the part. James Nesbitt was originally up for the role of Jennings until the director eventually went for David Thewlis. Harvey Stephens, who portrayed Damien in The Omen, appears in this remake as the tabloid reporter who asks Robert Thorn if the deceased nanny "was on drugs". The studio originally wanted the film to receive a PG-13 rating but John Moore insisted on an R-rating, suggesting people would "smell a cop-out" if a remake of The Omen was to receive a family friendly certificate. During filming, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick was never told that his character was supposed to be the son of the Devil; co-star Julia Stiles has commented that it was because the filmmakers thought "he was too young to understand it, but he was really obedient when John asked him for the Damien face." The day after they filmed the scene where Robert cuts his son's hair to reveal the birthmark, the entire scene was completely destroyed. The film was released to coincide with the date 06/06/06 in order to spark interest and gain publicity. The teaser trailer was actually Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick's screen test. Pierce Brosnan and Jim Carrey where both considered for the role of Robert Thorn. In Damien's bedroom, the wallpaper is a floral vine design curved in such a way as to make a wall of sixes. Throughout the movie, director John Moore uses the color red to signal a supernatural event, much like 'M. Knight Shyamalan' (although more proliferative) in The Sixth Sense. The opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss, is about the step-daughter and niece of King Herod. Herod, desiring Salome, asks her to do the dance of the seven veils in exchange for her heart's desire. Salome agrees, but after the dance requests the head of John the Baptist on a platter. She receives the head, but Herod, frightened and superstitious, orders Salome to be killed.