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New Predator: Badlands Clip Deepens Alien Ties With MU/TH/UR and Bioweapon Tease

Fresh footage confirms MU/TH/UR’s presence, spotlighting a mysterious “XX0522” mission.

Overview

  • A newly released scene features Weyland‑Yutani’s MU/TH/UR directing a synth named Tessa to secure a bioweapon labeled “XX0522,” directly invoking Alien lore.
  • Disney’s official credits list Alison Wright as the voice of MU/TH/UR, formally confirming the Alien franchise AI in the film.
  • Director Dan Trachtenberg maintains there are no xenomorphs, yet the “XX0522” objective keeps speculation alive about what the bioweapon actually is.
  • Marketing and featurettes emphasize Weyland‑Yutani branding and multiple synthetic units, with Elle Fanning portraying a company synth and Trachtenberg teasing a battalion of killer drones.
  • Predator: Badlands opens November 7 and centers on a Yautja protagonist, Dek, who forges an uneasy alliance with a Weyland‑Yutani synthetic on the planet Genna.