![]() The projectile it launches goes clear through the trunk of a good-sized tree. Here’s a good look from the trailer at one of the “new” predator weapons, which appears to be some sort of spear gun. ![]() Prey looks like it pits a lone Predator against a bunch of people who are skilled survivalists and hunters who don’t know what the hell is going on - much like the original. The only sequel to return to a truly rugged backcountry setting was the aforementioned Predators (2010), starring Brody, but it turned out to be a jungle on an alien planet, and there were too many Predators to count, new creatures, and a good-guy Predator, I think - it’s been a while. So, Prey has a lot to make up for, but maybe an utterly original storyline is exactly what the series needs to inject some fresh ideas and make it interesting again. Even the one with Adrian Brody pretending to be some kind of Arnold successor running around a jungle with an AA-12 shotgun was better than Black’s fuckfest of a movie. Shane Black’s most recent installment from 2018 ( The Predator) was an embarrassment for the series and movies in general. None of the Predator sequels have come close to living up to the unique blend of action, horror, sci-fi, and testosterone of the original Predator (1987), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and a bunch of other heavy hitters. ![]() I’m torn on trying to predict this one from the trailer and what we know about the movie. The sign in the sky, by the way, is actually the alien’s ship arriving.Įlements of the trailer hint that Prey will lean into some of the horror elements established by Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990) that have been absent or downplayed in other sequels. Everyone speaks with perfect American accents, which took me out of it a little in the trailer, but then again, while a subtitled Predator movie with most of the dialog in Comanche would be awesome, I can see how a lot of viewers might not dig that, but for those that would, a full dub in the Comanche language is apparently included as an alternate audio track. I’m ready,” she responds.ĭon’t worry there aren’t any subtitles. We see a male member of her tribe asking Naru, “Why do you want to hunt?” There also seems to be a class and gender struggle in Prey, too. ![]() But in the first sequel, it was revealed that City Hunter was feeding on beef at an L.A. The tagline from the trailer is literally: “They Hunt To Live, It Lives To Hunt.” In the first movie, it was unknown if the Predator ate parts of the commandos he hunted down in the jungle it was certainly possible. It also seems that the movie will attempt to draw a stark comparison between the Comanche, who are subsistence hunters, and the alien Predator, which is decidedly a trophy hunter. The mask also appears to be made from the skull of some alien creature. The alien hunter’s gear looked older than the first Predator we met in 1987, and rightfully so since this story takes place 300 years earlier. ![]() It appears that the alien hunter shows up at a turbulent time for the Comanche, as we see European settlers in the mix in a few shots from the latest trailer, and it looks like the alien makes quick work of them in some frenetic hand-to-hand fighting. The protagonist this time around is Naru ( Amber Midthunder), a skilled warrior of the Comanche Nation who has to step up and save her people from the alien threat - that’s what the synopsis says. The new film from director Dan Trachtenberg ( 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Boys) is decidedly a prequel to all of the other Predator films, as it takes place on the American Great Plains in 1719 during the species’ first visit to Earth on its quest for intergalactic safari, and therefore, its first encounter with one of its favorite quarries: people. Previous films have all taken place in the present day when the movie was made, for the most part (1990’s Predator 2 was set in a fictional future of 1999). Prey (2022) also explores a new setting and time period for the Predator franchise. ![]()
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