Overview

• Post-production footage and first-look images emphasize Dek’s underdog journey as a Yautja outcast determined to prove himself
• Director Dan Trachtenberg frames Dek’s laconic style on minimalist heroes like Conan the Barbarian and Mad Max with sparse Yautja dialogue
• Early teasers confirm Elle Fanning’s role as Thia, a Weyland-Yutani synthetic, formally linking the Predator saga to the Alien universe
• Badlands follows 2022’s Prey and this June’s animated Killer of Killers as the second of three Predator films Trachtenberg has conceived
• 20th Century Studios earmarks November 7, 2025 for the film’s theatrical release amid fan and industry debate over its tone, design and crossover potential