Shane Black Directing Predator Sequel! - Part 1

[Pennywise]

I can't even take this picture seriously!

 

[Schlosser85]

 

[TheDreamMaster]

That didn’t do as much as I hoped it would.

 

[terry78]

I reiterate, we'll see.

 

[Kane52630]

I'll wait until I see a full trailer before I start overreacting over a teaser.

 

[Filmfan93]

This could be a good movie but you wouldn't know it from watching that teaser.

And "from the director of Iron Man 3" really? (Yes I know I have an IM avvy but it's from IW so pipe down )

I really liked IM3

 

[Drizzle]

I'll reserve judgment until I see more footage, but I didn't see anything that impressed me.

And "from the director of Iron Man 3" really? (Yes I know I have an IM avvy but it's from IW so pipe down )

That surprises you? Iron Man 3 made over a billion dollars, making it Black's highest grossing film. Of course they'd exploit that in the advertising.

 

[lime]

Exactly what I expected, one big ''MEH''.

 

[StarLord]

I'll wait until I see a full trailer before I start overreacting over a teaser.

How dare you.

 

[The Joker]

[YT]VPI9E-wNK8s[/YT]

Big fat meh. That did nothing for me.

 

[Flint Marko]

It was fine for a teaser. I didn't know how stacked the cast was, so it got me curious enough to want more.

 

[Moridin]

Doesn't exactly show much, does it? Not well cut.
Will wait for a full trailer.

This just looks watered down and PG-13 ish, and the cutesy opening with the kid doesn't help.

It's R rated.

One thing I really don't understand in all of this is people complaining about there being a kid character, basically viewing that fact as evidence the film will suck.

The list of iconic R rated action films with prominent kid characters is long. Black has already used the trope a lot himself, and it's never been a reason for holding back on swearing and violence:
The Nice Guys, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Last Boy Scout, Lethal Weapon if you want to count Murtaugh's family.

Iron Man 3, also, while not R rated it wasn't so because of the inclusion of the kid.

They do look similar. But Holbrook can act, at least if Logan's anything to go by.

EDIT: Interesting the Predator's without armor in the pic. Sure it's just come off in battle or whatever, but it'd be pretty cool if this was some really-junior "cadet" Predator having to prove himself, first hunt. Like he hasn't been issued most of the cool **** yet.

Might be a Predator they recovered at the crash site, took back to the lab, and then it gets loose.

I don't get how a kid, playing with a toy, can crash an otherwise alien space ship...

Well, it's not a toy. It's part of the Predator gauntlet. I don't think the kid is controlling the ship, move for move, more like he just activated the ship which flies to his location and crash lands. Or maybe it's clever editing and they're from different parts of the film entirely. *shrug*

It looks like Reqiuem with better actors, except for Munn, and with elements reminiscent of Stranger Things and First Blood. I hate they decided to have another Predator hybrid, this one being half human.

I had been thinking it's more inspired by how some tribes believed if you consumed the flesh of your fallen enemies you would be imbued with their strengths. That only on a genetic level. Black confirmed as much on twitter.

If Black is true to his roots, he'll kill the kid when he tries to befriend the hybrid and the classic Pred will be the real hero of the film, while the humans will be the bad guys.

I don't recall Black ever doing this...?

 

[Aximili86]

Think he just means subverting expectations by killing the kid, Moridin. I don't think the kid'll die, but it'd be the type of ballsy writing Shane would do. Remember he wanted to brutally kill Riggs at the end of his Die Hard sequel before the suits got all over that.

 

[Flash525]

Might be a Predator they recovered at the crash site, took back to the lab, and then it gets loose.

Captured a Predator, removed all his armour, but didn't remove the aliens pants.

Speculate.

 

[2kt09]

Captured a Predator, removed all his armour, but didn't remove the aliens pants.

Speculate.

It's for the ladies. Can cross off the necessary shirtless scene.

 

[harlequinade]

 

[Moridin]

Captured a Predator, removed all his armour, but didn't remove the aliens pants.

Speculate.

Maybe they were about to remove his pants, but this one is like the Kevin Smith of Predators and is deathly afraid of anyone seeing his junk, so he woke up and freaked out.

 

[harlequinade]

It's for the ladies. Can cross off the necessary shirtless scene.

Nope, that's cheating us. We won't accept this as crossing off the list.

 

[#root]

I thought the trailer was building up to something but then it just ended. I think it was badly edited. Still looking forward to the film.

 

[BH/HHH]

Eh not a good teaser but at least it’s only that.

 

[StarLord]

I do like the mask and armour combo on this dude.

 

[Aximili86]

Can't immediately pick up on what's different about it, but it does seem a good balance of "same but different", faithful but enough alterations to have its own individuality.

Seems a little "shiney" and "plastic-y" in places with the armor, but I think that's probably more to do with the more modern cinematography style, just about every movie has that glossy sheen to it now. Maybe that affects it.

Looks cool though.

Man I'm hoping they don't pull a "Ripley" with Munn's character though, like the military dudes all bite it and she's the last one left standing getting the kid to safety. Nothin' wrong with a woman being the hero of this, but Munn's no Sigourney, not sure she could pull it off as the main lead.

 

[TheVileOne]

The movie looks terrible. They have a little kid controlling and crashing a Predator spaceship like its a toy.

 

[StarLord]

I think that's just for effect. It's not him actually controlling the ship.

 

[Flash525]

Maybe they were about to remove his pants, but this one is like the Kevin Smith of Predators and is deathly afraid of anyone seeing his junk, so he woke up and freaked out.

Hah, well if I awoke on a table with someone trying to remove my pants, I guess I'd freak out too! t:

The movie looks terrible. They have a little kid controlling and crashing a Predator spaceship like its a toy.

As Moridin stated earlier, it's quite likely that the scenes aren't actually linked. It would seem a bit daft if so. There's a chance the kid (who has that alien tech) somehow emits a signal to the Predator ship (which then crashes) but I doubt he's controlling the crash.

I was under the impression that advanced screenings or whatever had been well received?