Predator: Badlandshas finally revealed its main villain, with this Apex Predator being a completely different beat for the iconic sci-fi franchise. ThePredatorfranchise has shown off all kinds of dangerous creatures throughout its many entries, but the new trailer forPredator: Badlandshas just shown off a beast unlike any other, raising the stakes of thePredatorseries forever.
Predator: Badlandsis almost here, with it beingDan Trachtenberg’s third movie in the series afterPreyandPredator: Killer of Killers. However,Predator: Badlandsis doing something unique: the Predator is the protagonist. The film will follow a Yautja named Dek who goes to a dangerous planet on his first hunt, teaming up witha Weyland-Yutani android named Thiato take down the ultimate prey.
Thenew trailer forPredator: Badlandsshows off a lot more than the previous marketing materials, giving a better idea of what the story is about. The trailer confirms Thia’s Weyland-Yutani origins while showing how she meets Dek and while they work together. On top of that, the trailer seems to show off the creature that Dek is hunting, which is named the Apex Predator.
Badlands' Apex Predator Will Be The Franchise’s First Non-Yautja Villain
What The Trailer Reveals About The Alien
A lot ofalien species outside of the Yautja are shown offin thePredator: Badlandstrailer, creating the dangerous planet that Dek will travel to in the movie. However, one monster stands out as the most dangerous: the Apex Predator. Dialogue of Thia talking about the Apex Predator plays over a shot of a massive beast that Dek is fighting, implying that this monster is the alien that Dek is hunting.
Whilevery little is known about the Apex Predator or its origins, it is already an incredibly cool addition to thePredatorfranchise. This is becausePredator: Badlandsis completely flipping the series on its head with the introduction of its first non-Yautja villain in a movie.
Previously, the Yautja have been the villains ofeveryPredatormovie, with the protagonists being human characters who are being hunted by the Predators. This time, however, we will follow a Yautja protagonist who is taking on an antagonist of a different alien species, setting up an all-new kind ofPredatorstory.
This Apex Predator is clearly dangerous, and the film will probably follow Dek as he stalks and learns more about the beast. Luckily, this acts as a breath of fresh air for thePredatorfranchise, giving longtime fans a reason to be excited for the release ofPredator: Badlands.
