It's been nearly 15 years since the horror film Orphan hit theaters, which later evolved into a franchise after a 2022 return in the form of a prequel film titled Orphan: First Kill So why not commit to its fun, campy nature and explore the notion of a trilogy, right? Well, as it turns out, we[...]
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Orphan has become quite a fun, campy horror franchise over the course of the last 13 years, with the first film being released in 2009 and a recent prequel titled Orphan: First Kill dropping just last week Even though the film's unlikely prequel may have felt like the last chance to visit the character and the[...]
When Brent Bell decided to take on Orphan: First Kill, a couple of challenges lay ahead First was dealing with the physical changes of now 25-year-old star Isabelle Fuhrman, who played Esther in the original 2009 film Orphan The actress was ten while working on the Jaume Collet-Serra film playing the character who conned her[...]
This probably won't be the case for Orphan: First Kill, a franchise that really only works because of star Isabelle Fuhrman, who's about as charming and unassuming as her character Esther is The prequel from Dark Castle, the same production company behind the 2009 film, doesn't actually require the viewer to see the original movie[...]
The actress, who's since starred in several other major projects like The Hunger Games (2012), Adventure Time, Masters of Sex, and The Novice, spoke to Bleeding Cool about returning to the role of Esther/Leena in the Paramount prequel Orphan: First Kill and the challenges presented becoming a kid again as a physical adult Directed by[...]
On this episode of Castle Talk, Jason chats with William Brent Bell (The Boy, Brahms: The Boy II, The Devil Inside, Stay Alive), director of Orphan: First Kill, the highly anticipated prequel of the 2009 horror classic Orphan Paramount Pictures will be releasing the film in Theaters, On Digital, and Streaming on Paramount+ on August[...]
Orphan: First Kill, the sequel to the 2009 horror hit, dropped its official trailer this morning Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Rossif Sutherland, and Julia Stiles, the film is directed by William Brent Bell from a script by David Coggeshall The film is a prequel to the original, with us following Esther to America, where she impersonates a[...]
Orphan: First Kill is in post-reduction right now, and Paramount has purchased the domestic distribution rights from eOne and Dark Castle This is a prequel film to the 2009 hit Orphan, which has enjoyed acclaim in the years since its release over a decade ago Isabelle Fuhrman returns for the prequel, with Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland,[...]
We've been talking about how exciting it will be to see the revival of the horror film Orphan with the upcoming prequel Orphan: First Kill, and one of the film's stars is equally excited.
Warner Bros – Orphan (2009)
The original film saw a demented 33-year-old woman presenting herself as a child, with plenty of twists and turns[...]
It was confirmed in February of 2020 that we would see an Orphan prequel film, enlisting Fuhrman once again, considering the star can now portray the adult character – which wrapped filming in November 2020.
When talking about the upcoming Orphan: First Kill to Collider, the film's lead stated, "It was really cool to be back[...]
Considering the titular character was a 30-something-year-old pretending to be an orphaned child who met her very fitting demise in the film's climax, it wasn't exactly a predictable film in terms of typical follow-ups.
Yet here we are in 2021, and we're actually getting an unexpected prequel, Orphan: First Kill, with Fuhrman returning to play her[...]