The Predator is one of Hollywood’s more iconic movie villains, but in Predator: Badlands the legendary hunter is the hero. That’s the fun twist in this 2025 new movie, which is being headlined by Elle Fanning and is helmed by the same director that made the most recent Predator movie, Prey.
The Predator made its debut in the 1987 movie Predator, and has since had five movies in the franchise, as well as two crossovers with the Alien franchise (Alien vs Predator and Alien vs Predator: Requiem). While this is the next live action movie in the franchise and comes from the same director, all indications are that this is not a direct sequel that was seemingly teased in the Prey ending.
