Sci-Fi Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator film ‘Prey’

[Pennywise]

Sounds like a good thing I didn’t watch The Predator.

Did think the escape scene was cool, though!

 

[samsnee]

The Predator was trash. How do you cast Yvonne Strahovski and not have her be the one kicking the predator’s ass?

 

[Asr]

^ The best actor in that movie by far was Sterling K Brown. Dammit that reminds me he still needs to be cast in either a Marvel or DC movie, so many roles he could play!

 

[samsnee]

He was in Black Panther as T’Challa’s uncle. Unfortunately it was a limited role.

 

[Mysteryman]

Wait..,.The Predator?
You mean, that was NOT a Nightmare that I had?

 

[KaijuDude1992]

Wow I actually liked that teaser trailer quite a bit, but my expectations for this are so low that I honestly don't see how it could be any worse than The Predator, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

The premise has potential, and the period setting could be really interesting, but it all comes down to the writing and the execution when it comes to making or breaking this movie.

Also, while it might not matter to some, I really hope this is a hard R Predator flick.

 

[Pennywise]

Wow I actually liked that teaser trailer quite a bit, but my expectations for this are so low that I honestly don't see how it could be any worse than The Predator, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

The premise has potential, and the period setting could be really interesting, but it all comes down to the writing and the execution when it comes to making or breaking this movie.

Also, while it might not matter to some, I really hope this is a hard R Predator flick.

Hulu has confirmed the film is Rated R!
https://press.hulu.com/news/2022/05/16/hulu-originals-summer-slate/
Hulu Originals Summer Slate | Hulu

 

[-Arya-]

Would be cool if the movie would use minimal dialogue or be totally dialogue free. Is there a confirmed run time?

 

[Pennywise]

Would be cool if the movie would use minimal dialogue or be totally dialogue free. Is there a confirmed run time?

That would be pretty cool, but I have a feeling they won’t do that.

I’d guess the runtime is between 90-120 minutes.

 

[metaphysician]

I've said it before, I'll say it again: what made the first two Predator movies work is that they were effectively riffs/deconstructions of then-popular movie genres, by way of "drop an OCP alien into it". Predator wasn't "about" the alien, it was "about" 80s action movies. Predator wasn't "about" the alien, it was "about" 90s buddy cop movies. All the subsequent, bad, Predator movies miss this, and instead try to be "about". . . themselves.

If you want to really revive the Predator franchise, your starting point needs to be "What genre and style of movie am I trying to explore, by way of alien big game hunter?"

 

[Neno_Kos]

Not impressed in slightest. Just not feeling it.

 

[Pennywise]

I liked the teaser, but think it could have been 30 seconds longer.

Still, happy they didn’t show everything all at once.

 

[Bayne]

I've said it before, I'll say it again: what made the first two Predator movies work is that they were effectively riffs/deconstructions of then-popular movie genres, by way of "drop an OCP alien into it". Predator wasn't "about" the alien, it was "about" 80s action movies. Predator wasn't "about" the alien, it was "about" 90s buddy cop movies. All the subsequent, bad, Predator movies miss this, and instead try to be "about". . . themselves.

If you want to really revive the Predator franchise, your starting point needs to be "What genre and style of movie am I trying to explore, by way of alien big game hunter?"

By that standard, the next move should be Batman vs Predator.

Hey, I'd watch that.

 

[Pennywise]

By that standard, the next move should be Batman vs Predator.

Hey, I'd watch that.

I think I read that comic as a kid, I’d also watch it.

 

[DarkShadow10]

By that standard, the next move should be Batman vs Predator.

Hey, I'd watch that.

Or Predator vs Judge Dredd

 

[MOVIELORD101]

For the next actual sequel, why not just go for broke and bring Dutch back as a main focus? Schwartzenegger WANTS to do it (He even voiced for DLC for the video game recently!) and the new Halloween movies proved bringing the original star back as a main focus can work, so why not?

 

[TheVileOne]

For the next actual sequel, why not just go for broke and bring Dutch back as a main focus? Schwartzenegger WANTS to do it (He even voiced for DLC for the video game recently!) and the new Halloween movies proved bringing the original star back as a main focus can work, so why not?

Terminator tried that and it didn't work either.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Terminator tried that and it didn't work either.

Except that was a different case, and done by people who didn't know what the hell they were doing.

 

[TheVileOne]

Except that was a different case, and done by people who didn't know what the hell they were doing.

You mean James Cameron?

 

[Bayne]

To be fair, Scwarzenegger 'returning' to Terminator wasn't exactly a huge deal since it was hardly the first time he'd come back to that particular property.

 

[Captain Tired]

Except that was a different case, and done by people who didn't know what the hell they were doing.

Which people are bringing Schwarzenegger back to Predator in your hypothetical scenario?

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Enjoyed the teaser and the r rating is a big plus. Really hope this can get the franchise back on track as The Predator was pretty damn poor.

 

[MOVIELORD101]

Which people are bringing Schwarzenegger back to Predator in your hypothetical scenario?

People who actually understand what made the first movie work, which is what Dan Trachtenberg clearly is doing to an extent.

 

[samsnee]

For the next actual sequel, why not just go for broke and bring Dutch back as a main focus? Schwartzenegger WANTS to do it (He even voiced for DLC for the video game recently!) and the new Halloween movies proved bringing the original star back as a main focus can work, so why not?

I always thought Predators would have been the perfect opportunity to bring him back. He could have been the Laurence Fishburne role but give him a heroic arc instead of going crazy.

 

[Stringer]

People who actually understand what made the first movie work, which is what Dan Trachtenberg clearly is doing to an extent.

Huh, that definitely remains to be seen.