One of the crucial intriguing franchise entries among the many upcoming 2025 films needs to be Predator: Badlands. It would function the Predator as the primary character for the primary time as he groups up with an android (performed by Elle Fanning) in quest of the “final adversary.” Within the trailers for Badlands, there’s a variety of hints at who Predators have come up towards, however one that basically caught my eye was the huge T-Rex head. So, after I spoke to director Dan Trachetenberg, I requested him about stated dino cranium.
For those who haven’t been following the Predator: Badlands advertising, you may not have seen this picture of a Predator trophy wall, which options all types of skulls from totally different species, together with one other Alien nod (apart from Elle Fanning’s Thea being from the franchise’s personal Weyland-Yutani Company). Once I introduced up how I particularly wish to see the dinosaur battle that introduced again the most important cranium on the wall, right here’s what Trachetenberg needed to say:
I imply, there’s positively a battle on this film that is fairly… the trophy.
Properly that quote has me considering! In fact, the author/director is totally teasing right here, and he supplied no follow-up to what he’s speaking about is kind of “the trophy,” nevertheless it does sign that there will likely be some thrilling kills within the film that can maybe rival my hopes for a Jurassic crossover of types.
In the course of the interview, which occurred at San Diego Comedian-Con with a backdrop of the trophy room behind us (which was additionally used as an activation for followers to undergo all through the weekend), Fanning shared that she “can’t say” what her favourite trophy is within the film. In different phrases, there’s quite a bit within the film we don’t but find out about and the filmmakers and solid are hiding from us.
I don’t find out about you, nevertheless it had me strolling away from the interview racking my mind about what they’re hiding. After Dan Trachetenberg’s final Predator film, Killer of Killers, we have been left with a variety of burning questions, corresponding to how the filmmaker was connecting the animated film with films like Prey and the unique Predator. Now, I’m questioning if issues like the Alien easter eggs will imply one thing greater is brewing between these two franchises, or if what he’s speaking about will likely be utterly out of left subject from what I might even think about.
When Predator: Badlands’ first teaser got here out, there was a variety of negativity coming from followers concerning the upcoming launch, however thus far, I’m solely getting extra bought on the film as I see extra about it. I recognize Trachetenberg for all the time attempting one thing contemporary with the franchise, beginning with Prey, and I anticipate Badlands to be one other stable entry. The film comes out on November 7, so there’s loads of time to theorize additional till then.