Overview

• The first trailer for 'Predator: Badlands' highlights Dek, an outcast Yautja, as the franchise's first Predator protagonist, navigating the perilous Death Planet, Kalisk.
• Elle Fanning stars as Thia, a Weyland-Yutani android whose journey parallels Dek’s, forming an unlikely cross-species alliance central to the film’s narrative.
• Director Dan Trachtenberg emphasizes immersive worldbuilding, including a fully developed Yautja language crafted by a student of Paul Frommer, and a high-tech, desolate setting far removed from Prey’s historical backdrop.
• The trailer reveals a Harvester skull from Independence Day in a Predator trophy room, hinting at a potential connection between the two sci-fi universes.
• Set for release on November 7, 2025, the film continues Disney’s expansion of the Predator franchise, blending fresh storytelling with nods to established lore.