Director Dan Trachtenberg is revealing some new particulars concerning the subsequent movie within the Predator collection, Predator: Badlands — together with a reasonably stunning (however very intriguing) tease about who the protagonist of it is going to be.
Trachtenberg spoke to Empire journal concerning the subsequent movie, “a future-set story happening on an alien planet” per the article. Trachtenberg dropped one other attention-grabbing tidbit: the hero of the story can be a Predator.
“The creature is entrance and centre, main the cost,” Trachtenberg advised the journal. “He’s nonetheless badass, however there’s one thing there that touches you emotionally, too. Creating a personality you join with, however are additionally super-intimidated by, has been difficult. But thrilling.”
The filmmaker added that the thought for this strategy got here from the need to “discover one other important piece of cinema that does what Prey did spiritually — pushing the franchise’s boundaries, letting us root for a hero we not often get to root for — however otherwise.”
That raises questions concerning the position of Elle Fanning, the star of Predator: Badlands. The Empire article reveals that she’ll be enjoying a number of characters, however not any additional particulars on what these characters could be like.
We additionally received a primary behind-the-scenes take a look at the set, which you’ll see beneath.
WORLD-EXCLUSIVE 🚨#PredatorBadlands can have the #Predator itself as its hero, director Dan Trachtenberg tells Empire.
“The creature is entrance and centre,” he says.
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— Empire (@empiremagazine) November 15, 2024
Badlands is the most recent movie within the Predator collection after Prey, the 2022 prequel that was additionally directed by Trachtenberg and was acclaimed by critics and followers alike. And apparently, Badlands is not the one Predator movie presently within the works; twentieth Century Fox president Steve Asbell beforehand teased that one other will launch someday in 2025 earlier than Badlands hits theaters. We’re nonetheless awaiting extra particulars on that mysterious undertaking, although.
In the meantime, you may try IGN’s 8/10 evaluate of Prey, the place we wrote, “With loads of the Predator franchise’s signature brutal kills, a easy however by no means simplistic story, and a star-making flip from Amber Midthunder… Prey slays.”
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing leisure reporting. When she’s not writing or enhancing, you’ll find her studying fantasy novels or enjoying Dungeons & Dragons.
