| Orphan: First Kill | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Orphan: First Kill |
| Directed by: | William Brent Bell |
| Written by: | David Coggeshall; David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick; Alex Mace |
| Produced by: | Jen Gorton; Kyle Irving; David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick; Chloe Katz; Daryl Katz; Josie Liang; Paul Marcaccio; Victor Moyers; Kelly Gallagher; Robert Bell; David Coggeshall; Ethan Erwin; Hal Sadoff; James Tomlinson; Isabelle Fuhrman |
| Music by: | Brett Detar |
| Cinematography: | Karim Hussain |
| Edited by: | Josh Ethier |
| Production | |
| Production: | Eagle Vision Entertainment One Dark Castle Entertainment |
| Distributors: | Paramount+ |
| Released: | August 19th, 2022 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 99 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
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Orphan: First Kill is an American independent feature film of the psychological thriller subgenre of horror. It serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan. It was directed by William Brent Bell with a screenplay by David Coggeshall based on a story treatment by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Alex Mace. It was produced by Dark Castle Entertainment, Eagle Vision, and Entertainment One. It was released simultaneously in theaters as well as video-on-demand and on the Paramount+ streaming service on August 19th, 2022. Actress Isabelle Fuhrman reprises the role of Esther - the creepy, murderous not-a-girl from the first film. Co-starring in Orphan: First Kill is Julia Stiles as Tricia Albright, Rossif Sutherland as Allen Albright, Matthew Finlan as Gunnar Albright, and Hiro Kanagawa as Detective Donnan.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Isabelle Fuhrman | Esther/Leena Klammer |
| Julia Stiles | Tricia Albright |
| Rossif Sutherland | Allen Albright |
| Hiro Kanagawa | Detective Donnan |
| Matthew Finlan | Gunnar Albright |
| Samantha Walkes | Doctor Segar |
| Dave Brown | Doctor Novotny |
| Lauren Cochrane | Officer Leahy |
| Gwendolyn Collins | Anna |
| Kristen Sawatzky | Federica |
| Jeff Strome | Lobby guard |
| Andrea del Campo | Betsy |
| Alec Carlos | Mike |
| Alicia Johnston | Karen |
| Liam Stewart-Kanigan | Dude 1 |
| Jade Michael | Girl 1, Madison |
| Sarah Luby | Receptionist, Claire |
| Maxwell Nelson | Little boy |
| Bradley Sawatzky | Officer Kusnetsov |
| Stephanie Sy | Flight attendant |
| Marina Stephenson Kerr | Society 1, Olive |
| Sharon Bajer | Society 2, Gertrude |
| Kennedy Irwin | Esther body double |
| Sadie Lee | Esther body double |
| Erik Athavale | Orderly |
| Parker Bohotchuk | Laughing partier #1 |
| Maxine Sanders | Laughing partier #2 |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The tagline of this film is "There's always been something wrong with Esther".
- There are a total of twenty-seven credited cast members in this film.
- Production on Orphan: First Kill began on October 26th, 2020. Principal filming concluded on December 11th, 2020.
- Actor David Lawrence Brown is credited as Dave Brown in this film.
- The setting of this film is Connecticut in the year 2007, with some scenes taking place in Estonia.
- The events of this film take place two years prior to the events from Orphan.
- Despite the title of this film, it is revealed that Esther had already been committed to the Saarn Institute for previous murders.
- Esther's real name is revealed to be Leena Klammer in this film.
- Actress Isabelle Fuhrman was 23-years-old when she began filming Orphan: First Kill. She is playing a character who is trying to pass herself off as 7-years-old.
- Actor Rossif Sutherland is the son of veteran actor Donald Sutherland (Virus) and the half-brother of equally famous actor Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys).
- Lead actress Isabelle Fuhrman also served as an associate producer on this film.
- All of the de-aging effects used for Esther were accomplished through makeup, lighting, camera tricks, and body doubles. No digital effects were used to de-age actress Isabelle Fuhrman.
- Actress Isabelle Fuhrman is the only actress to appear in both Orphan and Orphan: First Kill.
- This is William Brent Bell's eighth film as a director. It is his seventh film in the horror genre. He has also directed films such as Stay Alive in 2006, The Devil Inside in 2012, and The Boy in 2016.
- Screenwriter David Coggeshall was also a staff writer on Scream: The Series in 2015.
- Actor Erik Athavale is also known for playing a religious freak in We Summon the Darkness in 2019.
Explicit content[]
- Profanity: Strong language used sporadically throughout the film.
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