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Predator: Badlands Trailer Reveals Franchise's First Heroic Predator

The upcoming film, directed by Dan Trachtenberg, introduces a groundbreaking partnership between a Predator and Elle Fanning's android character, with hints of an Alien universe crossover.

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Elle Fanning with a Weyland-Yutani logo on her eyes and the Predator in Predator: Badlands
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Overview

  • Predator: Badlands shifts the franchise narrative by making the Predator a protagonist for the first time, played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi.
  • Elle Fanning stars as Thia, an android who teams up with the outcast Predator on a perilous journey to confront an ultimate adversary.
  • The teaser trailer highlights significant worldbuilding, including a fully developed Yautja language created with a linguistics expert.
  • Hints of a crossover with the Alien franchise appear in the teaser, including Weyland-Yutani logos seen on Thia and other elements.
  • Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, the film is set to release in theaters on November 7, 2025, marking a strategic pivot for the franchise toward theatrical storytelling.