It seems that the Predator doesn’t just have a cloaking device in the movies — it’s also lurking unseen in 2025’s release schedule. In addition toBadlands, the already-announced sequel to 2022’s surprise hitPrey, there’s a secondPredatormovie coming from directorDan Trachtenbergnext year. 20th Century Studios bossSteve Asbellrevealed the film’s existence in a new interview withThe Hollywood Reporter.
Asbell revealed that in the wake ofPrey’s critical and commercial success, director Trachtenberg sat down with the studio and laid out otherPredatormovies he wanted to make — ideas that Asbell describes as “really crazy but really cool.“Badlandshad previously been announced and will be released in theaters on August 10, 2025, bumping the much-delayed MCUBladefilm out of that spot. However, Asbell also discussed a previously unannouncedPredatormovie, also directed by Trachtenberg, that stemmed from that conversation. All we know about it for the time being is that it will go direct-to-streaming, presumably on Hulu, and that it will be released beforeBadlands' November debut. ButPredatorfans can rejoice knowing that they’ll have a double dose of their favorite science-fiction/action franchise in 2025.
What Do We Know About ‘Badlands’?
So far, details aboutBadlandsare being kept more top-secret than a covert special ops mission to Val Verde. What we do know is that it is not a direct sequel toPrey, which starredAmber Midthunderas a young Comanche woman who takes on a Predator in the early 18th century. Instead, it will take place in the future, and will starDakota Fanning; no additional plot details or casting have yet been revealed. Asbell says the film is “an absolutely bonkers idea. It is a sci-fi thing, but it’s not what everybody thinks it is. And I mean, it’s awesome. It is so nuts. But in Dan, we trust.“Trachtenbergwill direct and also co-wrote the script withPatrick Aison, who wrotePrey. Asbell also confirms that the film has recently completed filming in New Zealand.
ThePredatorfranchise has crossed over a number of times with 20th Century’s other premiere creature feature franchise,Alien; it just had a successful revival of its own with this year’sAlien: Romulus. When asked if the two franchises would cross claws again, Asbell was noncommittal:
“It wouldn’t be in the way you think. That’s the thing. Not in the way that it will just be calledAlien vs. Predatoror anything like the original movies. If we do this, they’ll be organically created out of these two franchises that we’ve continued with characters that we fall in love with and those characters will combine…perhaps.”
Badlandswill bereleased theatrically on July 30, 2025; no release date or title has yet been announced for 20th Century’s otherPredatormovie of 2025. You can rewatchPreyon Hulu right now. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Naru, a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth.
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