Fans of Prey and Alien: Romulus will flip of news about Badlands, the new Predator, a second secret sequel, and Alien vs. Predator talk.
Prey, 20th Century Studios’ revival of the Predator franchise in its post-Disney-acquisition, played like gangbusters when it hit Hulu in 2022. A year later, Polygon spoke to director Dan Trachtenberg, who admitted the stakes were staggeringly high for what felt like an inevitable sequel — so he didn’t want to just crank out Prey 2. Instead, as announced in February, Trachtenberg and 20th Century would jump from the 18th century to the far future in Predator: Badlands, a sequel starring Elle Fanning now set for 2025.
But it turns out Badlands isn’t the only Predator project Trachtenberg has cooked up since Prey. In a new Hollywood Reporter interview, 20 Century Studios president Steve Asbell says a second Predator film, produced in secret, will also premiere in 2025.
