Overview
- Predator: Badlands opened to $40 million domestically, a new high for the Predator franchise with Fanning leading the cast.
- Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value posted strong limited-release numbers as critics singled out Fanning’s supporting turn.
- Fanning, a Golden Globe nominee, framed the moment as a new chapter in her career after earlier shifts such as The Great.
- She emphasized that genre work deserves awards consideration, citing recent examples as evidence that perceptions are widening.
- Playing two characters in Predator: Badlands, she described the role’s acting and physical demands and said she is in New York juggling press for both films.