An exciting new trailer forPreydirector Dan Trachtenberg’s upcoming sci-fi blockbuster,Predator: Badlands, has been unleashed. This newPredatormoviefollows Dek, a young Predator outcast played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, as he hunts for big game on an alien planet with the help of Elle Fanning’s character, Thia, an android built by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation from theAlienfranchise.
20th Century Studiosreleased the first official trailer forPredator: Badlandsonline with the tagline,“First hunt. Last chance.“The latest footage reveals more details about the plot ofPredator: Badlands, as well as who its two lead characters are and why they are working together.
It alsodepicts more of the heart-pounding sci-fi action centered around Dek and Thia, making this newPredatormovie seem even more exciting. Check out the trailer below:
What This Means For Predator: Badlands
This New Trailer Explores The Movie’s Key Relationships And Dangers
With Fanning’s narration, the latest trailer forPredator: Badlandsreveals thatDek is on his first hunt in a whole new world for the"definitive apex predator.“The trailer also reveals that Thia will share the android Bishop’s fate inAliensby losing the bottom half of her body, most likely after an alien attack.
This will force her to rely on Dek to carry her around on his back like Chewbacca and C-3PO inThe Empire Strikes Back. Thus, Thia offers to help Dek on his quest.
Though Thia thinks Dek is out of his league, the Predator refuses to admit defeat as the trailer presents shots of him facing giant beasts and armed soldiers.
The video even ends with a shot of someone piloting a giant mech suit,much like the one Ripley used inAliens, and battling against a massive creature.This all implies that both the alien wildlife and human soldiers in this film will present some serious challenges for Dek and Thia to overcome.
Our Take On Predator: Badlands' New Trailer
Predator: Badlands Seems To Be One Of The Biggest Action Films Of The Year
The trailer forPredator: Badlandsteases another epic andexciting action movie coming in 2025, with a story centered on survival and carried by Dek and Thia’s unlikely partnership. The fact thatThia needs Dek to help her get around after losing her legsshows that their collaboration is necessary for them to stay alive and achieve their respective goals.
Also, with various dangerous entities on the hunt in this trailer, Tratchenberg and his team seem to have a massive, brutal, and inventive sci-fi adventure in store for audiences.
With theAliensEaster eggs present throughout the trailer, it even seems more likely thatPredator: Badlandsis building up to another crossover betweenAlienandPredatorfeaturing an alien Xenomorph, which is welcome news if Trachtenberg is at the helm.
It now appears more likely thatPredator: Badlandswill wow critics and audiences when it comes out in theaters on July 04, 2025. After the success that Trachtenberg had directingPrey, the director seems to have another hit film on his hands with all the thrilling and eye-catching adventures on display in the trailer forPredator: Badlands.