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Orphan 3 is in development

December 16, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Lovers of the Orphan franchise, fear not. We are venturing back to another twisted Esther installment very soon. Director William Brent Bell recently spoke to THR regarding his new film Lord of Misrule, and he couldn’t stop himself from teasing a third Orphan film, which is now actively in development. Following the cult classic original […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Orphan, orphan 3, Orphan: First Kill, William Brent Bell

Movie Review – Orphan: First Kill (2022)

August 17, 2022 by Shaun Munro

Orphan: First Kill, 2022. Directed by William Brent Bell. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Rossif Sutherland, and Julia Stiles. SYNOPSIS: After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2009 horror film Orphan may have been a modest box office success […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Orphan: First Kill, Rossif Sutherland

Movie Review – Orphan: First Kill (2022)

August 16, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Orphan: First Kill, 2022. Directed by William Brent Bell. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Hiro Kanagawa, and Matthew Finlan. SYNOPSIS: After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Regardless of what one thinks of 2009’s Orphan, there’s intrigue […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Hiro Kanagawa, Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Matthew Finlan, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill, Rossif Sutherland, William Brent Bell

Isabelle Fuhrman’s Esther returns on Orphan: First Kill poster

August 3, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over two weeks until the release of Orphan: First Kill, Paramount+ has shared another poster for the horror prequel featuring the murderous Esther, played once again by Isabelle Fuhrman. Take a look at the poster here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Orphan: First Kill SEE ALSO: Orphan: First Kill star Julia Stiles […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan: First Kill

Isabelle Fuhrman’s Esther is back in Orphan: First Kill trailer

July 13, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Paramount has debuted the first trailer, poster and images for Orphan: First Kill, the upcoming prequel 2009 horror Orphan which sees Isabelle Fuhrman reprise her role as the murderous Esther as she poses as the missing daughter of a wealthy family after escaping from a psychiatric facility in Estonia.    Esther’s terrifying saga continues in […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill, Rossif Sutherland

Orphan: First Kill has received an R rating for “bloody violence”

October 8, 2021 by Liam Waddington

The upcoming prequel film to 2009’s Orphan, titled Orphan: First Kill, has received an official R rating for “Bloody violence, language, and brief sexual content.” For comparison, the first Orphan movie was similarly given an R rating for “disturbing violent content, some sexuality, and language.” Although Paramount still hasn’t revealed a release date for Orphan: First […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Orphan, Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill star Julia Stiles says she was “floored” by Isabelle Fuhrman’s return as Esther

June 29, 2021 by Liam Waddington

With a prequel film to 2009’s Orphan, titled Orphan: First Kill, in development, franchise newcomer Julia Stiles has explained how she was “floored” by Isabelle Fuhrman’s return as Esther. “The working title was Esther, which I really liked, which is the name of the girl. What’s remarkable is that Isabelle Fuhrman, who played the little girl in […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill star Isabelle Fuhrman says “people will be shocked” with the prequel

June 16, 2021 by Liam Waddington

With a prequel film to 2009’s Orphan, titled Orphan: First Kill, in development, Isabelle Fuhrman, who is returning to the franchise as Esther, has claimed that “people will be shocked” the film and it will make movie history as she will be the first adult actress to reprise a leading role that she first played as […]

Filed Under: Liam Waddington, Movies, News Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill

Isabelle Fuhrman returning for another round as killer Esther in Orphan: First Kill

November 3, 2020 by EJ Moreno

If you remember 2009’s Orphan, you can see the reason for excitement at this news. As reported by Deadline, Isabelle Fuhrman is returning to the franchise as Esther in a planned prequel film. In the upcoming film Orphan: First Kill, directed by William Brent Bell (The Boy) and written by David Coggeshall, Leena Klammer “orchestrates […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Orphan, Orphan: First Kill

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