It's hardly controversial to say that 2018's The Predator was disappointing. The promise of a new modern-day Predator movie co-written and directed by Shane Black was stirring, but it just didn't come together in the end. Years later, we may have received the perfect template for a direct follow-up to the first three movies from an unlikely source — the online video game Predator: Hunting Grounds.
Some fans might argue we're past the need for modern-day Predator movies after Prey (2022) wowed everyone with a return to the basics that also felt genuinely different thanks to its 18th-century North American setting.
