- 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 (1976), appears in the film as a tabloid reporter.
- The studio originally wanted the film to recieve 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 (1976) was to recieve 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 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 wallpaper in Damien's bedroom shows a pattern of 666 in the vines.
- 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 proliferate) in The Sixth Sense (1999).
- 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.
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- SPOILER: Julia Stiles did her own stunt when she fell to the floor (when Damien tries to kill his mother). The flooring for that scene was specially built and padded so that she could safely do the fall.
- SPOILER: Mia Farrow's death kiss (to Julia Stiles) wasn't scripted and no one knew she was going to do it.
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