It all began with an image of Chewbacca carrying C-3PO on his back. That one image from The Empire Strikes Back would inspire one of the best Predator movies ever, a fresh reimagining of the sci-fi horror franchise that turned the slasher monster into the protagonist. But while Star Wars will always be a North Star for director Dan Trachtenberg, he didn’t make Predator: Badlands with the ultimate goal of making a Star Wars movie — not that he would say no to one.
“I’ve had various exciting thoughts for Star Wars over the years, and maybe one day that is a thing,” Trachtenberg tells Inverse. “Or maybe it will continue to fuel things I do elsewhere.”
