Even watching the trailers, we knew Predator: Badlands was going to be a very different kind of Predator movie. From Weyland-Yutani having a major presence to a Grogu-like alien critter joining the adventure, we were happy to see director and co-writer Dan Trachtenberg taking the sci-fi franchise into new territory. But somehow, the end result was even bolder than we'd anticipated.
The filmmaker already cited classics like Conan the Barbarian and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior as influences, but it's hard not to see tints of The Mandalorian, John Carter, and Riddick in there as well.
