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Monster munch: can Predator: Badlands survive the removal of its unashamedly ultraviolent roots?

Thanks to director Dan Trachtenberg, the franchise has evolved. But the pure cinematic testosterone that sustained it may have disappeared

The Guardian - UK

Predator: Badlands May End Up Being The First PG-13 Predator Movie, But Don’t Expect It To Be Any Less Gory And Gruesome

Predator: Badlands arrives in theaters on November 7, but not with a franchise-standard rating.

Cinemablend

3 Years Later, An Acclaimed Sci-Fi Prequel Is Finally Getting The Release It Deserves

Years after it hit streaming, a celebrated franchise installment is getting its due.

Inverse

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Final Predator: Badlands trailer has fans even more convinced it's setting up an Alien vs Predator movie – and their theory could explain why 20th Century Studios is bringing out a tie-in comic

"I'm holding out hope"

Total Film

The final 'Predator: Badlands' trailer welcomes you to 'the most dangerous planet in the universe' (video)

One final Predator: Badlands trailer has hit ahead of the movie's release, showing off the dangerous planet of Kalisk in all its glory.

Space

Shane Black heaps praise on Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg for saving the series

Shane Black has lauded Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg as the "right shepherd" to lead the Predator series.

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Predator: Badlands final trailer teases "the most dangerous planet in the universe" and gives first look at Elle Fanning's android twin

The sci-fi action-thriller hits theaters in November

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Predator: Badlands’ Director Explains How The Alien Franchise Became A Key Part Of The New Movie, And I Love How Surprisingly Organic It Was

It was definitely not planned as an Alien/Predator movie at the outset.

Cinemablend

What's The Best Watch Order For The 'Predator' Movies?

Here's your complete guide to watching the 'Predator' movies, from the 1987 original, to 'Badlands.'

Inverse

Predator: Badlands director says the prequel comic is a "perfect companion" to the film: "Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true"

Dan Trachtenberg says it's the "first Predator movie to draw inspiration so heavily from the comic books"

Total Film

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.

BANG Premier

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.

Cinemablend

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.

BANG Premier

'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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Cinemablend

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.

Cinemablend

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.

Total Film

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

Total Film

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

Total Film

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

Space

'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.

Cinemablend

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!

BANG Premier

‘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.

Space

'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.

The Independent UK

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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