Orphan star Isabelle Fuhrman went to a Halloween party in character
Orphan star Isabelle Fuhrman returned to her breakout role, Esther, from the acclaimed horror movie this Halloween.
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The actor, 25, starred as the diminutive antagonist in the 2009 horror flick and its sequel Orphan: First Kill, released this year. To celebrate the spooky season this weekend, Fuhrman donned an adult-sized version of Esther’s outfit from the original movie as she headed out to a Halloween gig. The costume consisted of a Victorian-style dress, red lace collar and the villain’s classic pigtails. The American actor shared footage of herself in the costume in a montage video on Instagram.
Fuhrman captioned the video: “Esther went to a Halloween concert last night. #girlsjustwannahavefun.” The clip sees the actress donning her costume and partying at a festival.
The actor landed the role of Esther back in 2009 when she was just 12 years old, and Fuhrman reprised the role in a prequel/sequel movie for a follow-up film this year. The original movie saw Esther falsely invading a family’s home as nine-year-old orphan. Meanwhile, Orphan: First Kill is set before those events and tells more of Esther’s origin story and how she ended up in the running for adoption.
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During the film’s publicity run, Fuhrman said she wasn’t phased coming back to the role 13 years later, despite literally having outgrown her character. “I felt like I would be stupid not to come back and play this role — and I would be pissed if anybody else played Esther!” she told People.
The actor added: “I mean, I created her, she’s mine. Obviously, I had so much help on the first movie with the look and all sorts of stuff, but her emotions and the essence of who she was was something that I created as a kid.”
Orphan is available to stream on Prime Video now.