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Prey<\/a><\/em>, 20th Century Studios\u2019 revival of the Predator franchise in its post-Disney-acquisition, played like gangbusters when it hit Hulu in 2022. A year later, Polygon spoke to director Dan Trachtenberg, who admitted the stakes were staggeringly high<\/a> for what felt like an inevitable sequel \u2014 so he didn\u2019t want to just crank out Prey 2<\/em>. Instead, as announced in February, Trachtenberg and 20th Century would jump from the 18th century to the far future in Predator: Badlands<\/a><\/em>, a sequel starring Elle Fanning now set for 2025. <\/p>\n

But it turns out Badlands<\/em> isn\u2019t the only Predator project Trachtenberg has cooked up since Prey<\/em>. In a new Hollywood Reporter<\/a> interview, 20 Century Studios president Steve Asbell says a second<\/em> Predator film, produced in secret, will also premiere in 2025. In the extended chat, the executive also promises a follow-up to Alien: Romulus <\/em>and some incarnation of an Alien vs. Predator<\/em> project.<\/p>\n

Asbell doesn\u2019t divulge too many details about the secret Predator sequel, but his details on Badlands<\/em> cast it in a particularly exciting light. According to the exec, Badlands<\/em> is the \u201clive-action Predator<\/em> film\u201d hitting theaters next year, while the unnamed second project is\u2026 not a live-action project hitting theaters next year. The possibility of a Predator animated film might seem strange for 20th Century, considering its parent company Disney and sibling Pixar are the main players in the industry, a fully CG action movie would be an organic extension of the studio\u2019s work with Weta on the Planet of the Apes film, especially from the guy who has a Warframe cinematic on his resume<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In the extended chat on the 20th Century Studios slate, Asbell also tees up a direct sequel to Alien: Romulus<\/em>, following the characters Rain (Cailee Spaeny) and Andy (David Jonsson). While director Fede \u00c1lverez is not officially on board, the exec suggests the deals are close and the project is moving forward. Asbell also says that 20th Century will \u201cprobably\u201d do an Alien vs. Predator again in the future, but it won\u2019t resemble past attempts at the crossover franchise. \u201cIf we do this,\u201dAsbell said in the interview, \u201cthey\u2019ll be organically created out of these two franchises that we\u2019ve continued with characters that we fall in love with and those characters will combine\u2026perhaps.\u201dAsbell says Trachtenberg\u2019s not-live-action Predator movie will hit unnamed-distribution-platform before Badlands<\/em>, which this week was set for Nov. 7, 2025. For more catnip updates on a Master and Commander<\/em> prequel and potential Speed 3<\/em>, read the full chat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Prey, 20th Century Studios\u2019 revival of the Predator franchise in its post-Disney-acquisition, played like gangbusters when it hit Hulu in 2022. A year later, Polygon spoke to director Dan Trachtenberg, who admitted the stakes were staggeringly high for what felt like an inevitable sequel \u2014 so he didn\u2019t want to just crank out Prey 2. Instead, as announced in February, Trachtenberg and 20th Century would jump from the 18th century to the far future in Predator: Badlands, a sequel starring Elle Fanning now set for 2025.  But it turns out Badlands isn\u2019t the only Predator project Trachtenberg has cooked up since Prey. In a new Hollywood Reporter interview, 20 Century Studios president Steve Asbell says a second Predator film, produced in secret, will also premiere…<\/p>\n

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