The Predator franchise has spawned different heroes over the years, from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s muscle-bound commando to Amber Midthunder’s Comanche warrior Naru in 2022’s Prey. But the formula is set to change with Predator: Badlands, the next film in the long-running series, as the focus shifts to an unlikely yet intriguing lead.

Director Dan Trachtenberg breathed life back into the Predator franchise with his movie Prey , and now he’s developing two more Predator movies , one of which is titled Predator: Badlands . We’ve got some really interesting details to share for the new movie,

Predator: Badlands will have a somewhat surprising protagonist: The Predator itself. "The creature is front and centre, leading the charge," director Dan Trachtenberg said in a recent interview.