Dan Trachtenberg, the writer-director behind the 2022 Predator prequel Prey, is ready to direct a brand new standalone movie within the franchise, titled Badlands. The Hollywood Reporter was first to report.
Plot particulars for Badlands are presently below wraps, with manufacturing slated to start later this 12 months. Trachtenberg, who earned an Emmy nomination for his work on Prey, is anticipated to additional develop the Predator universe with this newest installment. The success of Prey on Hulu, breaking data as the platform’s most-watched premiere, has spurred twentieth Century Studios to discover the franchise additional.
Whereas launch plans for Badlands are nonetheless pending, given the traction twentieth Century obtained with Boogeyman in summer season 2023, and the choice to launch Alien: Romulus in theaters in August as a substitute of solely on Hulu as initially meant, a theatrical premiere for Badlands appears believable.
