Predator: Badlands Movie Review: Dan Trachtenberg Turns the Hunter Into the Hero

For nearly four decades, the Predator has been the hunter. In Predator: Badlands, director Dan Trachtenberg flips the franchise on its head and asks a question no earlier film dared to: what if the Predator is the hero? The answer, delivered with swagger, heart and a surprising amount of humour, is the most entertaining Predator … Read more

Predator: Badlands Trailer Breakdown — Cast, Release Date, Plot and Everything We Know

Sci-fi illustration of an alien hunter with dreadlock tendrils and glowing wrist blades facing a giant beast on a hostile alien planet, featured image for the Predator: Badlands trailer breakdown

The Predator franchise is about to do something it has never done in nearly four decades: ask you to root for the alien with the dreadlocks. Predator: Badlands, the new film from Prey director Dan Trachtenberg, opens in theaters on November 7, 2026 — and its final trailer, released this week, makes the franchise’s boldest … Read more