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Predator: Badlands Opens to Warm Reviews and Solid Early Box Office

A PG-13 approach with a nonhuman cast marks a deliberate shift that critics say yields vivid world-building plus a surprising emotional core.

Overview

  • Dan Trachtenberg’s new Predator film is now in theaters, starring Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek alongside Elle Fanning as a Weyland‑Yutani synthetic.
  • The movie is the franchise’s first PG-13 entry, achieved by focusing on alien and android characters rather than humans.
  • It is set centuries in the future and connects to Alien lore through Weyland‑Yutani, avoiding direct crossover creatures.
  • Early North American box-office reporting cites a $4.8 million Thursday and projections of roughly $25–30 million for opening weekend.
  • Reviews broadly praise the visual craft, world-building, and performances, with some noting the softer tone may divide longtime purists.