If you are anything like me, you probably found 2009’s Orphan unnerving and downright disturbing. Now, the prequel, Orphan: First Kill finally has a release date and it will be here sooner than you think, this January in fact.
Isabell Fuhrman returns as the infamous Esther/Leena Klemmer, who in 2009 portrayed herself as a young girl adopted by a family only to bring death suffering after it’s revealed that she was actually a psychotic grown woman. This time around, William Brent Bell (The Boy) is in the director’s chair for the film that will reveal Esther’s origin story. In the prequel, will see her escape from a psychiatric facility and travel to America while impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family and faces off against a mother (Julia Styles) who will protect her family at any cost.
New cast members include Julia Stiles as Katie Mauerova, Rossif Sutherland as Richard Mauerova, Hiro Kanagawa as Donnan, Jade Michael as Madison, and Matthew Finlan as Gunnar.
In 2008 Furhman was a ten-year-old playing the role of a 30 something woman passing herself off as a child. Now, as a woman (twenty-four), she’s playing a child. If you are wondering how Furhman is able to reprise her role, it is with the help of CGI de-aging and two child doubles according to the actress,
Described by cast members as “dark” and “brutal,” Orphan: First Kill will be hitting theaters on January 28, 2022. With the release date quickly approaching the trailer should arrive within the next two weeks. We’ll keep you posted.
