Julia Stiles teases major Orphan: First Kill twist that 'hooked' her on joining the prequel
"When I got to the twist I was like, oh, that's good," Stiles said.
By
Joey NolfiAugust 09, 2022 at 10:18 AM EDT
If you were totally gagged by the first
Orphan movie's bonkers twist, actress
Julia Stiles has suggested that her
First Kill prequel should be equally as satisfying.
"When they sent me the script, there's a twist that when I got to the twist I was like, oh, that's good, and I was hooked," Stiles said Tuesday on
Live with Kelly and Ryan. She later said that the turn the plot takes is what got her to sign on for the project, adding, "I did not see it coming and it was also the reason that I wanted to be in the movie."
The 2009 original followed Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther, a murderous woman who terrorizes her adoptive family (Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard) after disguising herself as a child thanks to a condition that inhibits her growth.
"This one is before that, she's in another family, she's escaped a mental hospital and pretends to be the long-lost, missing daughter for this family," Stiles, who plays Esther's adoptive mother this time around, said of
First Kill. "She continues to terrorize them, but then there's another twist."
The
First Kill trailer filled in key elements of Esther's backstory, after it was revealed in the first film that Esther's prior family died in a house fire that was (spoiler alert!) very likely caused by the con artist. The clip ended with Esther walking through a burning home, promising that we'll finally get some intel on the events leading up to the blaze.
Julia Stiles and Isabelle Fuhrman in 'Orphan: First Kill.'
| CREDIT: PARAMOUNT
Orphan: First Kill — directed by
The Boy helmer William Brent Bell — hits select theaters, digital platforms, and
Paramount+ on Aug. 19.
