This version stars Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick in his feature film debut.

Unknown to his unconscious wife, Katherine, Robert adopts an orphaned newborn at the suggestion of the hospital's chaplain Catholic priest, Father Spiletto.

Following the death of the previous ambassador in a suspicious vehicle fire caused by a vagrant, Robert assumes his position and settles in a large estate just outside London.

However, disturbing events begin to occur, including the suicide of Damien's nanny, who saw a black dog and made eye contact with it, at his birthday party.

Tension rises when Mrs. Baylock starts to make decisions without the consent of the Thorns, including adopting a Rottweiler for Damien's protection.

Following an incident near a chapel in which Damien attacks Katherine, she begins experiencing vivid dreams about her son, one of these involving a red-hooded jackal skeleton.

Learning of Katherine's death, Robert goes to Megiddo, meets Bugenhagen and receives instructions on how to kill Damien on consecrated ground with seven sacrificial daggers.

Pursued by the police, Robert flees to a church to kill Damien but is shot dead before he can by a Diplomatic Protection officer.

[1] McDermott was later denied a writing credit by the Writers Guild of America, as the screenplay was determined to be too similar to David Seltzer's script for the 1976 film.

[3][better source needed] According to the feature commentary on the DVD, hosted by Moore, editor Dan Zimmerman, and producer Glenn Williamson, the search for Damien spanned Los Angeles, London and New York.

[citation needed] Principal photography began on October 3, 2005, at Barrandov Studios in Prague, Czech Republic where the film was mostly shot.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Even with the force of a 'classic' behind it, remake fever can't hold up the hollowness of this style-drenched Omen.

[16] Roger Ebert gave the film a "thumbs up" and three stars out of four, in contrast to his negative review of the original, praising John Moore for letting the strong story unfold itself rather than foregrounding visual effects.

[17] The Washington Post's Stephen Hunter praised the film: "It's handsome in the way it's fast-moving: sleek, well-engineered, full of gooses and honks.

"[18] In 2017, Slashfilm listed it as one of the 15 worst horror remakes of all time, citing the direction as lifeless and the film pointless due to its fidelity to the original.

David Thewlis was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor in 2007, but lost to M. Night Shyamalan for Lady in the Water.