The Latest Breaking News from Dan Trachtenberg

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 · Oct 3, 2025

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.

BANG Premier · Oct 1, 2025

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 · Sep 27, 2025

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 · Sep 9, 2025

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 · Sep 6, 2025

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 · Aug 21, 2025

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

Total Film · Aug 7, 2025

'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.

Space · Aug 4, 2025

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!

Cinemablend · Aug 3, 2025

‘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.

BANG Premier · Jul 29, 2025