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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Predator return teased by Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg

After Dutch made a surprise cameo in the Hulu show Predator: Killer of Killers, director Dan Trachtenberg has revealed Arnold Schwarzenegger is "excited to talk about what else we could do" with his character in the Predator franchise.

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Predator: Badlands’ Elle Fanning Reveals One Way Alien: Romulus Helped Her Prepare For Her Role, And It Makes Me Even More Excited

Fanning’s synth is coming online, with a little help from an Alien: Romulus software patch.

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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to make something that ‘hadn’t existed before’

Much like he did with 2022's Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to make a movie that “hadn’t existed before” with Predator: Badlands.

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'Predator: Badlands' Isn’t The Obvious Crossover Fans Might Be Expecting

The upcoming 'Predator' movie may borrow from the world of 'Alien,' but don't expect any xenomorphs.

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Predator: Badlands' Elle Fanning Gushes About Her Stand-In ‘Dolls’ On Set And The Cool Way Her ‘Legless’ Scenes Were Shot

I love learning about this kind of movie magic.

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Predator: Badlands Director Reveals Why He Didn’t Simply Want To Make ‘Prey 2,’ And He Makes A Good Point

The Prey director returns, but not for a standard sequel.

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Predator: Badlands director teases "fun" new Predator movie, as he likens its lead characters to Chewbacca and C-3PO: "There's nothing like a laugh amidst all the violence"

Exclusive: Dan Tractenberg says he set out to lighten up the Predator franchise with upcoming sci-fi sequel Predator: Badlands

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Predator Badlands director explains how Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the video game Shadow of the Colossus influenced the upcoming sci-fi movie: "The Predator's gotta be badass and ferocious, but also sincere and have a pulse of its own"

Exclusive: Dan Trachtenberg dishes on the new movie's pop culture influences

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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg will contribute to a new Marvel Comics prequel story for the upcoming movie

Marvel Comics will release an official prequel to Predator: Badlands created "in close collaboration" with Trachtenberg

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Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley hopes the show’s new earth-bound backstory is adopted by other Alien projects going forward: "There's a surprising paucity of mythology in the seven films"

Exclusive | Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley thinks his show's new mythology should be canon in future movies

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'Predator: Badlands' looks like it's taking inspiration from an unlikely ancestor — a divisive 20-year-old video game

A brutal alien planet isn't quite the same as future Earth, but Predator: Concrete Jungle has more than a few things in common with Predator: Badlands.

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Alien Easter Eggs Are All Over The Predator: Badlands Trailers, So I Had To Ask The Director About The Universes Colliding Again

There's "potential" here!

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‘She’s broken in many ways’: Elle Fanning teases her Predator: Badlands character

Elle Fanning has teased her Predator: Badlands character Thia will be the Predator Dek’s "little companion" in the movie, which will see a "friendship" develop between the "two misfits" as they search for the ultimate adversary.

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'Predator: Badlands' director teases return of Arnold Schwarzenegger and drops a 15-minute preview at Comic Con

The hottest Hall H panel of the past weekend gave Predator fans a look at the first 15 minutes of Badlands, a new Killer of Killers ending, and more.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger makes surprise return to Predator movie franchise after 38 years

Actor has given his permission for likeness to be used in sequel

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Predator: Badlands' Comic-Con exclusive footage shows yautja brothers in arms

Director Dan Trachtenberg brought 15 minutes of Predator: Badlands footage to Comic-Con

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Predator: Badlands director tried to make sure the movie's Alien references were added "elegantly": "There's a seduction to grab all the action figures and smush them together"

Dan Trachtenberg thinks it'd be "cool" to be the "Alien vs. Predator guy"

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New 'Predator: Badlands' trailer confirms an unexpected alliance with ties to the 'Alien' universe

The second Predator: Badlands trailer is full of alien beasts, gorgeous sci-fi vistas, and a Yautja hero who finds an unlikely ally in a synthetic.

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Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg compares Dek to Mad Max and Conan the Barbarian

Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg has compared protagonist Dek to Mad Max and Conan the Barbarian because the Yajua is "a thing of few words" and "cuts straight to the point".

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The Most Exciting New Sci-Fi Horror Sequel Confirms A Surprising Return

Predator director Dan Trachtenberg has plans for a major crossover in a future film.

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Predator: Badlands director teases "something akin to Prey 2", as he confirms Naru's cameo in animated movie Predator: Killer of Killers is canon: "I [have] a bunch of big ideas, I would love to get to all of them"

Dan Trachtenberg reveals he has an idea for Prey 2

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Every chapter in Predator: Killer of Killers ranked – here’s how each story in the Hulu anthology movie compares

Hulu’s Predator: Killer of Killers is a ferociously entertaining addition to the Predator legacy.

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Predator: Badlands is "not just a slasher movie" or "a generic sci-fi", says director Dan Trachtenberg: "It's a hardcore, brutal survival tale… but also crazy fun"

Exclusive: Director Dan Trachtenberg says Predator: Badlands is different from other sci-fi movies and Predator is more than just a creature, "it's a character"

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Predator: Badlands reviews, release date, cast, trailer, and everything else we know about the sci-fi sequel

Here is all the info about Predator: Badlands, the Predator franchise's second 2025 installment

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Prey director teases secret new project after Predator: Killer of Killers and Predator: Badlands: "I sort of rushed two at once because I was so eager to get to the third thing"

Exclusive | Dan Trachtenberg suggests he's not done with the Predator franchise just yet

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