Predator: Badlands Archives

In 2022, the Predator spin-off Prey jolted the series back to life after years on the sidelines, earning broad praise for its stripped-down survival focus and breakout performance from Amber Midthunder. Now, the film's director, Dan Trachtenberg, is back on the big screen with a new Predator-focused feature titled Predator: Badlands. And while Predator: Badlands tells a new story, Trachtenberg[...]

Now, a filmmaker from a previous (and somewhat polarizing) entry is giving credit where it's due, arguing that the success of Prey essentially revived the franchise's shot at longevity. (L-R) Kwei (Mike Homik) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in 20th Century Studios' PREDATOR: BADLANDS film Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios © 2025 20th Century Studios[...]

The best part might be that all three of his films look different from one another, with Predator: Badlands getting a theatrical release in the fall, which is one of the prime time release windows Today, 20th Century released the final trailer, a poster, and seven more images We've seen some new footage, and while[...]

The Predator: Badlands Official Prequel was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years Founded over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

Predator: Badlands #1 by Ethan Sacks and Elvin Chin is the official comic book prelude to the upcoming Predator: Badlands film made in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, and to be published by Marvel Comics from their 20th Century imprint on the twelfth of November. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border:[...]

Predator: Badlands is one of the most anticipated films of the fall, and with good reason The man behind the camera, Dan Trachtenberg, was responsible for reinvigorating the franchise with Prey in 2022 He followed that up earlier this year with the glorious animated film Predator: Killer of Killers, and returns the franchise to the[...]

One could argue that Predator: Badlands might fall into that horror camp as well, but this franchise has been leaning a bit more toward action and thriller than horror, settling on that deep-seated fear, anxiety, and adrenaline that comes from being the hunted and being the hunter The Predator series could go home for this[...]

Predator: Badlands Gets An Official Prequel was the most-read stories on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

Predator: Badlands #1 by Ethan Sacks and Elvin Ching is an official prequel to the upcoming Predator: Badlands film made in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, and will be published by Marvel Comics in November. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php[...]

With Predator: Badlands set to hit theaters on November 7, 2025, the upcoming film introduces an intriguing new angle: not only does it center a young Predator as its central figure, but it also re-establishes direct ties to the Alien universe in a way that's more integral than ever before. Directed by Prey filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg[...]

Predator: Badlands took center stage at SDCC on Friday, and from all accounts ,it was an impressive debut 15 minutes of footage was shown, which was described on social media as being "emotional",""intense","and "a treat"."TI have seenzero negative reactions  On top of that, they also revealed a stunning new poster from artist Matt Ferguson for[...]

In [Badlands] it's: 'What if you were with the creature on this crazy mission to prove itself, seeing everything through its eyes?'" #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ (L-R) Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in 20th Century Studios' PREDATOR: BADLANDS[...]

Whatever keeps him in the universe and making content, go for it, man. Predator: Badlands opens in theaters on November 7. Predator is arguably more popular than it has ever been right now, and 2025 has seen multiple projects thrill fans We got the animated film Killer of Killers on Hulu, multiple Marvel Comics series with[...]

Was that movie lightning in a bottle? These next two films are going to be the true test of that, and Predator: Badlands is getting a full theatrical run in IMAX As someone with no investment in this universe or franchise, this looks interesting and fresh in the same way Prey did to someone who might[...]

Director Dan Trachtenberg will return in late 2025 with another thrilling addition to the Predator franchise, Predator: Badlands. Now, the director, who has previously gained universal acclaim for his work on 10 Cloverfield Lane and Prey, shared insights with Empire about what fans can expect from the upcoming film along with his desire to stick to the roots of the[...]

However, that left a prime-time spot open on November 7, 2025, for the studio to fill, and they decided to fill it with Predator: Badlands We knew that another Predator movie was on the way after the runaway success of Prey on Hulu, to the point that people were angry that the film didn't get a theatrical release[...]

Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg from a screenplay by Patrick Aison and Trachtenberg, both returning from Prey, has taken the November 7, 2025 release date. Predator: Badlandsstars Elle Fanning, but we don't have any other details now Disney has also dated three new Marvel movies in 2028, which is weird We thought they were moving away[...]