That’sThe Irishmanand all this stuff.
And I still don’t even think that works well yet."
“It certainly was in my mind when we would talk about an actor,” says Bell.
Isabelle Fuhrman in ‘Orphan: First Kill’.Steve Ackerman/Paramount
“I’d be like, ‘How tall’s that person?’
‘Oh, he’s like six-four.’
I’m like, ‘Great!’
Julia Stiles and Isabelle Fuhrman in ‘Orphan: First Kill.'.Paramount
But we still needed a lot more help with the size stuff.”
“It was difficult,” says Fuhrman.
“They tried all these different things.
‘No, no, no, no, no.’
They couldn’t find any high heels that were big enough.
So it ended up being these platforms.”
That’s essentially what a butt dolly is.
Those were conversations that we had every single day and they got to be an active part of it.
I couldn’t do this performance without them.
The wardrobe and make-up departments also played an important role in de-aging Fuhrman onscreen.
You know, kids have bigger heads and smaller shoulders," says Bell.
So, [we used] every little tool we had."
Not every trick worked.
At one point, Bell had a double wear a mask of Fuhrman’s head.
The result was terrifying but not in the right way.
“It looked amazing.
But when we put it on the actual double, and she walked out for the camera test.
it was obvious [it wasn’t going to work].
I knew I couldn’t just look at it from my adult perspective.
“My jaw just hit the floor.
I’m just so excited for the fans to see this one.
I feel like they’re really going to love it.”
Orphan: First Killis available to watch in cinemas, on digital, and streaming on Paramount+ August 19.
Watch the film’s trailer below and a scene from the movie above.
