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Predator: Badlands

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Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and is the seventh film in the Predator franchise. It is a standalone film in the franchise.

Synopsis[]

Set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.[1]

Cast[]

  • Elle Fanning as Thia, Tessa
  • Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek, Njohrr / Apex Predator
  • Mike Homik as Kwei
  • Rohinal Nayaran as Bud
  • Reuben De Jong as Father
  • Cameron Brown as Drone Smyth
  • Matt Duffer as Yautja Ship
  • Ross Duffer as Yautja Ship

Production[]

In June 2022, Dan Trachtenberg stated in June 2022 that there are discussions for additional installments being developed after the release of Prey. The filmmaker stated that moving forward, the intent is to do things that have not been done before in the franchise.[2] In February 2024, it was reported that a number of Predator projects are in development, with Dan Trachtenberg involved with each installment. While a sequel to Prey is one of them, a new film with the working title of Badlands is scheduled for principal photography in July of the same year. Trachtenberg will once again serve as director, with a script written by Patrick Aison, from an original story they co-authored. The plot will center around a new female lead, and be set chronologically in the future.[3][4] Actress Elle Fanning has been in talks to star in the leading role.[5]

Filming began on August 27, 2024, in New Zealand, with Elle Fanning confirmed for the lead role. The film was now given the full title of Predator: Badlands.[6]

On October 22, 2024, Deadline reported that the film would be released on November 7, 2025, taking over the release date from Blade.[7] It was later revealed that Predator: Badlands would actually be the seventh film and that a "secret" Predator movie was filmed and expected to be released before.[8] That film ultimately ended up being Predator: Killer of Killers.

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  • Given the involvement of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, this confirms what was established in Alien: Earth, namely that Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, as well as Ridley Scott's own Word of God, are no longer canon (as all three established that the Alien and Predator universes are separate), with Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem being re-integrated into Alien canon.
  • Predator: Badlands is the second film in the Predator franchise to be rated PG-13, after Alien vs. Predator.[9]
    • As confirmed by Ben Rosenblatt, rather than the attempt to make it more family-friendly, this was attributed to the lack of human presence in the film hence Predator: Badlands' graphic depictions of violence and gore would be creature-on-creature or android-related while just as intense as previous R-rated installments.[10][11]
  • This is the first Predator film in which the species' named Yautja is ever said onscreen.

References[]

  1. ↑ The Walt Disney Studios Showcases Upcoming Film Slate at CinemaCon 2025
  2. ↑ "Prey: Everything you need to know about the new Predator movie". TimeOut (June 28, 2022). Retrieved on August 11, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dan Trachtenberg To Direct New Standalone Predator Movie Badlands As 20th Century Expands On Universe". Deadline (February 9, 2024). Retrieved on August 11, 2024.
  4. ↑ "New Predator Movie in the Works with Dan Trachtenberg Directing". The Hollywood Reporter (February 9, 2024). Retrieved on August 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Badlands: Elle Fanning Eyed To Star In New Standalone Predator Pic From 20th Century And Dan Trachtenberg". Deadline (June 3, 2024). Retrieved on August 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ Predator: Badlands details revealed by casting call
  7. ↑ Marvel Studios’ ‘Blade’ Removed From 2025 Release Schedule, Disney Dates ‘Predator: Badlands’ Instead
  8. ↑ A Secret ‘Predator’ Movie, An ‘Alien’ Sequel and ‘Speed 3’ on the Table: A Chat with 20th Century Studios Boss Steve Asbell
  9. ↑ 12 Things We Learned Visiting the Set of Predator: Badlands
  10. ↑ Predator: Badlands Is Confirmed PG-13 Rather Than R-Rated, and Fans of the Famously Violent Franchise Certainly Have Opinions About That
  11. ↑ Producer Explains Why ‘Predator: Badlands’ Was Meant to Be a Boundary-Pushing “PG-13” Movie

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Predator: Killer of Killers: Ursa • Kenji Kawakami • John J. Torres
Predator: Badlands: Dek • Thia

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