Overview
- An extended epilogue added to Predator: Killer of Killers on Hulu features surprise cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Dutch and Danny Glover’s Harrigan, formally integrating them into series continuity.
- Director Dan Trachtenberg secured Schwarzenegger’s personal clearance to use his likeness and cement the cameo as official franchise canon.
- At San Diego Comic-Con, Trachtenberg unveiled the first 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands, introducing a Yautja protagonist paired with Elle Fanning’s Weyland-Yutani android Thia.
- Predator: Badlands, Trachtenberg’s third entry after Prey and Killer of Killers, is the first film in the franchise without human characters and opens exclusively in theaters on November 7, 2025.
- These moves reflect 20th Century Studios’ ambition to weave legacy characters and Predator-centered storytelling across both streaming and theatrical platforms.