When Dan Trachtenberg was first developing Prey, the Predator prequel that amassed a cult following in 2022 despite premiering straight to Hulu, he kept his cards close to his chest. When the film was first announced, it was under the title Skulls, and the reveal it was secretly part of the Predator franchise wouldn’t come until almost a year later.
Now, Trachtenberg is working on Predator: Badlands, which is at the very least upfront about being a Predator movie. But in the first trailer, there was an unexpected reveal: Elle Fanning’s character was revealed to be a synthetic created by Weyland-Yutani, the corporation from Predator’s sibling franchise, Alien. However, Badlands may not be the big Alien vs. Predator rematch fans might have been hoping for.
