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Predator: Badlands stars praise director Dan Trachtenberg for "adding heart" to the sci-fi horror franchise and encouraging "play" on set: "Whenever there was an ad-lib, he had to learn it in Yautja"

Exclusive: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning open up on their "collaborative" experience working with Dan Trachtenberg on Predator: Badlands

Total Film

Do I Need To See Any Predator Movies Before 'Predator: Badlands'?

Do you need to rewatch all the 'Predators'? Nope. Here's why 'Predator: Badlands' is mostly a standalone movie.

Inverse

Critics Have Seen Predator: Badlands, So What Do They Think Of The Sci-Fi Flick Being More Of A ‘Road Comedy At Heart’?

The franchise takes a detour.

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‘Predator: Badlands’ review: Dan Trachtenberg should always make ‘Predtor’ movies

Predator: Badlands is in theaters on November 7.

The Mary Sue

‘Predator: Badlands’ Review: Our Weirdest Sci-Fi Franchise Becomes A Shockingly Accessible Blockbuster

In Inverse's ‘Predator: Badlands’ Review,' we find a film that flips a franchise's formula on its head for a wildly entertaining crowdpleaser.

Inverse

'Predator: Badlands' tells a human story without a real human in sight

Predator: Badlands tells a surprisingly human story of self-acceptance through the lens of sci-fi's most brutal hunter.

Space

Predator: Badlands review: "Die-hard fans may be disappointed, but as a blockbuster action-adventure, Badlands kills it"

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‘I want to try it all’, says Elle Fanning on role in Predator: Badlands

Elle Fanning, who began acting as a young child, said she has always wanted to explore every genre as an actress.

Evening Standard

Dan Trachtenberg says he wanted Predator: Badlands' connection to Alien to be "more elegant" than past universe movies, but that doesn't mean it won't "grow into a bigger thing"

Exclusive: Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg was adamant he didn't want the movie to feel like Xenomorph and Yautja action figures "smashing together"

Total Film

How to watch the Predator movies in order (chronological and release date)

From Prey to Predator: Badlands, here's the ultimate viewing guide on how to watch all the Predator movies in order

Total Film

The first reactions to Predator: Badlands are in, and critics are calling it "a pretty badass expansion of the Predator franchise," but "legacy fans may be left disappointed"

Critics say Dan Trachtenberg has taken a "big swing" with Predator: Badlands

Total Film

Predator: Badlands Has Screened, And The First Reactions Are All About The ‘Big Swings’ Taken With The Sci-Fi Story

Will fans like the changes?

Cinemablend

Predator: Badlands director dispels popular fan theory that the new film's Yautja is secretly the Dark Horse comics character Broken Tusk

The new film does draw inspiration from the comics, though

Total Film

The 7 scariest horror movies to stream this week on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, and more

The first in our new series pulling out the scariest movies to stream in the run up to Halloween!

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An Assassin's Creed or Uncharted-style Predator game is something Prey and Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg is "desperate for" and no, he hasn't forgotten the series' PS2 game rated 47 on Metacritic

"There's just so much fun to be had game wise"

Space

'Predator: Badlands' is getting a prequel comic, but it's not coming out until after the movie

This official tie-in title was created in collaboration with the film's director, Dan Trachtenberg.

The Guardian - UK

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

Cinemablend

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.

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Inverse

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.

Total Film

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"

Space

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.

BANG Premier

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.

Total Film

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

Cinemablend

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.

Inverse

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.'

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