“No humans. No mercy. Just survival.”
The galaxy’s most feared hunter returns — but this time, humanity isn’t invited. From director Dan Trachtenberg, the visionary behind Prey, comes “Predator: Badlands,” a bold reinvention of the sci-fi horror legacy that rewrites everything we thought we knew about the hunt.
Releasing November 7, 2025, the film promises to take audiences deeper into Predator lore than ever before — and for the first time in franchise history, it unfolds entirely without human characters.
🧬 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘
Set on the alien world of Kalisk, Badlands follows Dek — a young Predator cast out from his clan. When Dek rescues a damaged Weyland-Yutani synth named Thia (played by Elle Fanning), the two form an uneasy alliance to survive a brutal world crawling with monstrous beasts, rogue Predators, and a sinister mystery beneath the planet’s surface.
In an emotional twist, Fanning also portrays Tessa, Thia’s fully-functional synthetic twin, raising the question — who’s really the predator here?
⚔️ 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓
Forget the jungle. Forget Earth. Predator: Badlands thrusts us into a blood-red wasteland where honor and technology collide.
🎥 Trachtenberg describes the movie as “an alien western about loyalty, exile, and evolution.”
Shot in IMAX and RealD 3D, with cinematography by Jeff Cutter, the film’s visual palette mixes the primal feel of Prey with the scale of Dune. Expect sweeping landscapes, mythic imagery, and weapon designs unlike anything seen before in the franchise.
🧩 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓 & 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐖
- Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek
- Elle Fanning as Thia / Tessa
- Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
- Music by: Sarah Schachner & Benjamin Wallfisch
- Produced by: John Davis, Brent O’Connor, Marc Toberoff, Ben Rosenblatt
🎞️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐒…
The final trailer teases “the most dangerous planet in the universe” — showing biomechanical jungles, massive alien beasts, and Dek’s first battle against his own kind. Fanning’s dual role hints at moral complexity rarely seen in the series.
While the PG-13 rating stirred controversy among fans, producers promise it will push that boundary “to its limit,” focusing on creature design, atmosphere, and psychological tension over gore.
🌌 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
Badlands isn’t just another sequel — it’s the next evolution of Predator storytelling.
By removing humans entirely, it dares to explore Predator society, emotion, and culture for the first time. If successful, it could expand the franchise into a cinematic universe blending Predator, Alien, and Weyland-Yutani mythology.
🔥 From “Prey” to “Badlands,” the hunt has never been more personal.
