Dek of the Yautja goes through a lot throughout Predator: Badlands, all in the name of seeking validation from his father, Njohrr. This being Predator, “validation” actually means “trial by combat,” and the showdown between father and son at the end was almost more restrained than what we got on screen. In the final cut of the film, […]
‘Predator: Badlands’ Scores a Franchise-Best Box Office Open
When it comes to the box office, that Predator do hunt. The big movie of the past weekend, Predator: Badlands, opened to $80 million worldwide, half of which came from North America. According to the Hollywood Reporter, it performed well above initial $25-$30 million domestic projections, and has the highest-grossing open of the franchise, beating out the $38.4 million […]
‘Predator: Badlands’ Wants to be a Relationship Story
As the current steward of the Predator franchise, director Dan Trachtenberg seems very conscious of not repeating himself. While fans are still holding out hope for Prey 2, there can be no complaints about the shortage of new material in the Predator universe. We already got the animated anthology film Predator: Killer of Killers earlier […]
‘Predator: Badlands’ Joins Disney’s San Diego Comic-Con Plans
The hunt will be on at San Diego Comic-Con, where Predator: Badlands will get the spotlight. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the sci-fi film will get a Hall H panel during the convention weekend. It’ll be the second big Disney movie of the fall season to make an appearance at the famed Hall, joining October’s Tron: Ares. Both […]
‘Predator 2’ Walked So the New Films Could Run
After ‘Predator: Killer of Killers,’ we decided to give the Danny Glover 1990 sequel a spin and were pleasantly surprised. Source link
‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Just Rules
After two divisive and ultimately failed attempts to revitalize the Predator franchise in the 2010s, 20th Century Studios found its stride with 2022’s Prey. While sadly locked to Hulu as a result of the Disney-Fox merger, that film was met with such a strong reception that it gave the sci-fi horror franchise the boost it’d been […]
‘Predator: Killer of Killers’ Has an Excellent, Bloody New Trailer
Vikings and ninjas and pilots, oh my! All three are facing a very familiar foe in the upcoming animated anthology film Predator: Killer of Killers. Directed by Prey and Predator: Badlands helmer Dan Trachtenberg, this “next evolution of the Predator universe” will see heroes in three different time periods face off with the ultimate hunter. […]
Let The Predator Have a New Video Game
What a month it’s been for fans of the Predator. 20th Century Studios offered our best looks yet at the theatrical, Dan Trachtenberg-directed Badlands and the animated anthology Killer of Killers. In the comics, the alien’s just kicked off a fight with Spider-Man that’s later going to see the larger Marvel universe catch hands over […]
Marvel Comics’ Next IP War Is With the Predator
Over the last year, Marvel Comics characters have gotten into bouts with the Alien, and are about to do the same with Godzilla. Who’s up next? Who else but the Predator, who’s getting live-action and animated movies this year? After tangling with Black Panther, Wolverine, and Spider-Man (which starts this week), the intergalactic game hunter is […]
The First Predator: Badlands Teaser Promises a Hell of a Team Up
20th Century Studios has finally released a teaser trailer for Prey director Dan Trachtenberg’s next Predator film, Predator: Badlands, starring Elle Fanning. The trailer, which was first shown at Disney’s presentation at CinemaCon a couple of weeks ago, keeps much of its high-tech battles, brutal takedowns, and unexpectedly aggressive flora shrouded in mystery. While the […]