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Predator: Badlands Will Have The Predator As Its Hero: ‘The Creature Is Front And Centre’

Dan Trachtenberg exclusively reveals that the Predator itself will be the protagonist of his new movie. Read more at Empire.

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The man who directed the last Predator movie (Prey), Dan Trachtenberg has something different planned for his next Predator movie, Badlands. It releases 2025.

From the article:

“The creature is front and centre, leading the charge,” Trachtenberg grins, speaking to Empire in the Andor Season 2 issue. “He’s still badass, but there’s something there that touches you emotionally, too. Creating a character you connect with, but are also super-intimidated by, has been challenging. But exciting.” The idea, he says, came from a desire to “find another essential piece of cinema that does what Prey did spiritually — pushing the franchise’s boundaries, letting us root for a hero we rarely get to root for — but in a different way. And that transformed into this big idea of rooting for the Predator.” Finally, the ugly mother-effer’s day has come.

While audiences will be asked to empathise with Badlands’ dreadlocked hunter, there will be humans in the mix too – notably Elle Fanning, who will play more than one character.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

LFG!!!!!!

 

[Bathwater]

Interesting take to have a Predator that you emphasize with. I do like that they’re going in a new direction instead of rehashing the same old shit over and over again.

Makes you wonder what he looks like when he’s crying. I bet that would be hilarious. Also, if there’s a sex scene do you think they’ll give him dreadlock pubes? I mean, he’s gotta have dreads down there, right?

 

[Pliny Pete]

First they turned The Terminator into a florist, now we're getting a Predator thats in touch with its feminine side

Hollyweird has to be stopped!

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Predator: Badlands Will Have The Predator As Its Hero: ‘The Creature Is Front And Centre’

Dan Trachtenberg exclusively reveals that the Predator itself will be the protagonist of his new movie. Read more at Empire.

www.empireonline.com

The man who directed the last Predator movie (Prey), Dan Trachtenberg has something different planned for his next Predator movie, Badlands. It releases 2025.

From the article:

“The creature is front and centre, leading the charge,” Trachtenberg grins, speaking to Empire in the Andor Season 2 issue. “He’s still badass, but there’s something there that touches you emotionally, too. Creating a character you connect with, but are also super-intimidated by, has been challenging. But exciting.” The idea, he says, came from a desire to “find another essential piece of cinema that does what Prey did spiritually — pushing the franchise’s boundaries, letting us root for a hero we rarely get to root for — but in a different way. And that transformed into this big idea of rooting for the Predator.” Finally, the ugly mother-effer’s day has come.

While audiences will be asked to empathise with Badlands’ dreadlocked hunter, there will be humans in the mix too – notably Elle Fanning, who will play more than one character.

That movie sucked dick

 

[Contempt]

Are we remotely surprised that hollywood wants us to empathise with predators?

 

[Jack Reacheround]

The Predator was already the good guy in Alien vs Predator.

 

[mb23100]

It could work. It probably won't but it could. The Predators have never been mindless killing machines. They usually dont kill the unarmed, they let Danny Glover go out of respect in Predator 2 and one of them sided with the humans in both Predators and Alien vs Predator.

 

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The Predator was already the good guy in Alien vs Predator.

The Predator did kill some innocent people in that one but yes he ended up teaming up with the lady in the final act.

 

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It could work. It probably won't but it could. The Predators have never been mindless killing machines. They usually dont kill the unarmed, they let Danny Glover go out of respect in Predator 2 and one of them sided with the humans in both Predators and Alien vs Predator.

Yautja's were still assholes killing around for most part of those stories. Interesting to see how a protagonist Predator story will do.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Predator: Badlands Will Have The Predator As Its Hero: ‘The Creature Is Front And Centre’

Dan Trachtenberg exclusively reveals that the Predator itself will be the protagonist of his new movie. Read more at Empire.

www.empireonline.com

The man who directed the last Predator movie (Prey), Dan Trachtenberg has something different planned for his next Predator movie, Badlands. It releases 2025.

From the article:

“The creature is front and centre, leading the charge,” Trachtenberg grins, speaking to Empire in the Andor Season 2 issue. “He’s still badass, but there’s something there that touches you emotionally, too. Creating a character you connect with, but are also super-intimidated by, has been challenging. But exciting.” The idea, he says, came from a desire to “find another essential piece of cinema that does what Prey did spiritually — pushing the franchise’s boundaries, letting us root for a hero we rarely get to root for — but in a different way. And that transformed into this big idea of rooting for the Predator.” Finally, the ugly mother-effer’s day has come.

While audiences will be asked to empathise with Badlands’ dreadlocked hunter, there will be humans in the mix too – notably Elle Fanning, who will play more than one character.

It's going to be a comeback movie for Diddy and Bill Cosby!

 

[moreorless87]

This is a period western isnt it? my guess would be you get a plot something like European Americans engaging in ethnic cleansing of native Americans meet the Predator instead, maybe not having it as a 100% "good" but having it taking out "bad" characters.

 

[dildos]

Every predator movie after the original Carl weathers movie sucked.

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Predator? Hero?

Will it be hunting strong, independent , skinny women who could beat men 2x their size?

 

[Jack Reacheround]

The Predator did kill some innocent people in that one but yes he ended up teaming up with the lady in the final act.

Meh. Collateral damage.

 

[pugilistico]

Predator? Hero?

Will it be hunting strong, independent , skinny women who could beat men 2x their size?

It will obviously be hunting and killing patriarchal white men while protecting women.

Plot twist: the predator will be female.

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

Yautja's were still assholes killing around for most part of those stories. Interesting to see how a protagonist Predator story will do.

Spartans were pretty much the Third Reich on steroids but they made it work

 

[Adamant]

Well, hopefully this time the Predator won't get its ass kicked. It was cool when Arnold did it but it's been lame ever since.

 

[wendelbudwhite]

This is a period western isnt it? my guess would be you get a plot something like European Americans engaging in ethnic cleansing of native Americans meet the Predator instead, maybe not having it as a 100% "good" but having it taking out "bad" characters.

Na this one's apparently set in the future. But still could be similar to what you said with colonizing planets instead of the American frontier

 

[MDoza]

I hope it revolves around the Predator and his gay lover just wanting to provide for their adoptive son, and that the only reason he reluctantly kills anything or anyone.