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Gizmodo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
‘Predator: Badlands' Came From a Desire to Do Something New, With a Dash of ‘Star Wars'
With Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg did something no one ever thought was possible. He took a beloved franchise, Predator, and flipped it on its head. By giving it a fresh perspective and a new timeline, he took something old and brought it into the now. For his follow-up, he wanted to do that again, but it was difficult. Everyone kind of just wanted Prey 2. 'Sometimes when you make a sequel, it's just part two of the cool thing, not a cool thing in and of itself,' Trachtenberg said recently at San Diego Comic-Con. So, instead, he kept his imagination racing. 'What would be another essential movie? What's something that hasn't been done in the Predator franchise?' he asked himself. He came up with two answers. The first, Predator: Killer of Killers, is now on Hulu, complete with a new, canon-changing end credits scene. The second is Predator: Badlands, which comes to theaters November 7. For that, Trachtenberg took his grand franchise ambitions in another way. 'The Predator never wins,' he said. 'They're supposed to be the greatest hunters in the galaxy, but humans seem to be really formidable and have always taken them down. But, thinking of a movie where the Predator wins, I didn't love the idea of making a slasher movie [where] the bad guy is the winner. I really wanted to see if there was a way to make that feel like a really emotional and visceral journey. One where you can connect with the Predator.' So he had part of an idea, but not the full idea. Then something else clicked. 'So I realized there's this other thing, even more than in the Predator franchise, but in sci-fi-dom, we love the side characters,' Trachtenberg said. 'We fall in love with creatures and robots, and they're often relegated to being the sidekick or the villain, but never the protagonist. So that to me was the bigger deal.' Now that's two pieces of an idea. A movie where the Predator wins and a movie where a side character is a main character. But there was one more piece of special sauce that brought them together, and it was found in a galaxy far, far, away. 'The fun of the movie is that even though you've seen the trailer, you've seen our main predator Dek with Thia, Elle Fanning's character, strapped to his back, and the inspiration for that was the image of Chewbacca and C-3PO [in The Empire Strikes Back]. But the 'cool' is that it's not Chewbacca. It's not a friendly creature that you're following. It's the Predator. He is ferocious and badass and very much an antihero. I think of him more like Mad Max in The Road Warrior, or Conan, or Clint Eastwood. And seeing that guy, being strapped to his back for the gauntlet he goes through? That, to me, was some of the most fun.' And so, that's how Predator: Badlands came to be. 'We're really taking you on an unexpected adventure thrill ride,' Trachtenberg said. 'It's akin to the first act of every King Kong movie or Mysterious Island or [anything] Ray Harryhausen.' Predator: Badlands opens November 7. For a breakdown of the first 15 minutes of the film and photos of its Comic-Con activation, visit those links. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Geek Tyrant
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
PREDATOR: BADLANDS Director Hints at Arnold Schwarzenegger's Possible Return After Meeting — GeekTyrant
Could Arnold Schwarzenegger be gearing up for a return as Dutch in the Predator franchise? If director Dan Trachtenberg has his way, the answer might be yes. During Friday's Predator: Badlands panel at Comic-Con, Trachtenberg teased the Hall H crowd, revealing he recently had breakfast with the original Predator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and that the meeting might lead to something big. 