Overview

• An Empire interview confirms the protagonist is Dek, a young Predator, with Elle Fanning playing the Weyland‑Yutani synthetic Thia.
• Trachtenberg describes the film as a buddy‑comedy relationship story, contrasting it with Prey’s solo survival focus.
• The pairing features a striking visual conceit: Thia’s upper torso is strapped to Dek during their journey.
• JoBlo reports the story is set in the future on a remote planet, with outcast Dek seeking a worthy adversary.
• Predator: Badlands reaches theaters on November 7, following Trachtenberg’s animated Predator: Killer of Killers earlier this year.