The Predator: Badlands trailers have been more about showcasing vibes and visuals over plot, but something we did learn from them a while back is that Elle Fanning's character Thia is a Weyland-Yutani synthetic. With that, and a glimpse at a Power Loader-type machine in a couple of promos, fans have been speculating whether it's secretly an Alien vs. Predator movie – or at the very least, setting one up...
Now, director Dan Trachtenberg has opened up on the franchises' connectivity, admitting that he wanted the link to be more subtle and less like "grabbing action figures and smashing them together."
