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The first teaser for Predator: Badlands has unveiled the movie’s new alien hunter

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After a year filled with speculation and news, we have finally received the first official teaser for the upcoming film Predator: Badlands. This teaser suggests a sequel that will break new ground within the franchise.

Predator Teaser

Predator: Badlands, directed by Dan Trachtenberg of Prey fame, is scheduled to hit theaters in November. Check out the teaser here:

Here’s the official synopsis released by 20th Century Studios and Disney.

“Predator: Badlands takes place in the future on a distant planet, where a young Predator, exiled from his clan, forms an unexpected alliance with Thia and embarks on a perilous quest to find the ultimate opponent.”

If you couldn’t gather from the trailer, Badlands shifts the perspective to one of the franchise’s infamous alien hunters as the main character. The teaser indicates that we will spend significant time with this outcast Predator, who appears to go maskless for much of the film. This allows us to clearly see his alien features and mandibles, showcasing an improvement over one of Prey’s weaknesses—the awkward maskless Predator design—giving us a break from the oversized forehead!

If, after watching that teaser, you’re thinking, “Didn’t we just see a trailer for another new Predator film directed by Dan Trachtenberg earlier this month?” rest assured that you’re not imagining things. We indeed received a trailer for a different Predator project—Killer of Killers—around two weeks ago. This animated feature involves various Predators throughout different eras and is also helmed by Trachtenberg. It is set to be released on Hulu on June 6. Will it share any links or relationships with Badlands? Perhaps!

In any case, Predator: Badlands (the live-action installment) is scheduled to premiere in theaters on November 7.

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The upcoming second Predator film of 2025 has been announced – titled Predator: Killer of Killers

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This anthology film centers on some of the most formidable warriors throughout human history as they confront Predators.

Late last year, Steve Asbell, the head of 20th Century Studios, made headlines when he disclosed to The Hollywood Reporter that the studio was releasing not one but two Predator films in 2025.

The first had already been unveiled: Predator Badlands, a live-action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg, known for Prey, featuring Elle Fanning. The second was a previously confidential project that has now been disclosed as Predator: Killer of Killers.

On Tuesday, 20th Century released the trailer along with a premiere date of June 6 on Hulu and Disney+.

Predator Trailer

According to the film’s summary, it is an “anthology story that follows three of the most formidable warriors in human history: a Viking raider leading her young son on a brutal quest for vengeance; a ninja in feudal Japan who betrays his Samurai brother in a fierce struggle for succession; and a WWII pilot soaring through the sky to confront an otherworldly threat to the Allied forces. However, while all these warriors are deadly in their own right, they become mere prey for a new adversary — the ultimate killer of killers.”

Trachtenberg teams up with Josh Wassung from the animation company The Third Floor to direct this film. The screenplay is penned by Micho Robert Rutare, based on a story he developed with Trachtenberg.

After directing Prey, the successful sleeper hit for Hulu featuring Amber Midthunder as an 18th-century Comanche woman facing off against a Predator, Trachtenberg has established himself as the leading creative force in the Predator franchise.

“Following the success of Prey, Dan [Trachtenberg] approached us and indicated he didn’t want to work on Prey 2,” Asbell shared with THR last year. “We asked him what he was interested in pursuing, and he listed several ideas that were quite imaginative and exciting. We decided to move forward on two of them.”

In addition, Trachtenberg is set to release the live-action Predator: Badlands in theaters on November 7, with the first look presented at CinemaCon last week, where an unexpected premise was introduced.“At CinemaCon, Fanning mentioned that something never seen before happens in this movie, and her character is not the target. “In fact, my character forms an alliance with the Predator, allowing us to see him in a completely different light.”