Although Predator: Badlands is firmly focused on the legacy and machinations of the Yautja, the movie also exists within the canon of the Alien films. Both owned by 20th Century Studios, the worlds of Alien and Predator have been crossing over since 1989, with a series of comics published by Dark Horse. Then in 2004, Alien vs. Predator became a movie, which was followed by AvP: Requiem in 2007. Now, with the new film Badlands, the tradition of the Alien franchise crossing over with Predator continues: The film focuses on an unlikely team-up between a young Yautja named Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) and a damaged Weyland-Yutani android named Thia (Elle Fanning).
And so, the plot of Badlands is then a fusion of concepts from the world of Alien and the world of Predator. And in one scene, a famous moment from the 1986 film Aliens is homaged with panache and style.
