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Predator: Badlands Trailer Recasts Hunter as Prey on Kalisk

A new trailer pairs Elle Fanning’s disabled Weyland-Yutani android with young Predator Dek to stalk the ultimate foe on Kalisk, teasing the franchise’s Alien saga connections.

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Overview

  • Footage spotlights Thia’s prosthetic legs, underscoring the synth’s resilience as she uses street smarts and combat skills to aid Dek through Kalisk’s perilous terrain.
  • For the first time in the series, the Predator is depicted as prey, forging an alliance born of survival against relentless planetary threats.
  • Easter eggs woven into the trailer reveal Weyland-Yutani’s Bio-Weapons Division, embedding explicit links to the Alien universe and potential crossover avenues.
  • Dan Trachtenberg, who helmed Prey and produced the animated Predator: Killer of Killers, injects fresh world-building with a new Yautja language and narrative focus.
  • 20th Century Studios will release Predator: Badlands on November 7, 2025, with a production team that includes John Davis, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt and Brent O’Connor.