Dan Trachtenberg’s next Predator adventure - Predator: Badlands - is now out in theaters! This is already his THIRD entry into the franchise - one more and he’ll match the amount of standalone Predator movies there were before he arrived. I wouldn’t call myself a fan of this franchise, but I love the idea of the Yautja as these intergalactic hunters in a clan where they’re either the Predator or the Prey. It’s just unfortunate that all these movies, including the few I like, are basically the same. I’ve liked both Prey and Predator: Killer of Killers but I wouldn’t say I’ve been as crazy about them as others; I think it’s fair to say I’m pretty burnt out on the formula of this franchise. I can’t even say I’m IN LOVE with the original or anything like that. But now, we finally have a movie where one of the Yautja is actually the protagonist with Badlands. Does it deliver on the premise and live up to the very positive reviews? Find out in this review!
Predator: Badlands
Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
Screenplay by: Patrick Aison
Based on characters created by: Jim Thomas & John Thomas
Story by: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg
Produced by: John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Ben Rosenblatt, Marc Toberoff
Executive Producers: Lawrence Gordon, Stefan Grube
Music by: Sarah Schachner, Benjamin Wallfisch
Director of Photogaphy: Jeff Cutter
Edited by: Stefan Grube, David Trachtenberg
Casting by: Jessica Sherman
Production Design by: Ra Vincent
Costume Design by: Ngila Dickson
Cast: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
Synopsis: Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.