Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

Whether or not you’ve watched 2009’s Orphan, there’s a good chance you already know how it ends. 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

After 13 years, the horror film’s shocking, albeit silly twist is just too good not to be spoiled: The 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

titular orphan (played by Isabelle Fuhrman) isn’t the nine-year-old she appears to be. She’s a 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

murderous 33-year-old Estonian woman with a rare form of proportional dwarfism that has 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

allowed her to pose as a little girl named Esther for years. That surprising final reveal is pretty hard 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

to top. Yet Julia Stiles, who stars in that film’s prequel, Orphan: First Kill, now in theaters and available

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

to stream on Paramount+, believes the new movie’s twist is just as memorable as its predecessor’s.

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

“We’re in on Esther’s secret from the very beginning so we get to spend the movie watching her try 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

and trick everyone,” Stiles tells TIME. “To then have her meet somebody that’s going to 

Julia Stiles on Orphan: First Kill’s Shocking Twist and Killer Ending

one-up her is a very satisfying twist.” First Kill takes place two years before the events of Orphan.