'I got to meet him for breakfast and cook up stuff for that guy,' Trachtenberg said, hinting at a potential return for Dutch. Schwarzenegger first brought Dutch to life in John McTiernan's 1987 sci-fi action classic Predator , where his elite team faced off against the ultimate alien hunter in the jungles of Central America. Since then, the franchise has exploded into nine films including two crossovers with Alien , and the upcoming Predator: Badlands . Despite the franchise's long history, Schwarzenegger has never returned to play Dutch, until now, sort of. Last month, fans got a surprise when the franchise's first animated entry, Predator: Killer of Killers , dropped. Trachtenberg also revealed a new epilogue scene, now streaming on Hulu, that features Dutch alongside Danny Glover's Lt. Mike Harrigan from Predator 2 and Amber Midthunder's Naru from Prey. The scene depicts all three characters in sleep chambers being collected by Predator warriors. The director confirmed that he needed Schwarzenegger's blessing to pull this off: 'I got his approval to use his likeness in that scene,' he said, adding that the breakfast meeting made it possible. Trachtenberg has been instrumental in breathing new life into the franchise, having previously helmed Prey and the animated Killer of Killers . With Badlands marking his third major outing, he seems committed to pushing the universe forward, and possibly bringing its most iconic character along for the ride. Predator: Badlands stars Elle Fanning as Thia, a character who forms an unexpected alliance with a young Predator who arrives on the deadliest planet in the universe to hunt the deadliest creature. It's a cool concept, but the idea of Dutch returning in some capacity? That's the kind of move that could send fans into overdrive. If Trachtenberg really is 'cooking up stuff' for Schwarzenegger, it raises some big questions, but it would have to be an animated project. We'll have to wait and see, but one thing's clear, Trachtenberg isn't done surprising us, and Dutch might not be finished fighting predators yet. Predator: Badlands hits theaters on November 7. Would you want to see Arnold back in live-action? And if so, how do you think Dutch should fit into the modern Predator saga?
Perth Now
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
‘She's broken in many ways': Elle Fanning teases her Predator: Badlands character
Elle Fanning has teased her character Thia will be the Predator Dek's 'little companion' in Predator: Badlands. The 27-year-old actress portrays the synthetic - a biomechanical humanoid - opposite Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi's Yautja hunter Dek in the upcoming action movie, and Fanning has now given fans some clues as to what to expect out of her character in Predator: Badlands. Speaking with Screen Rant, Fanning said of Dek: 'He's speaking another language, and Thia is there to guide him in a lot of ways, and to be his buddy. 'But I think she's also wanting respect, as well. I think Dek wants respect in the film from other things you'll figure out, and Thia also wants her respect also from Dek, in some ways. 'So, she is his little companion, his little buddy, and I love she has a different personality than any other synthetic we've seen before in any of the films.' The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping star added it was 'nice' to collaborate with director Dan Trachtenberg in fleshing out Thia, and teased the 'friendship' that develops between her character and Dek. She continued: 'It was nice to work with Dan to kind of mould that personality, and almost more of a positive attitude. 'But I love the friendship between the two, because as you see, Thia is broken in many ways, and Dek is kind of the runt of his clan. So, it's a little bit of these two misfits coming together.' Predator: Badlands follows the young hunter Dek (Schuster-Koloamatangi) after he has been outcast from his clan and sent to a remote planet where he forms an unlikely alliance with Thia (Fanning) as the pair search for the ultimate adversary. Trachtenberg previously said Dek - who will be the first Yautja protagonist in a Predator movie instead of the antagonist - was inspired by action icons like Mad Max and Conan the Barbarian. The filmmaker told Empire magazine: 'He's a thing of few words, pretty blunt. He cuts straight to the point. Literally and figuratively.' Trachtenberg added Dek was viewed as the 'runt of the litter' among his clan, and the director wanted audiences to root for the character. He explained: 'That feels like a big idea, not just within Predator, but in sci-fi generally. 'In most sci-fi universes, the 'creatures' are either bad guys or sidekicks. In [Predator: Badlands] it's, 'What if you were with the creature on this crazy mission to prove itself, seeing everything through its eyes?'' Trachtenberg had also teased he has taken a 'big, crazy swing' with Predator: Badlands - which will land in cinemas on November 7, 2025. The moviemaker told Bloody Disgusting: 'It's a big, crazy swing, and I think that's what drives butts into seats. 'If you want the same old Predator experience, you can hit play on Predator or Prey or any other, whichever one is your fit.'
Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Recorder
‘Predator: Badlands' propels predator perspective at Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO: The latest movie in the 'Predator' series flips the script to focus on the bad guys who always lose to the humans in the end, director Dan Trachtenberg said on Friday. 'The predator never wins,' Trachtenberg told an audience at San Diego Comic-Con after footage of 'Predator: Badlands' debuted at the convention's Disney panel. This, the 'Prey' director said, inspired him to tell the story from the predator species perspective in 'Badlands,' the seventh in the main movie series, dating back to the 1987 hit starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the ninth across the franchise. It was key, Trachtenberg said, for him to explore a different aspect of the 'Predator' world for this science fiction movie, developed by 20th Century Studios and landing in theaters on November 7. 'There are no humans in this film,' said cast member Elle Fanning, discussing the challenges of learning the logistics of a completely fictional realm. 'Project Hail Mary' sends Ryan Gosling, and Comic-Con, into outer space The biggest challenge was mastering the fictional Yautja language, said Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, who stars as Dek, a young predator on a solo mission in a treacherous land of even bigger predators. He bonds with an android named Thia, played by Fanning. Dek is 'ferocious and badass, very much an anti-hero,' Trachtenberg said. Before the panel discussion with the director and several cast members, the audience got a glimpse of a Yautja-speaking predator prowling the stage with the signature glowing weaponry as stirring music played.
The Citizen
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Got R14m to spare? Get this home cinema and forget the sports car
This is more than just your average television, soundbar and woofer from appliance brands. Journalists were seated on seats from Moovia, the German masters of cinema comfort. Picture: The Citizen As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, home automation, entertainment and cinema have taken a giant leap into the future. Unlike mobile phones and computers which are launched and upgraded every year, home cinema is modular and can be enhanced as the need arises. But it does come at a price, to be precise, starting from about R1 million to R14 million and more. Not just a cinema room Warren Husband, solutions architect and client liaison at Homemation invited The Citizen to tour its home cinema offering in several rooms which he compared to high-end sports cars, depending on what marque you want. This is more than just your average television, soundbar and woofer from appliance brands but rather aimed at people who have wads of cash to create an entertainment hub in their home. Wellness Husband said the rooms are also being used for health and wellness in the privacy of your home. 'They are being used for working out. The moms or wives who like to do yoga or whatever. What I want to do is create a point of view, forest kind of thing and have all the speakers in the world to create the spaces that are far more than just skop, skiet and donder.' During the visit, journalists were shown a cinematic masterpiece – the largest and most advanced home theatre experience in Africa. As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, home automation, entertainment, and cinema have taken a giant leap into the future. Warren Husband explains… #Homemation @TheCitizen_News — 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) July 26, 2025 ALSO READ: Samsung's new TV's allow you to take care of your pets [VIDEO] Crazy setup To accommodate 3m² of subwoofer cone area and 60 000 watts of amplification, the room was precision-built to eliminate vibrations and deliver bass performance which reverberated when a trailer of the movie Prey was shown. A 28-channel Ascendo audio system in an 11.11.6 Dolby Atmos configuration surrounds the audience. Six 21 inch subwoofers behind the screen, four more at the rear, and a 32 inch infrasonic subwoofer deliver earth-shaking bass, all calibrated using Trinnov's WaveForming technology A 177 inch Stewart Filmscreen with Harmony acoustically transparent fabric ensures perfect audio alignment paired with the Barco Hodr cinemascope projector, boasting over 7 500 lumens. Journalists were seated on seats from Moovia, the German masters of cinema comfort, which offer motorised adjustments and RGB-lit cupholders. A lot of moola However, all this comes at a price and if you have an extra R14 million to spare and are willing to sacrifice that sports car you were saving for, go for it. At least you will have a quiet room to cower in, to watch a movie, the latest F1 race or the Springboks taking on the All Blacks. Last year, The Citizen also visited Cinema Architects in Sandton which also offers a custom integration providing the design and installation of sophisticated electronic systems for premium and smart homes for residential environments. NOW READ: Digital gossip: When WhatsApp groups become serious cyber-risk zones
