Dan Trachtenberg, the writer-director behind the 2022 Predator prequel Prey, is ready to direct a brand new standalone movie within the franchise, titled Badlands. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report.
Plot particulars for Badlands are at present beneath wraps, with manufacturing slated to start later this 12 months. Trachtenberg, who earned an Emmy nomination for his work on Prey, is predicted to additional increase the Predator universe with this newest installment. The success of Prey on Hulu, breaking data because the platform’s most-watched premiere, has spurred twentieth Century Studios to discover the franchise additional.
Whereas launch plans for Badlands are nonetheless pending, given the traction twentieth Century acquired with Boogeyman in summer time 2023, and the choice to launch Alien: Romulus in theaters in August as a substitute of solely on Hulu as initially supposed, a theatrical premiere for Badlands appears believable.
Trachtenberg can be set to function a director on the fifth and ultimate season of Stranger Issues and has beforehand directed tasks together with 10 Cloverfield Lane, the pilot for The Boys, and Black Mirror: Playtest.
The unique Predator movie, directed by John McTiernan, debuted in 1987, and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers (who lately handed away), and Jesse Ventura as commandos pursued by an alien within the jungle. The movie spawned three sequels: Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), and The Predator (2018).
In GameSpot’s Prey overview, author Mat Elfring says “in the event you’re a longtime fan of the Predator lore, digging into the films, comics, and no matter else you may get your fingers on, likelihood is you may like what’s offered.”