Those of you hoping there will be a Predator movie starring an alien will be very elated to hear that Badlands is doing just that.
Predator is currently experiencing a renaissance, and Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey was very well received when it premiered in 2022. Filming for the next Predator movie started in August (actually next two moviesin a nice surprise from Trachtenberg) and in a novel interview with Empirethe director said that in the upcoming Badlands everything will work a bit differently, for a change an alien hunting expert will become the hero. “The creature is front and center, leading the attack,” Trachtenberg said in an interview.
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“He’s still angry, but there’s something about him that touches you emotionally, too. It was a challenge to create a character that you connect with but are also very intimidated by. But exciting.” Trachtenberg went on to explain that the idea came from a desire to “find another essential film that would spiritually do what Prey did – pushing the boundaries of the franchise and allowing us to root for a hero we rarely root for – but in a different way.” And that turned into a massive idea of rooting for the Predator.”
However, it won’t be all aliens in the sequel – Elle Fanning, who you can also expect to see in Death Stranding 2 next year, will star in it and apparently in more than one character as well. “She faced some serious challenges in this film – dramatic, physical and logistical,” Trachtenberg said of Fanning, which sounds like a lot of fun.
There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding this secret Predators movie, though Trachtenberg previously said it would premiere before Badlands. Since Badlands is currently scheduled for release on November 7 next year, that means you can expect the secret part no later than November 6, but I’m sure they’ll give it a little more space.
