"He Starts To Feel a Little Bit More Like Conan": Dan Trachtenberg Teases the Surprising Protagonist of 'Predator: Badlands'

The Predatoris a classic movie monster who has always been the villain.

Now, hes attempting to do what no other Predator movie has done beforetransforming the Predator into the protagonist.

In those first 20 minutes, the focus is entirely on Dek.

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Thankfully, this is a challenge Trachtenberg was eager to tackle.

This is a classic movie monster, and we are with him, in a very special way.

Heres what Trachtenberg said:

I’ve said theConanthing, I’ve said things like that.

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Predator: Badlandswill be released in theaters November 7, 2025.