Overview
- Following the world premiere at London’s BFI IMAX, first reactions praise Dan Trachtenberg’s direction, the leads’ performances, inventive action and expansive world-building.
- The PG-13 rating reflects a deliberate tonal shift, with producer Ben Rosenblatt noting the film avoids human characters and red blood to push alien creature violence within the rating.
- Trachtenberg centers the story on young Yautja outcast Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) partnering with Weyland‑Yutani android Thia (Elle Fanning) and introduces an official Yautja language.
- The director has confirmed there is no Xenomorph in the film, and early reports indicate there is no mid- or post-credits scene.
- Predator: Badlands opens exclusively in theaters on November 7 in premium formats including IMAX, Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D, 4DX and ScreenX, with tickets on sale and a promo tour spanning MCM Comic Con and advance fan screenings in New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City.