Predator: Badlands

A 2025 science-fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and part of the Predator franchise. It follows a young Yautja hunter on a hostile planet.

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Dan Trachtenberg: An American filmmaker who directed Prey and Predator: Badlands. He directed the film and shaped its approach to the Predator franchise.
Yautja: A technologically advanced alien species of hunters in the Predator franchise. Dek belongs to this species, whose hunting culture drives the film’s premise.
Predator (fictional technology): The advanced weapons, armor, and devices used by Yautja hunters in the Predator franchise. The film’s hunter relies on this technology while facing unfamiliar threats.
Prey (2022 film): A science-fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg, set in the Predator universe in 1719. Prey follows human prey facing a Predator; Badlands reverses that viewpoint.
Elle Fanning: An American actor who plays dual roles in Predator: Badlands. Her dual performance is a central part of the film’s cast.
Predator (fictional species): The common name for the Yautja, extraterrestrial hunters in the Predator franchise. The film develops the species’ society through a Yautja lead character.
Wrist blades: Retractable blades mounted on a Predator’s forearm in the Predator franchise. They are a characteristic close-combat weapon in Yautja hunting.
Alien (franchise): A science-fiction horror franchise centered on the extraterrestrial creature known as the Xenomorph. It is a major neighboring creature franchise, distinct from Badlands’ Yautja-centered world.
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi: A New Zealand actor who plays the Yautja hunter Dek in Predator: Badlands. He portrays the film’s central Predator character.
Predator (1987 film): A science-fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, introducing the alien hunter later known as the Predator. It established the creature and core franchise mythology Badlands revisits.