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3 Years Later, An Acclaimed Sci-Fi Prequel Is Finally Getting The Release It Deserves

Years after it hit streaming, a celebrated franchise installment is getting its due.

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Final Predator: Badlands trailer has fans even more convinced it's setting up an Alien vs Predator movie – and their theory could explain why 20th Century Studios is bringing out a tie-in comic

"I'm holding out hope"

Total Film

The final 'Predator: Badlands' trailer welcomes you to 'the most dangerous planet in the universe' (video)

One final Predator: Badlands trailer has hit ahead of the movie's release, showing off the dangerous planet of Kalisk in all its glory.

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Shane Black heaps praise on Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg for saving the series

Shane Black has lauded Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg as the "right shepherd" to lead the Predator series.

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Predator: Badlands final trailer teases "the most dangerous planet in the universe" and gives first look at Elle Fanning's android twin

The sci-fi action-thriller hits theaters in November

Total Film

Predator: Badlands’ Director Explains How The Alien Franchise Became A Key Part Of The New Movie, And I Love How Surprisingly Organic It Was

It was definitely not planned as an Alien/Predator movie at the outset.

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What's The Best Watch Order For The 'Predator' Movies?

Here's your complete guide to watching the 'Predator' movies, from the 1987 original, to 'Badlands.'

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Predator: Badlands director says the prequel comic is a "perfect companion" to the film: "Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true"

Dan Trachtenberg says it's the "first Predator movie to draw inspiration so heavily from the comic books"

Total Film

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Predator return teased by Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg

After Dutch made a surprise cameo in the Hulu show Predator: Killer of Killers, director Dan Trachtenberg has revealed Arnold Schwarzenegger is "excited to talk about what else we could do" with his character in the Predator franchise.

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Predator: Badlands’ Elle Fanning Reveals One Way Alien: Romulus Helped Her Prepare For Her Role, And It Makes Me Even More Excited

Fanning’s synth is coming online, with a little help from an Alien: Romulus software patch.

Cinemablend

Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to make something that ‘hadn’t existed before’

Much like he did with 2022's Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to make a movie that “hadn’t existed before” with Predator: Badlands.

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'Predator: Badlands' Isn’t The Obvious Crossover Fans Might Be Expecting

The upcoming 'Predator' movie may borrow from the world of 'Alien,' but don't expect any xenomorphs.

Inverse

Predator: Badlands' Elle Fanning Gushes About Her Stand-In ‘Dolls’ On Set And The Cool Way Her ‘Legless’ Scenes Were Shot

I love learning about this kind of movie magic.

Cinemablend

Predator: Badlands Director Reveals Why He Didn’t Simply Want To Make ‘Prey 2,’ And He Makes A Good Point

The Prey director returns, but not for a standard sequel.

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Predator: Badlands director teases "fun" new Predator movie, as he likens its lead characters to Chewbacca and C-3PO: "There's nothing like a laugh amidst all the violence"

Exclusive: Dan Tractenberg says he set out to lighten up the Predator franchise with upcoming sci-fi sequel Predator: Badlands

Total Film

Predator Badlands director explains how Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the video game Shadow of the Colossus influenced the upcoming sci-fi movie: "The Predator's gotta be badass and ferocious, but also sincere and have a pulse of its own"

Exclusive: Dan Trachtenberg dishes on the new movie's pop culture influences

Total Film

Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg will contribute to a new Marvel Comics prequel story for the upcoming movie

Marvel Comics will release an official prequel to Predator: Badlands created "in close collaboration" with Trachtenberg

Total Film

Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley hopes the show’s new earth-bound backstory is adopted by other Alien projects going forward: "There's a surprising paucity of mythology in the seven films"

Exclusive | Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley thinks his show's new mythology should be canon in future movies

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'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game

A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.

Cinemablend

Alien Easter Eggs Are All Over The Predator: Badlands Trailers, So I Had To Ask The Director About The Universes Colliding Again

There's "potential" here!

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‘She’s broken in many ways’: Elle Fanning teases her Predator: Badlands character

Elle Fanning has teased her Predator: Badlands character Thia will be the Predator Dek’s "little companion" in the movie, which will see a "friendship" develop between the "two misfits" as they search for the ultimate adversary.

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'Predator: Badlands' director teases return of Arnold Schwarzenegger and drops a 15-minute preview at Comic Con

The hottest Hall H panel of the past weekend gave Predator fans a look at the first 15 minutes of Badlands, a new Killer of Killers ending, and more.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger makes surprise return to Predator movie franchise after 38 years

Actor has given his permission for likeness to be used in sequel

Total Film

Predator: Badlands' Comic-Con exclusive footage shows yautja brothers in arms

Director Dan Trachtenberg brought 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands footage to Comic-Con

Total Film

Predator: Badlands director tried to make sure the movie's Alien references were added "elegantly": "There's a seduction to grab all the action figures and smush them together"

Dan Trachtenberg thinks it'd be "cool" to be the "Alien vs. Predator guy"

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