
Ahead of the release of Predator: Badlands, director Dan Trachtenberg has debunked a popular theory among fans – no, the new film's Yautja is not actually Broken Tusk, the character from the Dark Horse comics. The filmmaker might have taken inspiration from him, but he didn't want to do "direct reimaginings."
During an event at the MCM London, a fan mentioned that Dek looks like a young Broken Tusk and asked Trachtenberg if he would like to see Machiko Noguchi (protagonist of the Aliens vs. Predator comics) on the big screen, prompting a response that dispelled previous online theories.